Monkey Sanctuary

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, it is home to woolly monkeys descended from the original residents, a growing number of capuchin monkeys rescued from the British pet trade[2] and a small group of rescued Barbary macaques.[5]

Monkey Sanctuary
50.3654°N 4.4136°W / 50.3654; -4.4136
Date opened1964
LocationLooe, Cornwall, England
No. of animals36[1]
No. of species3[1]
Annual visitors30,000[2]
Websitewww.monkeysanctuary.org

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.[6]

The Monkey Sanctuary is the flagship project of Wild Futures (UK registered Charity number 1102532).[7][8]

Notes
  1. "Monkeys". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. "Gold for Sanctuary". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. Martin Lewin, "John Williams and John Etheridge: Hey, Joe!" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Camden New Journal.
  4. "John Williams biography".
  5. "Barbary Macaques". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  6. "Bat Cave & Wildlife Room". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  7. "Wild Futures". wildfutures.org. Wild Futures. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  8. "1102532 - Wild Futures". charity-commission.gov.uk. United Kingdom Charity Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

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