by Melanie Parker | Jul 31, 2022 | News Article Link, The Monkeys
Today, in a significant move that should have an impact on wasteful, old-style animal experiments, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that the conservation status of long-tailed macaques and pig-tailed macaques has been changed from “vulnerable” to “endangered.”
by Melanie Parker | Jul 16, 2022 | The Chimps, The Monkeys
Jenny Siamang Gibbon was rescued by the PRC in 1992 and is estimated to have been born in 1971. The PRC’s Lifetime Care Promise by: Melanie Parker Since its founding, the Primate Rescue Center’s mission has been clear – rescue, rehabilitation, and recovery of...
by Laura Clifford | Dec 10, 2021 | Donald, Events, Ike, Jenny, Martina, Noelle, Rodney, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Victoria, Ways to Help, Zulu
It’s that time again… The apes and monkeys have been good all year and are hoping that their Chimpmas wishes will come true! Everyone thought long and hard about what they would love most this year and we have put together their list here. Many of the items they are...
by Alister Brown | Oct 29, 2021 | Interns, Jake
My name is Alister Brown. I interned at the Primate Rescue Center from May to September in 2021. During my time, I was able to grow close to all of the primates on the property. Since I lived in the same building as the chimpanzees, I grew especially close to all...
by Melanie Parker | Sep 29, 2021 | Bisou, Cysgo, Dewey, Donald, Grady, Ike, Jenny, JennyG, Maggie, Martina, Noelle, Rodney, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Victoria, Zoe, Zulu
The Primate Rescue Center rescued its first monkey, Gizmo, in 1987 and began a journey which has now spanned 34 years and given refuge to hundreds of primates along the way.
by Melanie Parker | Apr 11, 2021 | Food & Enrichment, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Ways to Help
We are always looking for exciting enrichment items and encouraging our staff, volunteers, and interns to get creative when enriching the primates’ homes, but there are a few tried and true things that will never get old and can be used in various enrichment projects.
