• actively promoting the welfare, conservation and survival of primates, particularly woolly monkeys, in captivity and the wild
• developing rehabilitation projects to return captive primates to their native habitat and lives
• fighting the illegal pet trade in South America
• conserving natural habitats through education and sustainable living
  

The Trust works both with the local community in Cornwall and internationally to fulfill these aims. The Monkey Sanctuary has over 30 years experience and a world class reputation for woolly monkey care.


Where did France go?

The Amazon rainforest is roughly the size of Western Europe. An area as big as France has now been cleared. Brazil alone is home to at least 80 species of primates, some newly discovered, many now endangered.

The Monkey Sanctuary Trust is actively supporting concerned organisations working to secure the future of primates in the Amazon.


The Woollies in Cornwall

In particular the Trust is helping to care for and to fight for a better life for a colony of Woolly Monkeys in Cornwall.

Previously brought to the country as pets, this species is now endangered in the wild.

The sanctuary's ultimate hope is to return the Cornish monkeys to a protected reserve in their native Brazilian Amazon home.



Rescue and rehabilitation


A cruel trade: the illegal pet-trade is estimated to be the second largest in the world after the sale of illegal arms.

Hunters shoot mothers and whole monkey colonies to obtain babies destined for a short, sad, lonely life in cramped tiny cages.

Laws exist to prevent the sale of endangered animals. However, due to lack of funding, there are no refuges which can provide and care for the confiscated monkeys.

With this lack of provision for aftercare - having no place for the monkeys to go - the authorities are reluctant to enforce these laws.

The Monkey Sanctuary wants to rescue and return monkeys to their natural habitats.


Working for a sustainable future

The Monkey Sanctuary Trust is committed to a sustainable future for ourselves and all life on Earth. To this end they are:

• creating and managing a mosaic of natural habitats on the Sanctuary's Cornish site; these include woodland and meadow wildlife areas and organic permaculture gardens.
• exploring the use of energy and waste disposal and converting the sanctuary to more sustainable methods.
• implementing education and public awareness programmes for sanctuary visitors, schools, colleges, and the community at large.