Diani Reef Beach Resort and Spa is now a member of Colobus Trust

The Colobus Trust, based in Diani, was set up in 1997 in response to a

large number of deaths of Black-and-White Angolan Colobus monkeys Colobus

angolensis palliatus on the road. The Colobus monkeys in Diani are only

found on the South Coast of Kenya and in Tanzania and are specialized to

live in the coral rag forests found at the Coast. The Colobus Trust works

to save the primates and forest habitat found in Diani and beyond. The

Trust’s projects include the rescue and rehabilitation of injured, sick

and ex-pet monkeys, educating local schoolchildren on environmental

issues, tree planting, the insulation of electricity wires as well as

building and maintaining bridges to facilitate monkeys’ safe passage

across the Diani main road.