Monkey Sanctuary

Monkey Sanctuary
Date opened	1964
Location	Looe, Cornwall, England
Coordinates	50°21′55″N 4°24′49″W / 50.3654°N 4.4136°W / 50.3654; -4.4136Coordinates: 50°21′55″N 4°24′49″W / 50.3654°N 4.4136°W / 50.3654; -4.4136
Number of animals	36^[1]
Number of species	3^[1]
Annual visitors	30,000^[2]
Website	www.monkeysanctuary.org

The Monkey Sanctuary was founded in 1964 by Len Williams, father of classical guitarist John Williams,^[3]^[4] as a cooperative to care for rescued woolly monkeys. Based in Looe, Cornwall, England, the sanctuary is home to woolly monkeys that are descended from the original rescued pets, a growing number of capuchin monkeys rescued from the current UK pet trade,^[2] and a small group of rescued Barbary macaques.^[5] The monkeys live in large enclosures that the general public can view during the Sanctuary's open season in the summer months.

There is a colony of rare lesser horseshoe bats living in the cellar of Murrayton House, a 19th-century building that is the visitors' centre and accommodation for staff and volunteers. The bats can be observed from the "bat cave", a room that shows CCTV footage from an infrared camera installed in the cellar.^[6]

The Monkey Sanctuary is the flagship project of Wild Futures^[7] (UK registered Charity number 1102532^[8]). Wild Futures is dedicated to promoting the welfare, conservation and survival of primates.^[7] Wild Futures campaigns to end the primate trade in the UK and abroad, and to end the abuse of primates in captivity. Through talking to visitors, schools and other groups, they aim to educate the public and raise awareness about the issues primates face in captivity and in the wild, and to promote and support conservation efforts worldwide.

Notes

1 2 "Monkeys". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
1 2 "Gold for Sanctuary". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
↑ Martin Lewin, "John Williams and John Etheridge: Hey, Joe!", Camden New Journal.
↑ "John Williams biography".
↑ "Barbary Macaques". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
↑ "Bat Cave & Wildlife Room". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
1 2 "Wild Futures". wildfutures.org. Wild Futures. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
↑ "1102532 - Wild Futures". charity-commission.gov.uk. United Kingdom Charity Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

References

Tudge, Colin (21 April 1990). "More room for the woollies: The Monkey Sanctuary at Looe in Cornwall has been so successful that it must now expand and perhaps divide. What lessons does it hold for traditional zoos?". New Scientist. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

External links

Zoological gardens in the United Kingdom

Those listed in italics contain more than 5000 animals

Zoos	Africa Alive! Amazon World Zoo Banham Zoo Beale Park Belfast Zoo Birdland Park and Gardens Birdworld Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park Blackpool Zoo Borth Animalarium Bristol Zoo British Wildlife Centre Calderglen Country Park Chessington Zoo Chester Zoo Colchester Zoo Cotswold Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas Curraghs Wildlife Park Dartmoor Zoological Park Drayton Manor Zoo Drusillas Zoo Park Dudley Zoo Durrell Wildlife Park Edinburgh Zoo Exmoor Zoo Flamingo Land Resort Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo Hamerton Zoo Hawk Conservancy Trust Howletts Wild Animal Park International Centre for Birds of Prey Isle of Wight Zoo Lakeland Wildlife Oasis London Zoo Marwell Wildlife Monkey Sanctuary Monkey World New Forest Wildlife Park Newquay Zoo Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Paignton Zoo Paradise Park, Cornwall Paradise Wildlife Park Peak Wildlife Park Plantasia Royal Surrey Gardens Screech Owl Sanctuary Seaview Wildlife Encounter South Lakes Safari Zoo Tropical World at Roundhay Park The Living Rainforest Tropical Birdland, Leicestershire Tropiquaria Twycross Zoo Welsh Mountain Zoo Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary Whipsnade Zoo Wildwood Discovery Park Wingham Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Safari parks	Blair Drummond Safari Park Highland Wildlife Park Knowsley Safari Park Longleat Safari Park Port Lympne Wild Animal Park West Midland Safari Park Woburn Safari Park

Permanently closed	Belle Vue Zoo Glasgow Zoo Coventry Zoo Manchester Zoological Gardens Southport Zoo Windsor Safari Park Rare Species Conservation Centre Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park

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