Zanzibar red colobus This has been the case on the island of Unguja (Zanzibar). Furthermore, it would be necessary to establish and designate protected zones. Zanzibar red colobus The Zanzibar red colobus ("Procolobus kirkii") is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. It is also known as Kirk's red colobus after Sir John Kirk, the British Resident of Zanzibar who first brought it to the attention of zoological science. It is now classified as an endangered species and in the mid-1990s was adopted as the flagship species for conservation
Wildlife of Zanzibar Island), to the northwest of Stone Town, has coral rag forests. It is home to the giant tortoises called "changuu" in Kishwahili language, from which the island gets its name. The island is approachable by boat from Forodhani, the main port of Zanzibar. In the past, Arab slave traders used this island to keep troublesome slaves of the African mainland for auctioning in Zanzibar’s slave market. Even though it is called a Prison Island, in fact there was no prison at any time but only a yellow fever quarantine camp or slave transit camp existed here. A trail behind this