Monkey Sanctuary

The Monkey Sanctuary was founded in 1964 by Len Williams, father of classical guitarist John Williams,^[4][5] 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^[3] and a small group of rescued Barbary macaques.^[6]

Monkey Sanctuary
50.3654°N 4.4136°W / 50.3654; -4.4136
Date opened	1964
Location	Looe, Cornwall, England
No. of animals	Over 30[1][2]
No. of species	3[2]
Annual visitors	30,000[3]
Website	www.monkeysanctuary.org

A colony of rare lesser horseshoe bats live in the cellar of Murrayton House, a 19th-century building that is the small on-site gift shop and accommodation for staff and volunteers. ^[7]

The Monkey Sanctuary is the flagship project of Wild Futures (UK registered Charity number 1102532).^[8][9]

Notes

1. Staff knowledge
2. "Monkeys". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
3. "Gold for Sanctuary". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
4. Martin Lewin, "John Williams and John Etheridge: Hey, Joe!" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Camden New Journal.
5. "John Williams biography".
6. "Barbary Macaques". monkeysanctuary.org. The Monkey Sanctuary. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
7. Staff knowledge
8. "Wild Futures". wildfutures.org. Wild Futures. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
9. "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.

External links

• Cornwall portal

• Official website
• Wild Futures