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DJ Chris Evans in Ferrari visit to Monkey World

The Chris Evans Drive and Dine Magnificent Seven saw drivers and guests get the chance to take seven vintage Ferrari models for a spin in the countrys... More Info

Drive and Dine 2010 - The Show from Chris's House

On Thursday 1 July, we kicked off a four-day Children in Need extravaganza with a live Breakfast broadcast from Chris's home. See photos from the show... More Info

Chris Evans drive and dine rolls into Dorset

BBC Radio 2 broadcaster Chris Evans talks about the Children in Need Dine and Drive 2010 event he organised with his team, which called into Monkey Wo... More Info

New research uncovers orang-utan behaviour

WHEN children blow raspberries at you it usually means they’re feeling playful – and new research suggests the same is true for the orang-utan.... More Info

A hairy tale of a lasting love at Purbeck monkey sanctuary

Monkey World co-founder Jeremy Keeling, 53, has committed his story – and that of the world-famous animal sanctuary – to print for the first time.... More Info

Flak for orangutan kickboxing

Thailand, where kickboxing is a popular spectator sport, an unusual show pitting orangutans against each other, has drawn criticism from animal right... More Info

JEREMY KEELING: The orangutan who saved my life

Scarred by his traumatic childhood, Jeremy Keeling found solace working with exotic animals. Now, in his enchanting and touching book, he reveals how... More Info

Anger as penguins and monkeys visit Kingland House Residential Home

CONSERVATIONISTS have attacked the decision to bring a captive monkey and two penguins to a Poole nursing home for the day.... More Info

Go Wild at Monkey World

Let your little monkeys go wild this Easter.... More Info

A (six) grand gesture helps Monkey World

How much would you pay for a VIP tour of Monkey World with Dr Alison Cronin as your personal guide?... More Info

Woolly wonder will pull in the crowds at Monkey World

THE latest addition to the Monkey World family should prove a star attraction this Easter... More Info

Monkey World founder Jim Cronin died three years ago

“I WISH he could have been there.”... More Info

Monkey World primates get to grips with big freeze

IF you thought the Arctic Monkeys were just a band, then take a look at these chaps.... More Info

Primates on the Brink

25 sub-species of primates are hanging on by a thread...... More Info

New baby Jin's a tonic for staff at Monkey World

THE orang-utans at Monkey World have been welcoming baby Jin to the fold.... More Info

Baby Orang-utan Born at Monkey World!

Monkey World's breeding programme for endangered species hails another success!... More Info

EAST Releases Rescued Endangered Primates!

Having been stolen from the wild, primates are relased back into the forests in Vietnam!... More Info

With this orang, I thee wed

WALK with the animals, talk with the animals... get married with the animals?... More Info

Monkey business for wedding party

An ape rescue centre has been granted a wedding licence for couples to tie the knot among chimpanzees.... More Info

Monkey venue for weddings

An ape rescue centre is hoping couples will opt for some monkey business when they tie the knot.... More Info

Baby gibbon from Dorset's Monkey World faces big destiny in Vietnam

THIS latest addition to the Monkey World family could play its part in establishing a milestone for the Purbeck rescue centre. It is hop...... More Info

Army throws in the towel for monkeys

Monkeys left shivering in the cold at an animal sanctuary are warming up after an appeal for towels and blankets resulted in 10,000 being do...... More Info

Gibbon it up for the monkeys

MORE than 1,000 towels have winged their way to Monkey World thanks to the public.After the Purbeck rescue centre contacted 2CR FM about...... More Info

Monkey Towels!

A few weeks ago we received some sad news at 2CR FM Towers. The monkeys at Monkey World were running low on bath towels- they use them all t...... More Info

Woolly monkey born at sanctuary

A rare woolly monkey has been born at a Dorset animal sanctuary as part of an endangered species breeding programme.The primate, named D...... More Info

That's the wonder of a Woolly monkey

Watch video DIEGO sports a tiny nappy and rubs his face against his "mother's" cheek.This tiny bundle of fur represents hope for his ...... More Info

Lần đầu ti?n mổ mắt cho một c? voọc

C?c b?c sĩ khu Phẫu thuật Nh?n đạo Bệnh viện Mắt TP HCM vừa mổ th?nh c?ng đ&#...... More Info

Lần đầu ti?n phẫu thuật đục thủy tinh thể cho &#

C?c y b?c sĩ tại BV Mắt TPHCM v? voọc Mika.Ng?y 1-12, tin từ BV Mắt TPHCM cho biết, chỉ sau...... More Info

Cheeky Charlie is aped by sculptor...

HE was one of Monkey World?s very first inhabitants and now this cheeky chap has been immortalised in bronze.London sculptor Andy Garner...... More Info

Chilean Airforce Involved in Unusual Rescue Operation

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Tribute to Monkey World founder

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A fitting tribute to Jim and Charlie

IT is certain to be one of the most visited spots in Monkey World at Wool.A quiet area of woodland deep in the heart of the park is now ...... More Info

Founder's statue at monkey centre

A statue has been unveiled at an animal rescue centre in Dorset in memory of its late founder.Jim Cronin set up Monkey World Ape Rescue ...... More Info

Monkey World backs Bafta decision over Tarzan's Cheeta

MONKEY World director Dr Alison Cronin has applauded BAFTA's decision not to honour Tarzan's chimp Cheeta with a special award.An onli...... More Info

Monkey World Jim's statue to be unveiled

A BRONZE bust of Monkey World founder Jim Cronin is to be unveiled at the Purbeck sanctuary this weekend.The specially commissioned scul...... More Info

Gwen 'humbled' by Hero of Year award

A WOMAN who dedicates every day of her life to helping the homeless, stroke victims and families has been crowned Bournemouth's Hero of the...... More Info

Praise for ape report

MONKEY World has praised a report into the perilous situation faced by the world's monkeys and apes.The International Union for the Con...... More Info

Jim's passion makes better world for apes

HAPPY and carefree in their new home, these golden cheeked gibbons can look forward to a better life thanks to Dorset's Monkey World.As...... More Info

Carrying on Jim's work

The widow of the late Jim Cronin, founder of Dorset's Monkey World has opened a primate conservation centre in Vietnam. Alison Cronin was d...... More Info

Monkey World Opens New Ape Rehabilitation Centre in Vietnam

Today, the founder of Monkey World the Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, proudly announced the opening of their new Ape Rehabilitation Centre in ...... More Info

Vườn Quốc gia Nam C?t Ti?n: Đưa v?o hoạt động Trung t?m

(NLĐ)- Vườn Quốc gia Nam C?t Ti?n vừa đưa v?o hoạt động Trung t?m Cứu hộ ...... More Info

Khoa học - M?i trường

Ng?y 5-7, tại Vườn Quốc gia C?t Ti?n, đ? diễn ra lễ k? thỏa ước Dự ?n "x?y d...... More Info

Trung t?m cứu hộ động vật tại Vườn quốc gia Nam

Ng?y 12/7, Vườn quốc gia Nam C?t Ti?n đ? đưa v?o hoạt động Trung t?m cứu hộ ...... More Info

Đưa v?o hoạt động trung t?m cứu hộ động vật

Ng?y 12/7, Vườn quốc gia Nam C?t Ti?n đ? đưa v?o hoạt động Trung t?m cứu hộ ...... More Info

Who Are My Parents?

We fell in love with Bryan the moment we laid eyes on him.And it seems a certain celebrity couple have too, so much so that they've ado...... More Info

Gemma's monkey adoption call

Gemma Atkinson and her footballer boyfriend have urged animal lovers to follow in their footsteps and adopt a monkey or an ape.Gemma, 23...... More Info

Star couple adopt - a chimp

FORMER Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson has urged animal lovers to adopt a monkey or ape.The I'm A Celebrity contestant and her boyfriend ...... More Info

Saving the life of Bryan

ACTRESS Gemma Atkinson and footballer Marcus Bent paid a visit to Monkey World in Bovington to support its adoption campaign.Former Holl...... More Info

Gemma and fella Marcus go ape

GEMMA ATKINSON and MARCUS BENT are a thoughtful pair.The couple have adopted an abused Chimpanzee called Bryan after being touched by a ...... More Info

Don't monkey about - adopt an ape

A television star and her footballer boyfriend have adopted a chimpanzee called Bryan in Dorset, saving him from working as a beach photogra...... More Info

Back in Business

IT'S little more than a year since we mourned the passing of Jim Cronin, the inspirational founder of Monkey World rescue centre near Wool....... More Info

Jim's legacy is in safe hands

JUST over 15 years ago, Jim Cronin joined my wife and I on a trip to watch Bruce Springsteen in concert in London.The seats we had were ...... More Info

Monkey Award

HEART FELT: Ruth Stannard presents the Shining World Compassion Award to Alison Cronin in recognition of the work of Monkey World in rescuin...... More Info

rescue centre staff in appeal for herbs

STAFF at Monkey World have appealed for herbs and edible flowers to help feed creatures at the park.They need the plants for the diet of...... More Info

Rare gibbon born at rescue centre

Rare gibbon born at rescue centreBaby golden-cheeked gibbon (c)Monkey WorldThe new golden-cheeked gibbon has yet to be namedAn anima...... More Info

Rare gibbon born at centre

From the archive, first published Monday 7th Apr 2008.A RARE gibbon has been born at Monkey World at Wool.The baby is the second gol...... More Info

ONE WOMAN'S MISSION TO SAVE THE MONKEYS

LAST WEEK Dr Alison Cronin freed dozens of tortured primates from an appalling ?prison?, flying them to her Dorset sanctuary. Here she revea...... More Info

A tribute to 'Jungle' Jim

IF Jim Cronin were here today, he would be a very proud man. The conservation work at Monkey World, that was so important to him, is thrivin...... More Info

Charity rescues Chilean monkeys

Eighty-eight monkeys in a South American laboratory have been brought to the UK by a primate sanctuary.The Capuchin monkeys were removed...... More Info

MONKEY WORLD TO THE RESCUE

EIGHTY-eight monkeys have been liberated from the unimaginable horrors of a medical lab and flown to Dorset in the largest rescue of its kin...... More Info

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British sanctuary saves dozens of Capuchin monkeys from Chilean lab

A British primate sanctuary has rescued 88 monkeys from a South American laboratory in the largest operation of its kind in the world.Th...... More Info

The great esc-ape

RESCUED capuchin monkeys are revelling in their first taste of freedom at Dorset's ape sanctuary.Having been liberated from a medical r...... More Info

88 monos comienzan nueva vida en Londres

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Utterly monkey

When he saved an abused chimpanzee in Sierra Leone while on military duty, Jez Hermer could not have anticipated that he would soon become a...... More Info

I'm still feeling a little Woolly

THIS cute little chap is the latest addition at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.The six-day-old woolly monkey, yet to be named by staff, ...... More Info

Customs' monkey business

CUSTOMS officers who seized 2.7million cigarettes have given the bananas they were hidden with to a monkey charity as an early Christmas pre...... More Info

Rescued apes get smuggled bananas

Customs officers who seized 2.7 million cigarettes have given the bananas they were hidden among to a Dorset monkey charity as an early Chri...... More Info

Seized bananas for Monkey World

APES at Monkey World are reaping the benefits of a successful customs seizure.The Wool attraction's residents are now tucking into 530 ...... More Info

Monkey World goes bananas after lorry raid

PRIMATES at a Dorset rescue centre received an unexpected early Christmas present after monkey business of a different kind at Poole port....... More Info

Ground-breaking ceremony for the Endangered Primate Species Centre in Vietnam

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Gibbons find sanctuary on island

Rescued gibbonUp to 10 pairs of primates will be able to stay at the centre.A sanctuary in Dorset has started work on a new home for end...... More Info

Monkey World?s new battlefront

FOR more than 20 years, Monkey World has been reaching out to endangered primates around the globe from their Purbeck base.Now the world...... More Info

Monkey sanctuary welcomes a rare arrival

A rare woolly monkey has been born at the Monkey World primate sanctuary in Wareham, Dorset, as part of an endangered species breeding progr...... More Info

Sanctuary welcomes patter of woolly feet

A rare monkey has been born in a British animal sanctuary as part of a breeding programme for endangered species.The baby woolly monkey ...... More Info

THE NEWBORN WOOLLY JUMPER...

PROUD keepers at an animal sanctuary in Wareham, Dorset are celebrating a tiny new arrival - a rare baby monkey.At just 400 grams this t...... More Info

Rare monkey is born at sanctuary

A rare woolly monkey has been born in a Dorset animal sanctuary as part of an endangered species breeding programme.The primate, born at...... More Info

In pictures: Newborn woolly monkey

This baby woolly monkey is just five days old. He was born at Monkey World in Dorset but is being brought up by staff there because he was u...... More Info

Woolly little arrival needs special care

MEET the newest 400-gram arrival at Monkey World.The baby woolly monkey was born less than a week ago and has still not been given a nam...... More Info

Marmoset is saved from life of misery

THIS is Marcel, a six-month old marmoset found crammed into a small bird's cage during an animal welfare raid in Manchester.Rescuers we...... More Info

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Coastal walk for Jim

A YOUNG girl has raised more than ?1,000 for the Jim Cronin Memorial fund after deciding to walk along the Jurassic Coast and on to Monkey W...... More Info

Rehab for the cheeky monkeys

Monkey Life Five, 6.30pm Amazon Heartbeat STV, 8pm IT IS the largest Monkey and Ape Rescue Centre on the planet, and now it's the foc...... More Info

TV tribute for Monkey World founder

To animal lover Jim Cronin, they weren't just monkey business - they were his whole world.For more than 20 years, American-born Jim d...... More Info

Monkey World Videos

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Lingga awhile and see the latest arrival

ORPHANED orang-utan Lingga is the latest arrival at Monkey World and she has already been welcomed into a new family.The two-year-old, w...... More Info

Animal 'family' is Alison's biggest source of strength

From the archive, first published Tuesday 28th Aug 2007.LIFE, Dr Alison Cronin insists more than once, marches on.She means it of co...... More Info

Monkey World founder dies

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Jim Cronin learned chimps to be a monkey again

MARJOHOEDEMAKER Jim Cronin learned chimps to be a monkey again"What a sad weekend. In South-England the rain came pouring down ...... More Info

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Monkey World to celebrate Jim's life with free day

MONKEY World will open its gates in June for free when it invites its world-wide family to come in for a day and celebrate the life of its f...... More Info

Not made for a cage

A UAE pet shop is under investigation for offering to order primates, as pets, for its customers. CITES (Convention on the International Tra...... More Info

Jim Cronin

James Michael Cronin, animal rescuer and campaigner: born New York 15 November 1951; Director, Monkey World 1987-2007; MBE 2006; twice marri...... More Info

CRONIN, JIM

Jim Cronin died on March 17, 2007 at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan. Born and raised in Yonkers, NY, he has been a resident of Great Br...... More Info

Jim Cronin, world-renowned primate rescuer, mourned in Yonkers

YONKERS - Before he was James Cronin, world-renowned primate expert honored by British royalty, he was little Jimmy from Yonkers, entranced ...... More Info

"Jungle" Jim Cronin 1952 - 2007

Jim Cronin, the man behind the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, has sadly died from liver cancer at the age of 55. He passed away over the we...... More Info

Monkey Ape and Rescue Centre

In 1991, Anneka was set the challenge of rescuing a number of badly-treated performing chimps from Barcelona and bringing them to the UK whe...... More Info

YOUR WORK WILL LIVE ON

MONKEY World founder Jim Cronin's heart-broken wife made him a pledge before he tragically died of liver cancer on Saturday... our work wil...... More Info

Ape expert adds her tribute to Jim Cronin

WORLD-famous primate expert Dr Jane Goodall DBE has added her tribute to the many which have flooded in since the death of Monkey World foun...... More Info

"Jim was full of energy and passion"

BUSINESS continued as usual at Monkey World while shocked staff paid tribute to its founder Jim Cronin.Subdued staff went about their wo...... More Info

Dynamic and dedicated

THE death of Monkey World founder Jim Cronin has sent shock waves through the conservation world of which he was so much a part.His cont...... More Info

MONKEY BUSINESS STAR DIES

TRIBUTES to Jim Cronin, star of ITV wildlife show Monkey Business, were pouring in from around the world yesterday.Mr Cronin, 55, founde...... More Info

Jim Cronin

Jim Cronin, campaigner against the illegal trade in primates and founder of the animal sanctuary Monkey World, in Dorset, has died aged 55 o...... More Info

Jim Cronin

Jim Cronin, who died of cancer on Saturday aged 55, had devoted the past 20 years to the sanctuary for apes which he ran in Dorset.The 6...... More Info

Jim Cronin

At his wildlife park in Dorset, Monkey World, Jim Cronin created a sanctuary for mistreated primates from around the world. A self-trained a...... More Info

Jim Cronin, Foe of Illegal Trade in Primates, Dies at 55

Jim Cronin, a self-trained zoologist who built a wildlife park on a deserted pig farm in southern England, then roamed the world with his wi...... More Info

MONKEY WORLD'S JIM DIES

JIM Cronin, the founder of Monkey World ape rescue centre, has lost his battle against liver cancer.The world- renowned primate expert d...... More Info

Jim Cronin

Animal Planet is deeply saddened by the loss of Jim Cronin, the owner of the internationally renowned Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre in Do...... More Info

He leaves a legacy of hope for apes

IN THE 20 years I knew him, Jim Cronin never once called me by my first name.It was always Hey, Butterworth' - or even Budderworth', d...... More Info

Passion of a selfless campaigner

"IF I had put as much energy into a commercial venture as I have into this, I would have been a pretty rich man," said Jim Cronin shortly ...... More Info

Monkey World boss Jim Cronin dies

Jim Cronin, the founder of Monkey World ape rescue centre, has died aged 55.Mr Cronin died in hospital in New York on Saturday afternoon...... More Info

Monkey World's founder Jim dies

JIM Cronin, the founder of Monkey World ape rescue centre, has lost his battle against liver cancer.The world-renowned primate expert di...... More Info

Mondo Monkey

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Han hj?lper pl?gade apor fr?n turistparadiset

Den svenska turists?songen i Thailand v?ntas sl? alla rekord i vinter. Men med ?kad turism ?kar ocks? m?jligheterna att tj?na stora pengar p...... More Info

Un b?b? singe laineux a ?t? recueilli

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Woolly monkey gets new mum

Woolly monkey Julio is being hand-reared by Dr Alison Cronin after he was rejected by his mother. The 49- day-old primate would have die...... More Info

Baby monkey 'adopts' human mother

A rare baby monkey has "adopted" a human mother after being rejected by its own. Woolly monkey Julio was found clinging to his dad Bue...... More Info

Woolly Glove

TINY Julio, the woolly monkey, has needed lots of hands-on care since his birth two months ago. Staff had to step in after his mum Kuna ...... More Info

Rejected baby monkey 'doing well'

A baby woolly monkey abandoned by its mother immediately after birth is "doing well" while being hand-reared at a Dorset rescue centre. ...... More Info

Monkey 'adopts' human mother

A rare baby South American monkey has ?adopted? a human mother after being rejected by his own. Julio, only the second woolly monkey to be b...... More Info

Woolly's special prize

MEET Julio. This adorable little bundle is the latest member to join the family at Monkey World ape rescue centre at Wool, near Wareham....... More Info

Ape expert warns over orang-utans

A DORSET ape expert is demanding the government takes action before the orang-utan becomes extinct.The species is already endangered and...... More Info

Blair godkande apbebisens flygresa

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Baby orang-utan's flight upgraded

An eight-month-old baby orang-utan has arrived at a rescue centre for primates after being flown into the UK from Russia inside the passenge...... More Info

From Russia with love

FOR she's a Joly good fellow! On Friday, March 17 eight-month-old orang-utan Joly finally flew from Russia, with love, to Heathrow in the a...... More Info

Trolley Joly

ONE passenger on the Moscow to Heathrow flight in two weeks' time will certainly be up to a bit of monkey business - as she is an eight-mon...... More Info

Caged for now, but there is hope

From the archive, first published Saturday 18th Feb 2006. EACH dawn lovebirds Pung-Yo and Peanut gently wake the slumbering apes who live...... More Info

Caged for now, but there is hope

EACH dawn lovebirds Pung-Yo and Peanut gently wake the slumbering apes who live at Monkey World with their beautiful singing. The golden-...... More Info

Plight of apes calls for a change of plan

APE rescue centre Monkey World is reverting to previous plans so that it can re-home up to 30 chimps currently living in terrible conditions...... More Info

55,000 Say Ban Monkey Trade

THE views of 55,000 people on whether primates should be kept as pets are today being handed to biodiversity minister Jim Knight after being...... More Info

55,000 Say Ban Monkey Trade

THE views of 55,000 people on whether primates should be kept as pets are today being handed to biodiversity minister Jim Knight after being...... More Info

Monkey Business Fun Day

To celebrate the launch of Brand New Monkey Business, Animal Planet hosted the first ever Monkey Business Fun Day at Monkey World on Saturda...... More Info

Monkey Business Fun Day

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X?y dựng trung t?m cứu hộ c?c lo?i linh trưởng ph?a Nam

TT - Bộ N?ng nghiệp v? ph?t triển n?ng th?n vừa c? quyết định ph? duyệt dự ?n x?y dO...... More Info

Ape centre celebrates visitor service award

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Deals and Reviews - monkey world is the business

About TripAdvisor TripAdvisor provides unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions on Monkey World, Bournemouth. Click ...... More Info

TIME TO STOP THE MONKEY MISERY

Two West conservationists were yesterday helping spearhead a campaign to end the suffering of countless helpless pet monkeys being kept in h...... More Info

Sign up to stop animal trading

ALL EARS: Squirrel Monkey, rescued from a lab (inset, Jim Knight and Jim Cronin)...... More Info

Bank ad prompts plea for a boycott

CONCERNED: Jim and Alison Cronin with chimps at Monkey World. INSET: Jennifer Saunders who stars in the ad...... More Info

Bid to halt cruel monkey business

ANIMAL welfare orgimisations are hoping the Government will crack down on a legal trade that belies Britain's claim to be a nation of anima...... More Info

AS JONATHAN ROSS WOULD SAY I BOUGHT FAMILY A WUWAL WETWEAT

TELEVISION star Jonathan Ross has bought a ?1.1million pile in the country. The chat show host and his family have moved from their smart...... More Info

New start for cage misery chimp

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New start for cage rescue chimp

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Chimps New Life

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Policy review into primates as pets

SOUTH Dorset MP and biodiversity minister Jim Knight will be asking for the public's views on keeping monkeys and other primates as pets in...... More Info

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Orang-utan born at Dorset rescue centre

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Baby orangutan born

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Baby joy for rescued orang-utan

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Baby Orang-Utan Born at UK Ape Centre

A baby orang-utan has been born in a British rescue centre, it emerged today. Proud mother 11-year-old Hsiao-Quai endured a 55-minute lab...... More Info

Baby orang-utan is in safe hands

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Monkey Business

Monkey business is a well worn phrase. But if you turn the phrase around it is possible to look at the business of monkeys or more precisely...... More Info

World goes ape for Monkey Business

Leading distributor Granada International has scored worldwide success with acclaimed wildlife series Monkey Business, with Managing Directo...... More Info

ROSS:`The monkeys are alwight by me!'

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Ape experts' concern on exotic pet owners

DORSET ape experts are calling for meetings with local councils after raising concerns about licences handed out to owners of exotic pets. ...... More Info

How British demand feeds slaughter of rare species

Thailand lies at the heart of the world's cruel trade in wild animals. Apes, leopards and monkeys can all be bought to order, while the UK...... More Info

He's a chimp off the old block

HE may not be the most attractive subject, but giant male orangutan Tuan is currently the centre of attention at Monkey World as he poses fo...... More Info

Thai zoo accused of ape smuggling

Thailand (AP) -- Police found the 32 frightened, wide-eyed baby orangutans, many hugging each other, in their five cramped cages at a privat...... More Info

Confusion reigns over future of Safari World orangutansn Sirinart

Confusion and suspicion continue to surround Safari World Zoo with the reported deaths of 41 orangutans turnฌing out to be false and t...... More Info

Illegal Orangutans Left in Terrible Conditions While 45 Disappear Completely

USA -- August 11, 2004 -- The Indonesian Government today demanded the return of at least 70 smuggled baby orangutans that are currently kep...... More Info

Indonesia Still Wants Orangutans Repatriated!

Thai Ambassador in Jakarta to be Summoned by Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs on Orangutan Issue. Indonesia Still Wants Orangutans ...... More Info

Illegal Orangutans Left in Terrible Conditions While 45 Disappear Completely

The Indonesian Government today demanded the return of at least 70 smuggled baby orangutans that are currently kept at Safari World in Bangk...... More Info

Forty kickboxing apes may have died

BRITISH conservationists who last week helped to secure a crackdown on kickboxing matches between orang-utans at a Thai wildlife park have w...... More Info

Gloves come off for 'Thai' boxing orang-utans

The fur is flying in Thailand over claims from conservationists that a troupe of more than 100 kick-boxing orang-utans at a Bangkok amusemen...... More Info

Monkey World boss in plea over treatment of animals

IT will cost the Prime Minister of Thailand around ?65m to buy a 30 per cent share of Liverpool football club - but only ?1.5m for his count...... More Info

Desperate Naree back performing

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Orangutan wings its way to the UK to find a new mate

A female orangutan was sent to Britain early yesterday morning as part of a joint Taiwan-UK great-ape breeding program. The orangutan, ag...... More Info

Campaign to save baby orangutan Naree!

At the beginning of December Monkey World - Ape Rescue centre in Dorset let its 15,000 members know of the plight of Naree... ...the b...... More Info

Monkey World team thrilled by response

AN appeal by two Dorset conservationists asking people to write to the Thai authorities demanding action to stop the smuggling of endangered...... More Info

PM told of illegal trade in animals

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Monkey experts slam `cruel' labs

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Naree faces death without your help

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G?le g?le Kuki

Gazeteci Barlas ?ifti, 5 yıldır ailenin bir bireyi haline gelen ?nl? şempaze Kuki'yi g?zyaşlarıyla Londra'ya u...... More Info

Deadly trade in wildlife

A SHOCKING global trade in endangered animals and birds has been exposed by leading Dorset primate conservationists. Putting themselves a...... More Info

SICKENING: ORANG-UTANS FORCED TO FIGHT

Plucked from the wild, dressed in silk shorts, put in a boxing ring and forced to fight for a baying crowd.. TWO orang-utans slug it ou...... More Info

Apes forced to fight for tourists

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ORANGU-BANG

TOURISTS are flocking to watch the latest sick craze orangutan boxing. The usually gentle primates are dressed in shorts and boxing gloves b...... More Info

Rumble in the jungle

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Jim and Alison Cronin criss-cross the globe rescuing animals and taking them to Dorset. Jane warren

CHARLIE WILL never recover physically. He took too many beatings. His jaw was smashed by the fist of his ruthless owner and he cannot see pr...... More Info

Paul's monkey treat a dream come true

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Rescue sanctuary is key to local employment

IT was good to hear that Purbeck District Council has agreed to grant planning permission for the proposed new animal hospital at Monkey Wor...... More Info

Joy as ape hospital is approved

TV CELEBRITY Rolf Harris has led the congratulations following the approval of Monkey World's new animal hospital. The rescue centre won...... More Info

Ape hospital gets massive support

LETTERS in support of a new animal hospital for Monkey World have flooded in from the public. The founders of the acclaimed rescue centre...... More Info

Public backing for ape hospital

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Monkey Business Returns

Monkey Business Series 6 starts Feb. 16th, every Sunday for 7 weeks on Meridian....... More Info

Vets slam treatment of animals at seaside zoo

Independent vets today slammed conditions at Southport Zoo and called for the animals to be rehomed. The Evening Post has received leaked...... More Info

Monkey World's gibbons rescue

From the Echo, first published Tuesday 9th Jul 2002. A DORSET animal welfare centre is helping to rescue gibbons from a reserve in Thaila...... More Info

Ape rescuers go to the aid of sanctuary

A WILDLIFE group based in Britain is to help save a sanctuary for gibbons and injured animals in Thailand after the murder of its American f...... More Info

What kind of Money Business is this?

JEDDAH, 18 April — Tutti is an 18-month-old chimpanzee — playful, energetic and extremely curious. In the United States, a ch...... More Info

Free Jackie and Jason

A campaign has been launched to free two apes kept in controversial conditions at Southport Zoo on Merseyside. Brothers Jackie, 25, and 1...... More Info

Orangutan Rescue in Taiwan

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Tea party over as PG Tips chimps are given the bird

The T-birds are go. And the PG Tips chimps are gone. After 45 years of promoting the humble cuppa the chimpanzees that starred in a series...... More Info

Single birds end the tea party for PG chimps

AFTER 45 years, the tea party is over for the PG Tips chimps. Their television adverts that once aped British family life are now seen as ol...... More Info

RSPCA demands monkey import ban

An end to the import of primates for scientific research has been demanded by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RS...... More Info

Chimp Cruelty

Should we end the suffering of primates destined for UK laboratories?...... More Info

Eva Air flys rescued orangutans, gibbons to UK

LONDON - Eva Air said it will fly two orangutans and three gibbons from Taiwan to London-Heathrow on July 21 en route to a permanent home in...... More Info

Ape refugees bring hope for the future

Four new arrivals are finding their feet after a long journey to Dorset from Asia. The two gibbons and two orangutans have been brought to M...... More Info

Monkey rescue

Last July, GMTV took part in the biggest-ever rescue of primates from Taiwan to Dorset. Today we revisit Monkey World for the arrival of two...... More Info

Marine goes ape at pet ban

A HEARTBROKEN Royal Marines officer has been ordered to abandon a baby chimpanzee he rescued in war-torn Sierra Leone. Major Jez Hermer fo...... More Info

Monkey Rescue: A TV show in Taiwan made them one of the country's most popular pets...

A TV show in Taiwan made them one of the country's most popular pets, but Taiwan is acting to end the cruel trade in young orangutans. Lucy...... More Info

Earth Matters: Turkey struggles with national epidemic: primate smuggling

ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Poachers have smuggled baby chimpanzees and monkeys from Africa for the international pet trade for years. Most co...... More Info

Maltreated chimp finds happiness in adopted tribe

TRUDY the chimpanzee whose treatment by the circus trainer Mary Chipperfield outraged the nation, has made a remarkable recovery. Trudy, w...... More Info

NO REGRETS FOR TV CHIMP SHOW

The man behind a controversial animal show starring comedian and Michael Barrymore and performing chimps has said he would do it all again. ...... More Info

The Suffering of Sinbad

SHAMEFUL: Sinbad was found in a filthy cage in the Leigh pet shop owned by Ralphson, The monkey is now starting a new life at a Dorset sanct...... More Info

Chimp cruelty row hits new TV show

TV host Michael Barry Moore was at the centre of an animal cruelty row last night after starring in a comedy show with chimps dressed as peo...... More Info

UK Fury as Chipperfield works on

Circus trainer Mary Chipperfield has been criticised over her plans to carry on working with animals - despite being fined earlier this mont...... More Info

Fury at 'paltry' fine on circus trainer

Animal rights campaigners last night condemned the fine instead of a jail sentence imposed yesterday on the circus trainer, Mary Chipperfiel...... More Info

Chipperfield pelted with bananas after ?7,500 cruelty fine

DISGRACED circus trainer Mary Chipperfield was pelted with bananas yesterday as she left court after being fined ?7,500 for cruelty to a bab...... More Info

At last, Trudy can play again

Passengers arriving at the small Dorset railway station of Wool do not need to state their destination to waiting taxi drivers, because ever...... More Info

Attenborough demands chimps' release

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Attenborough pleads for Chipperfield chimpanzees

SIR David Attenborough was among campaigners who called yesterday for the release of four chimpanzees still under the care of Mary Chipperfi...... More Info

Celebrities fight to save Chipperfield's chimps

TRUDY the chimpanzee has been saved after public opinion forced the circus trainer Mary Chipperfield to give her up, but now the fight has b...... More Info

OK, Trudy can stay

The fight to prevent Trudy, the abused baby chimp, from returning to her neglectful owner appears to have been won. The Daily Mail says Ma...... More Info

Circus trainer guilty of cruelty to chimpanzee

Circus trainer Mary Chipperfield, who repeatedly kicked and beat a young chimpanzee in her care, was yesterday found guilty of 12 animal cru...... More Info

Battle to give tortured chimp Trudy a new life

CIRCUS trainer Mary Chipperfield was yesterday convicted of savagely beating a young chimpanzee in a case that could sound the death knell f...... More Info

Chimp Poachers Find Market in Turkey

Despite international ban, lucrative primate trade is flourishing. It deals a blow to efforts to rescue the endangered African species. ...... More Info

Seeking a herbal remedy? Watch the monkeys

WHAT do you do when a woolly monkey gets the collywobbles? Answer: Absolutely nothing. These amazing animals Which suffer the same sort of a...... More Info

Primate Centre Wins Prime Award

Pioneering campaigner Dr Jane Goodall was at Monkey World on Monday to present a top animal welfare award to the Wareham Ape Rescue Centre. ...... More Info

Life Line for the Orphaned Chimps in Peril

ORPHAN chimpanzees rescued by British animal welfare campaigners in Turkey were thrown a lifeline by the Government last night. After hearin...... More Info

Baby Chimps Starve in Booming Turkish Trade

His belly swollen by malnutrition, the young chimpanzee cowered in his cage. A toe had been torn from his left foot when he was captured in ...... More Info