Monkey Sanctuary
This article will address the issue of Monkey Sanctuary, which has become a topic of great relevance today. For some years now, Monkey Sanctuary has aroused great interest in different areas, being the subject of debate, analysis and reflection by experts and scholars. Its influence and impact on today's society has led to numerous studies, research and projects being dedicated to it in various fields, seeking to understand its multiple facets and effects. Therefore, this article aims to explore and delve into the different dimensions that surround Monkey Sanctuary, in order to offer a broad and complete vision of this topic that is so relevant today.
| Monkey Sanctuary | |
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| 50°21′55″N 4°24′49″W / 50.3654°N 4.4136°W | |
| Date opened | 1964 |
| Location | Looe, Cornwall, England |
| No. of animals | 36 |
| No. of species | 3 |
| Annual visitors | 30,000 |
| Website | www |
The Monkey Sanctuary was founded in 1964 by Len Williams, father of classical guitarist John Williams, as a cooperative to care for rescued woolly monkeys. Based in Looe, Cornwall, England, it is home to woolly monkeys descended from the original residents, a growing number of capuchin monkeys rescued from the British pet trade and a small group of rescued Barbary macaques.
A colony of rare lesser horseshoe bats live in the cellar of Murrayton House, a 19th-century building that is the visitors' centre and accommodation for staff and volunteers. They can be watched from "the bat cave", a room showing CCTV footage from an infrared camera installed in the cellar.
The Monkey Sanctuary is the flagship project of Wild Futures (UK registered Charity number 1102532).
Notes
- ^ a b "Monkeys". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Gold for Sanctuary". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Martin Lewin, "John Williams and John Etheridge: Hey, Joe!" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 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. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "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.
