Chances For Nature Annual Report 2024/2025
10th Jul 2025
At Trentham Monkey Forest, our mission goes beyond the 140 Barbary macaques living wild lives in Staffordshire.
We're committed to supporting wildlife conservation around the globe, and one of the projects we’re proudest to support is Chances for Nature’s work in Madagascar’s Kirindy Forest.
The Kirindy Forest, located in western Madagascar, is one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. It is home to:
- 8 lemur species, including the critically endangered Verreaux’s Sifaka and Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur - the smallest primate on Earth
- The Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat
- Narrow-striped Mongoose
- Over 200 plant species
- 80+ bird species
- More than 50 reptiles
This incredible wildlife is under threat from deforestation, fires, and habitat loss. But hope is not lost thanks to the efforts of Chances for Nature (CFN), which we support annually.
Through the EcoSounds Madagascar project, over 350,000 minutes of acoustic recordings have been collected across 30+ sites. New methods have helped track endangered species like the Sifaka and the Giant Jumping Rat.
In 2024/2025, CFN achieved major milestones in Kirindy, progress that was made possible through international support, including from Trentham Monkey Forest and our sister parks.
Annual deforestation was reduced to under 25 hectares, down from over 200 hectares in previous years. Community rangers, trained and equipped by CFN, responded to major wildfires and maintained firebreaks to protect restored areas.
Over 100 hectares of degraded forest have been restored, and 19,800 seedlings were planted in 2024 alone. 10,613 nursery plants were also grown using native species.
Trentham Monkey Forest shares CFN’s belief that conservation must involve local communities and long-term education. Their work doesn’t just protect animals, it improves lives, restores ecosystems, and builds a future for the people of Kirindy.
Education remains at the forefront of all we support.
Over 800 children participated in CFN’s Little Rangers programme. 12 young adults received agroforestry training and began sustainable agricultural projects. A mobile library and school gardens reached 600+ students and teachers.
So by supporting CFN, we help:
- Save endangered primates
- Fight deforestation and wildfires
- Educate the next generation of conservation leaders
If you visited Trentham Monkey Forest, you have helped us to support amazing organisations like Chances For Nature!
Each visit helps fund conservation projects like this.
Together, we can help protect biodiversity, near and far.
Thank you for giving us the foundation to help Chances For Nature, which is determined to save Kirindy.
