Jessamine County sanctuary offers refuge to rescued primates

The Primate Rescue Center has been tucked away on private land in Jessamine County for 30 years, yet many central Kentuckians ...

First-Ever Surgery Saves Rare Monkey’s Foot and Leads to Surprise Birth Months Later

Surgeries on primates have become more common in recent years. With a better understanding of how anesthesia affects them, ...

Newly discovered primate species could redraw the ape family tree

An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our ...
Hoodline

Immokalee Monkey Mix-Up: Primate Import Boss Busted After Macaque Found in Miami Trash

FWC charges BC US president after a monkey was found in a Miami waste facility; advocates say it reveals biosecurity gaps.

Scientists May Have Discovered the Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes

A new species of ancient primate challenges what we think we know about where human ancestors diverged from monkeys.
The Baltimore Sun

Escaped monkey deaths expose cruelty of primate research

Like most others who heard the tragic news, I was saddened to learn that five monkeys were shot and killed by sheriffs last week, and two others shot by area residents this week, when they escaped a ...
Post and Courier

Great primate escape: Dozens of monkeys on lam from Lowcountry breeding facility

A group of 43 female monkeys absconded from a Lowcountry breeding facility with a history of security challenges and violations. The monkeys escaped around 1 p.m. Nov. 6 from Alpha Genesis Primate ...
MySuncoast.com on MSN

The Monkey Whisperer breaks silence on legal battle

Jim Hammonds, known as 'The Monkey Whisperer,' will serve nine months for illegal animal sales.
Willamette Week

Animal Rights Groups Say Oversight Board at OHSU Primate Center Has too Many Internal Employees

Both animal-rights groups say that Oregon Health and Science University has stacked the center’s 15-member Institutional ...