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By Alison Cronin FROM BEIRUT & Emily Wren

Nia Wednesday, May 16th, was an exciting time here at Monkey World as we welcomed two new arrivals and a After a Long Journey, the Guenons Were new species to the park. World as victims of the international illegal Finally Able to Stretch Their Limbs. wildlife trade. Having received a clean bill of health, Middle Eastern Airlines offered to fly the confiscated guenons to UK. It was a long journey but the pair settled into their new house well. Nia, who is clearly dominant, Mica Watches the New Arrivals Sceptically. came out of her travel crate with great George Has a New Lease of Life. confidence and curiosity. She is an We initially allowed everyone to just see inquisitive individual and already we can each other through the indoor mesh, but see she has stacks of personality, along once we were happy it was calm, the space of his new enclosure and is often with a cheeky streak! Benny is a much doors were opened. Introductions with seen pottering around and foraging before more reserved individual, who is cautious the foursome have gone extremely well. he heads off for a quick nap. and nervous of people. He will clearly need Nia is fascinated by her new companions, a lot of patience and reassurance to help in particular George, who she likes to go We are really pleased to be able to offer him adjust to his new life. After following and poke every so often! Mica is very Benny and Nia a new home, but more Nia’s lead, he too cautiously came out of Nia Takes Her First Tentative Steps protective over George and keeps a close importantly we were pleased to assist his travel box and started to explore his Outside. eye on what the cheeky guenons are doing the Lebanese authorities to enforce the new digs. Although we are not certain of but is realising that they are no threat to Convention on the International Trade in their ages, they appear young and we him and she can ward them off with just a Endangered Species (CITES) in order to estimate that they are approximately 2 simple look. Benny is still very quiet, but he stop the smuggling of from the years old. At 1.5 and 1.8kg they are half loves his new outside enclosure where he wild. Benny & Nia may not know it but they the body weight of mature red-bellied can once again sit in the trees and enjoy are very rare individuals and the only pair guenons and in need of building their eating the fresh browse. George too has of red-bellied guenons legally in Benny & Nia Were Transported to UK by MEA in a Safe & Heated Part of the Cargo Hold. muscle strength back up. had a new lease of life with the increased care, in the world, currently.

Benny and Nia are white-throated, red- cared for until we could arrange for Monkey After a few days to settle in, and for us bellied guenons, who had been hunted from World’s veterinarian, John Lewis, to go get to know each other, it was time for the wild in Benin before being smuggled to to Beirut to give the two monkeys health their next adventure - meeting their new Accra in Ghana. From Accra airport the checks. British Airways kindly sponsored roommates! Our resident OAP ring-tailed monkeys were put on a passenger flight to these health checks by flying John to lemur George and Mica our patas monkey Beirut but were seized on landing at Beirut Beirut. And of course, there was lengthy were on their way over to move in. The airport by the authorities. With the help of paperwork to be organised before Benny & move for this pair went smoothly as both Animals Lebanon, Benny and Nia were Nia could legally be transported to Monkey went into their transport boxes quite easily. Finally Able to Relax, Benny Rests in the Sun. ©Animals Lebanon 2017

Nia (front) & Benny Were Terrified in the Ali, Customs Official, with Alison and Maggie Nia Loves the Trees in her New Nia & Benny Were Kept in Temporary Filthy Box When They Were Confiscated & Jason from Animals Lebanon, Stayed with Benny & Nia Until They Were Loaded on Home at Monkey World. Accommodation in Beruit. at Beruit airport. Board the MEA Flight to Heathrow. 2 3 ENDANGERED ASIAN SPECIES TRUST By Alison Cronin www.go-east.org Email: [email protected] DAO TIEN UPDATE Signing the next 5-year Memorandum of Understanding between East, Cat Tien National Park, Monkey World & Pintung Rescue Centre

Female , Ku-lai, Was “Donated” to Dao Tien.

EAST and the Dao Tien Endangered Species Centre will Marina Kenyon, Nguyễn Văn Diện, Alison Cronin & Kurtis Pei Signing the Memorandum continue to rehabilitate confiscated primates and put them back out with the Dao Tien & Cat Tien National Park Teams. into continuous forest through the year 2022. Sadly, new arrivals to the centre don’t stop coming from across Vietnam. Recently Ku-lai, On January 6th I returned to our sister rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing our rehabilitated primates and know who we think is a white-cheeked or siki gibbon, arrived at Dao Tien. sanctuary, Dao Tien to meet with Marina three species of endangered primate for that they are doing OK adapting to life DNA sequencing will confirm what species she is and if we are correct Kenyon, Director of Dao Tien, Nguyễn the past 10 years! To date more than 50 at height back in the forest. The work is arrangements will be made to move her to a more appropriate home in Văn Diện, Director of Cat Tien National pygmy loris, 8 golden-cheeked , labour intensive and time consuming but Northern Vietnam. In addition to all our pygmy loris, we have also just Park, and Kurtis Pei, Director of Pingtung and 4 black-shanked doucs from the our team of 10 at Dao Tien including Mr received two more Bengal slow loris, male Khoa and female An Thu, Rescue Centre in order to discuss and black-market trade have been rehabilitated Ngoan, Mr K’Hoai, Mr Dong, Ms Phoung, which are less common in the illegal trade in Southern Vietnam. sign our next 5-year Memorandum of and returned to the wild with radio collars. Mr Hai, Ms Trang, Mr Nghia, Mr Son, & Mr Understanding. It is hard to believe but The follow up monitoring is vital so we Binh, are incredibly dedicated and make it Bengal Slow Loris, Khoa, Was Brought to Dao EAST has been working on Dao Tien can learn more about the behaviour of all possible. Photo: Gibbons, Hoi and Vang Get a Head for Heights in our “Nursery” Semi-free Enclosure. Tien Following His Confiscation.

It is with great sadness that there is a name missing from the team… EAST needed 20 radio collars at Dao Tien, to track pygmy loris that were ready for release. Mr Thanh, our Deputy Head G THE Keeper, unexpectedly passed IN W away following a short period of L I illness. Thanh had a wonderful L L D way with the gibbons and was A often the one sent to catch C R animals up for vet checks or a is d r placing radio collars as he was io o L very calm and steady with the Tr y Thank You ack gm animals. Thanh was also a great ing Py John! Mr. Thanh Taking a Gibbon to the Hospital for a Radio help with all our construction John Pullen climbed to Everest Base Collar Prior to Release. projects. He is survived by his Marina, Mr. Thanh and Mr. Dulme Watching the Camp and with your support raised a Doucs When they Were Released. fantastic £2,147 plus £378 in Giftaid wife and four children. Marina & Alison With the New Radio Collars. John at Everest Base Camp. to help put loris back in the forest! 4 5 CINDY’S

GROUP By Hannah Barlow Bart Prior to His Diagnosis. Cindyr

Since the passing of the alpha male Paddy, a new leader of the Bart is continuing to cope well with his not trying to hurt him with all the strange diabetes. He allows the Primate Care new medical equipment! They know group has not emerged. We wanted to see if Bart was going to Staff to check his blood glucose levels at that if they wait patiently whilst the step up to the plate even though he was quite young for the role least twice each day, as well as patiently care staff work with Bart, they will get of dominant male but it quickly became clear that he wasn’t ready accepting his insulin injection. At the a reward at moment this procedure is only carried out the end. for the job and further he had a very serious medical condition – by certain members of staff, but Bart is Testing His Blood Sugar Levels. Type 1 Diabetes. gradually getting used to this process with more members of the team. The rest of the group, including the more dominant ladies like Cindy and Beth, are very tolerant of all the extra attention that Bart is receiving and realise that the Primate Care Staff are

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Bart’s Life With the Group is Almost Back to Normal, But He Will Need Treatment For the Looking Good Post Diagnosis and Rest of His Life. Treatment. ORANGE FAMILY UPDATE Many of the group braved the icy wind and International collaboration to support orang-utan welfare and conservation freezing snow to go outside and make giant snowballs, which they took back into their The Group In 2012 Hsiao-ning was the first graduate cosy heated pavilion to enjoy like giant Confront a of our orang-utan creche to reach maturity ice-creams - without all the calories! More Toy Snake and be ready to start her adult life with a recently it has been feeling much more like new group of Bornean orang-utans. Then spring and the group have been enjoying in 2015 it was Dinda’s turn and we were spending time outside in the sunshine, very pleased that Dinda was going to join with Lola in particular enjoying a bit of her sister at Rostock . Two years later sunbathing on the grass. Hsiao-ning gave birth to a beautiful baby Cindy Making a Snowball. girl named Niah and in February this year Dinda also had a little girl named Lintang. In the absence of an alpha male, dominant The orang-utan nursery started at female Cindy has become the matriarch of Monkey World in 2005 and already the group and makes sure that everyone two orphans have gone on to behaves themselves. Over the winter care for their own babies. We are Cindy’s group experienced some extreme hopeful that all of the orphan female weather in the early part of 2018, coping orang-utans that grow up together with not one, but two periods of snow and here at Monkey World will break the freezing temperatures! Despite this being cycle of abandonment and care for their unusual weather for Dorset, the chimps babies…it sure is a good start! Hsiao-ning & Niah. took it all in their stride. Lola Enjoying the Sunshine. Micky Loves Walnuts! Dinda & Lintang at Rostock Zoo. 6 7 LEVAR & XINGU’S NUEVE THE SQUIRREL

BEAUTIFUL LAYLA MONKEY By Karen Swan By Emily Wren Chloe and Nueve.

At Levar’s woolly house, the start of March welcomed more The primates at Monkey World arrive with us for numerous exciting times for the group. Xingu had given birth to a healthy baby reasons and from a variety of backgrounds. Most of the time we overnight which we were delighted to meet when we came in on rescue them from unsuitable and sometimes very distressing the morning of the 5th March, and even more exciting – it’s a girl! situations but other times we are approached by to help.

stride, just with a few extra naps along the way! Older sister Olivia has been very gentle with the new arrival. At nearly 2 years old it’s the first time she’s had to compete for her mum’s attention but she is coping very well, taking a real interest in her new sibling, but also not pestering Xingu too often. Luckily, Nueve Exploring Her New Home With Charlie. she has a family filled with playmates that can occupy her time, and she’s not afraid to get stuck into a big wrestle session with the boys - Carlos, Junior, and Cosmo. Levar, Carlos, Xingu & Layla Enjoy a Siesta in the Sun. Baby Layla With Mum, Xingu, Day 1. Levar yet again, is a proud father, and in the This is great news for all of our woollys as tradition of naming the babies with the initial the numbers are dwindling across Europe, of their fathers (mainly so we can remember Monkey World is one of the last places to who hailed from who!) the beautiful baby girl have healthy breeding woolly monkeys, has been named Layla. For Levar, a new and we already have a lot of boys. baby in his group seems to bring with it a fresh lease of life, and he has been seen Nueve Was Calm Throughout the Journey to Monkey World. Xingu, as ever, is a fantastic mum. She is having daily laughing and play sessions New Best Friend, Turvey. a very patient, caring and doting parent, with all the others in his group, which the This happened at the end of last year with a The introductions with the girls went better carrying around her new born with great youngsters think is fantastic. He certainly is juvenile female squirrel monkey. Nueve was than expected. Turvey was the most difficult care and attention. She’s taken it all in her a gentle giant with a big heart. living at Chessington World of Adventures, but, as hoped, Charlie stepped in when when she started to be bullied by some there were any issues. Nueve is younger of the other monkeys in her troop. After than the rest of the group, has a lot numerous trips to the vets and attempted of energy, and can sometimes reintroductions to her group, her keepers annoy the others but has contacted Monkey World to see if we could also provided fun and give her a home. playfulness. The group are now settled and Baby Layla Teething on a Carrot. Before Nueve arrived, we had seven Nueve has a new squirrel monkeys in two troops and we best friend in agreed we had space for her. We have Turvey! It just two species of squirrel monkeys at the goes to show park, commons and black-capped. Nueve you can never is a black-capped squirrel monkey so we really predict decided to introduce her to Charlie’s group how monkey with our other female black-caps, Topsy, introductions Turvey and Azzi. Introductions can be are going to difficult, potentially dangerous, and must be play out within taken slowly. Nueve met Charlie first and it a group. was very positive. We expected this to be the case as male/female introductions are normally easier, we were hoping that they would form a bond and if the girls were a bit grumpy with Nueve then Charlie would Baby Layla. provide some support. Azzi, Charlie, & Nueve, Squirrel Monkeys. A Happy Woolly Tail! 8 9

MARMOSET FREYA WAS FOUN D ROAMING UK PET TRADE A SAD SITE: monkeys found [ UPDATE THE STREETS OF LONDON advertised on the FreeAd site By Alison Cronin & Karen Swan For many years we have been [ over the past few weeks! campaigning for Welfare 4 Wildlife; a change in the law to protect over 80 species of monkey which can be On May bank holiday weekend, we received a call from a freeads kept legally as pets in the UK under concerned person who claimed to have rescued a monkey that current legislation. Last year, the Exotic Pets For Sale in UK government dismissed our 114,000 she found running loose and leaping from scaffolding pole to pole strong petition, and insisted that in Tower Hamlets, London! current laws are protecting primates. Clearly, this isn’t true, so we are upping our onslaught on the pet trade, and want you to help us Freya in Reptile Tank After Being Caught. STAMP it out- Stop Trade & Abuse of Monkeys as Pets. we guess she has known other marmosets in her life, as her social skills are pretty good- however this could also be a result of being WE NEED YOUR HELP naive. Since introductions started, she has been a calm and friendly personality, very YOU CAN: interested in knowing the other marmosets without being too enthusiastic. She and Sammy get on extremely well, spending 1) Complain to FreeAds. We want them inundated with emails and lots of time grooming each other in sunny letters to get them to stop advertising monkeys for sale as pets. spots in their enclosure. Fred is a selective The unregulated trade makes it too easy to buy, sell, & scam the sort and while he was not keen at first, Fred well-meaning public out of their money, and allow the trade of is becoming used to his new friend and we many monkeys in the UK. are seeing him sit closer and closer to the Write to: new arrival but they are not familiar enough 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU, UK She was out walking her dog and when she bought and sold for huge amounts of for Fred to share his cosy blanket hammock returned to her block of flats the monkey money with little knowledge or concern for at night! We are hopeful that Freya will Call: 0207 881 4890. was there. No one knew what to do but then their health or welfare. prove to be a good companion for Fred Or use their contact form on website or social media pages to the marmoset jumped to the ground and ran long into the future. Freya is a confident submit your complaint: into the reception area. Quickly they closed With no background information available, marmoset and has fairly good mobility but www.freeads.co.uk/info/contact.form our newest marmoset’s past is quite a the doors to contain the monkey and got a she does show signs of rickets (nutritional Facebook: facebook.com/freeads.co.uk towel to catch the marmoset. The caller’s mystery. She is a Geoffroy’s marmoset so bone disease) - her spine has a definite Twitter.com/ukfreeads parents kept reptiles and had an empty we were keen to introduce her to another kink to it, and she also has a kink vivarium so they put the marmoset in the of her own kind and decided on Fred as a in her tail, but her confident and glass fronted cage and waited to see if good match. Fred the Geoffroy’s marmoset calm personality mean she’s been 2) Write to your MP or Minister George Eustice, or even both, stating anyone in the area came forward to claim currently lives with Sammy, who is an an easy marmoset to introduce to your opposition to the current laws allowing UK monkeys to be the monkey. Two days passed before they elderly common marmoset, and we felt others, and here at Monkey World kept as pets. Sample letters will be available on our website at called Monkey World to rescue their new like introducing the newly named ‘Freya’ we are very glad we’ve been able www.monkeyworld.org/welfare-4-wildlife. Please send a copy of lodger. As hard as the story was to believe guaranteed Fred good company once to offer her a safe home, good the reply to us at the park. we know that the monkey pet trade in Britain Sammy passes on as he appears to be environment, and companionship of is out of control and that monkeys are being younger. Though Freya’s past is a mystery, her own kind.

3) Get it trending on social media. We need to create a hype about this, and so are asking you to share #STAMPitout We will be posting the logo & stories of our pet trade victims regularly on social media, and need you to share them far and wide. If you have any celebrity friends, with large online followings, see if you can get them to tweet/ share it too. Print off the logo and create a video asking the UK government to help us STAMP out the UK pet trade in primates. We’ll be posting videos from around the park too, so if you don’t fancy getting in front of the Freya camera, share one of ours. Freya Was Found Jumping and Running Across Scaffolding Poles Outside. Alison with Kirrie,Who Caught and Helped Rescue Freya. 10 11 Guenon House & Enclosure New Marmoset Enclosures Other Projects BUILDING & New Balloon Baskets Were Kindly Donated and Put Up for the Siamangs MAINTENANCE and for By Alison Cronin Peanut & Pung-Yo! Since the last edition of the ARC our Building & Maintenance team have been flat out with repairs, renewals, and care of the animal houses & enclosures. It is a never ending job to keep our monkey and homes modern, refurbished, and in good working order and it is absolutely critical for our primate rehabilitation work. Without safe and well designed facilties we would not be able to offer our rescued primates the best chance of a new life with others of their own kind. Thank you - There is a New Marmoset Enclosure at the Squirrel Monkey House, Along the Woodland Walk. your continued support makes all this work possible. Sonny’s Capuchins

The Monkey Kitchen Needed a New Roof

Replacing the Top Marmoset Enclosure. Solomon & Hazel Enjoy the New Marmoset Enclosure.

The Fence and Climbing Frame was Re-bulit for Sonny’s Capuchin Troop. MONKEY LIFE By Susan Tunstall Monkey Life series 10 is now available on DVD We are excited to announce that Monkey Life series 10 is now available to purchase on DVD from the Monkey World gift shop and online at Amazon, priced at £20 + P&P.

Monkey Life Monkey Life on Woolly Projects MONKEY LIFE Series 11 Netflix Update Over the past few months Monkey Life Filming for series Series 7 & 8 have been shown on Netflix 11 is going well in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, despite all the rain Benny & Nia’s move filmed for India, , Belgium, Luxembourg, SERIES Monkey Life we have been the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, experiencing! We have followed Jeremy could be a change at Finland, & Iceland. on a rescue mission to the top of the hierarche. Paulo’s Enclosure If you are enjoying the programs or Somerset while back There are many more would like to see them in your country at the park have been rescues, nationally and please contact Netflix on Facebook, Paulo’s TEN closely following Cindy’s internationally, new Twitter or on the regional website to let available on DVD Enclousre Got chimpanzee group. We primates to meet, and life them know that you want to see more of a New Fence Levar’s Enclosure Don’t forget Monkey Life have also been filming stories to follow. Monkey Life. Line, and regularly at the We Re-built series 1 - 9 and Jim’s Levar’s Woolly Enclosure Dream are also available nursery to see how Mimi We enjoy hearing from fans of the show so feel free to get in touch; you can the Climbing is getting along with was Re-roped With Frame. on DVD from the Monkey do this by emailing us at [email protected] or via our Facebook Page. living with others of her Donations From a Bristol For information or questions related to the Monkey Life TV series, Theatre Company. World giftshop & online own kind and at the at Amazon. lemur enclosure as there please contact [email protected]. 12 1317 JIM CRONIN MEMORIAL FUND JIM CRONIN MEMORIAL FUND Exciting Events coming up! NEW! Primate Enrichment Workshop! Tuesday 26th June 2018 This year, the Jim Cronin Memorial Fund team have some fantastic events coming up that you won’t Join us on the 26th June for our new primate enrichment workshop. want to miss out on. With returning favourites and After a brief introduction on the benefits of primate enrichmentand enrichment items around the enclosures before the morning’s a safety briefing, it’s straight down to work making a whole host release routine commences and you get to watch the primates new events, this year’s what’s on guide is bigger of fantastic enrichment items for the primates at Monkey World. At head out for the day and witness the moment that and better than ever. Spaces are booking up fast the end of the day, there will be an opportunity to relax and unwind they find the surprise enrichment that you have – so make sure you don’t miss out and give us a with fellow participants followed by a delicious 2 course dinner. made for them. call on 01929 462487 or for more information visit It’s an early start the following morning as we will need to transport If you want to be part of our first ever primate www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org/events-calendar/ our enrichment items to the park and distribute them around the enrichment workshop, book your place now to Halloween Spooktakular enclosures - yes this workshop includes the opportunity to actually avoid disappointment. work alongside the park’s incredible Primate Care Staff and put the Who knew that a giant inflatable assault course and inflatable space With so many other fantastic events coming up including our Tickets for this event are priced at hoppers in the shape of horses could be so much fun!! I had no idea traditional Sleepover Events, Halloween Spooktakular and £120.00 per person, to include our supporters were so competitive! Thank you for everyone who Faulty Towers, the Dining Experience there has never been a refreshments throughout the attended our Open Day and It’s a Knockout Competition on the 5th better time to get involved, help us raise funds for Primate Welfare event, overnight accommodation, of May, it was a blast! & Conservation and have a whole load of fun while you’re at it. two course dinner and breakfast. For further information or to book your place for any of our events, Contact us on 01929 462487 check out http://www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org/events-calendar/ for further information or to or contact us on 01929 462487. book your place. Please Note: Tickets must be paid for at the time of booking and are Faulty Towers non-refundable. The Dining Experience “How To Speak Chimpanzee” Talk Friday 16th November 2018 Wednesday 3rd October 2018 If you loved watching Basil, Sybil and Manuel From basic communication like showing the on the TV show Faulty Towers, why not join us on the Have you ever wondered how communicate? Full gallery of images available at http://www.jimcroninmemorialfund. 16th of November and immerse yourselves rest of their troop that they are scared through org/open-day-its-a-knockout/ in the mayhem that is Is what you perceive as a smile, really a smile? to how they show respect to their alpha male, what role does chimpanzee communication play Once the air had been let out of the inflatables and the coconut shy Faulty Towers – The Dining Experience. If you love chimpanzees and want to understand within the group dynamics and social hierarchy? had been put away we were straight back to work getting ready for Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal in the their language and how they communicate Is it true that a chimpanzee can actually laugh? our next events. company of Basil, Sybil and Manuel and watch with each other, why not join Hannah Barlow, the antics unfold as you dine. If you would like to learn more about man’s If you are a budding artist, then BSc (Hon) Conservation Biology, MSc - closest living relatives why not join us for why not come along to our Tickets are priced at £45.00 each for this event Primate Conservation and Team Leader of the what promises to provide a fascinating insight Primate Drawing Workshop with and include a 3 course dinner and a 2 hour interactive show. chimpanzee section at Monkey World for an in- into chimpanzee society on Wednesday 3rd depth talk on what chimpanzee communication internationally renowned wildlife Arrival is from 7pm with the show kicking off at 7.30pm, October at 10.30am at the charity’s Education really consists of. artist David Dancey-Wood on for further information or to book your tickets Centre at Hethfelton House. the 13th of October. Overnight accommodation is included in the contact us on 01929 462487. Tickets for this event are priced at £25.00 price along with the opportunity to per person to include lunch and a visit to draw the Primates at Monkey World Monkey World. from the viewing towers followed by For further information or to book your lunch and a master class with David place, please contact us on 01929 462487 back at the Education Centre. or email us on: Are you keen to learn more about chimpanzee communication? [email protected]. If the answer is yes then join us on Wednesday 3rd of October Please Note: Tickets must be paid for at the time of booking and spaces for this event are limited for an in-depth look into what chimpanzee communication really so book now to avoid disappointment. Overnight consists of. Tickets for this talk are selling fast so book now to avoid accommodation is available on request. disappointment. 14 15 JIM CRONIN MEMORIAL FUND www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org Primate Drawing with David Dancey-Wood Saturday 13th October Join us and internationally renowned wildlife artist David Dancey-Wood for a full days tuition and learn how to draw primates. David has worked with Monkey World for over 18 years as their artist in residence and is now giving other budding artists the opportunity to learn from his experience. This course is aimed at beginners to intermediate ability and a list of required materials will be sent out in advance. The course fee is £150 per person to include overnight accommodation on Friday 12th October & breakfast, lunch and refreshments throughout the day on Saturday 13th October. For further information please contact us on 01929 462487. Sleepover Events 2018! Jim Cronin Memorial Fund Shop To order your items call 01929 462487 or visit Spaces are still available for this years www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org/shop/ sleepover events! A5 Spider Monkey Dont miss your chance to book your tickets! Notepad £2.50 Family Sleepover Tuesday 28th August - Thursday 30th August Monkey Tail Hanger Spider Monkey Cushion £7.99 Adult Sleepover £24.99 Friday 14th September - Sunday 16th September Visit www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org/events-calendar/ Pewter Pin Badges Climbing 3 Wise Orang-utan Set for more information. VIP £3.49 Orang-utan £10.99 Buggy Tours £10.99 with Mike Colbourne available on request £60 - 1.5 hrs max. 5 people Ape Umbrella Animal Gloves Shelf Sitter £4.99 £3.99 £15.99 Guided Tours

New Supporter’s Accommodation Get more out of Monkey World, with • Tours last approximately 1hr 15mins. Our new supporters flats, The Retreat & The Hideaway are nestled a personal guided tour from one of • All tours are exclusive to your group amongst the trees and are beautifully decorated throughout. They our fantastic education officers. (max. group size 12). can be rented out individually or together, for a large group, and Your tour guide will walk with you around the park, • Due to popularity, bookings need to be arranged are in the perfect location to get away from it all. stopping at the primate enclosures to tell you and paid for in advance. their individual stories and rescues. You will • Tour times are: 10:00am, 1:00pm & 2:30pm Early entrance to Monkey World is included. Prices for The learn about Monkey World’s ethos, the history (except July & August when they are at of the park and our aims for the future. 10:00am, 2:15pm & 3:45pm). Hideaway and The Retreat range from £95 per night to £230 per night for a minimum 2 night stay, but with a total of 6 bedrooms TOUR PRICES: available they offer excellent value for money. £35 for up to 4 people £45 for up to 6 people £65 for up to 12 people For more information please visit www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org/local-accommodation/ or call 01929 462487 16 17 SUMMER IN THE LETTER FROM GIFT SHOP THE EDITOR Dorset Tourism Awards Purbeck Winners 2017/18. We have had quite a few messages trugs, tools, and trees. Everything is very Hall, Raymond Hill, Joyce Hood, Joan www.monkeyworld.org wondering where the next edition of the much appreciated and put to use. Others Huggins, Pat Jameson, Rosemarie Kelley, ARC is! It had been held in order that we have sent in donation boxes, had their Patricia Kennard, Ann Lees, Roy Lyas, The Saga Continues are able to give you the latest and most up own fundraising activities/parties, John (Shep) Mallet, Doreen McColl, Phyllis Drinking T-Shirt - Adult £14.99 Jar with to date information regarding the rescue of made gift cards to sell in the shop. Millard, Ann Mortimer, Pamela Owen, Julie T-Shirt - Kids £10.99 Benny & Nia from the Lebanon. These two Healthspan donated supplements for the Pitt, Jacqui Preece, Valerie Raynes, Anne Straw A1 Poster £4.99 £4.99 small monkeys have had a very tragic start primates, Chesil Vista Holiday Park and Robson, Gary Rowan, Raymond Singleton, Mug £7.99 in life and it is hard to believe that only a Hospital gave loads of Angela Smith, Kathleen Spencer, Valerie few months ago they lived free lives in the sheets and curtains, Verwood Pet Shop Stevens, Catharine Tickner, Brenda Upson, Orang-utan forests of West Africa. The UK pet trade has a regular collection, Amsafe Bridport Lynne Valentine, John Watts, Grace Available in 3 sizes See our full range in the continues to be the source of many of our donated 4 pallets of super strong webbing, Webster, and Kath Woodman. They will all 20cm £8.99 Monkey World Gift Shop, new arrivals. We hope that all of you will be and the Dr Robert Andrew Rutherford be dearly missed. 30cm £15.99 online at able to help and give a voice to hundreds of Trust kindly supported our rescue work. 45cm £28.99 www.monkeyworld.org monkeys that are being bought and sold like It is never easy to lose those we care about. or by calling goldfish in this country today. Let Freeads Our thoughts are with the families and This year a part of our family in Vietnam, Monkey 01929 401004 know that their advertising monkeys as friends of supporters who have sadly passed Mr Thanh, passed away unexpectedly. He Fridge Kids bamboo pets is harmful and unacceptable as away. We would like to remember Susan had worked with us on Dao Tien since the Magnet tableware set well as letting the Minister know that the Ainsworth, Sheila Aldridge, Janice Allen- beginning and his loss was felt by all. Families £2.99 £11.99 laws protecting these animals need to Turner, Peter Bateman, Steven Boon, (whether genetic or otherwise) are important be changed. Doreen Bowen, Alan Bryant, Raymond to us primates. Thank you all for helping us to Cackett, Margaret Carlson, Eleanor keep more primate families together. We have received a lot of very nice Cobb, Sheila Curtis, Karen Dance, Susan and generous donations including fruit, Dixon, Ian Dodds, Elizabeth Eccles, vegetables, peanut butter, bedding, bonios, Dominick Edwards, Elizabeth Emmett, dried fruit, nuts in the shell, d-cups, tub Charles Field, Sylvia Gardner, Ronald

Mugs – Rieke, Gordon, Thelma, Rodders £5.99 HOW YOU CAN HELP? Domed Fridge Magnets registered charity but we have established £2.99 the Jim Cronin Memorial Fund for Primate oods such as: Conservation and Welfare (UK Registered donating g Help by Charity, No.1126939) and the Endangered Equipment Food Baskets Asian Species Trust (UK Registered Charity mall/Medium ons S Mel wels No.1115350) which supports endangered Thanks to the Collins family from High Road Balloons Blankets & To Pomegranates for donating a Balloon Baskets for the gibbons. Bedding primate rescue and rehabilitation in Asia. Blueberries Hessian Sacks remember our Winter Bedding Appeal for any Cranberries hick Ropes Without your help, our rescue and rehabilitation pples T unused bedding, blankets, or towels. We also Pinea ire Hose Kids Planet Ape T-Shirts Kids Planet Ape Hoodies Red or Black F work would not be possible. If you are on Mangos have an On-line Shop (http://www.monkeyworld. Pink, Blue, Kiwi, Red ell Toys holiday and see a monkey or ape being used, Planet Ape Eco Jute Bags Pink, Blue, Kiwi, Red Nuts in the Sh org/Monkey-World-Online-Gift-Shop) & Gift Big Dog Toys Red, Blue, Green, Black £6.99 Sizes 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6 yrs £6.99 Sizes 3-4 / 5-6 / 7-8 yrs £15.99 Vegetables abused, or neglected, please let us know. Catalogue full of monkey memorabilia and ape Feeding Balls Garlic Take down all the details and try to get a photo accessories for anyone who loves primates… Kong Toys erbs – we follow up on as many reports as possible. H s especially when planning ahead for Christmas! ther Tub Trug Supplements/o In addition to Rugby Balls ure Baby Rice P lls the list, there are We are continuing to rescue more monkeys apsules Basketba Cod Liver Oil C many other items and that will need our care and attention Capsules Primrose Oil we need to care for many years to come. Please help with their wable Vit C 60mg Che for our rescued on-going care by joining our Primate Adoption il Baby O primates. Please Scheme for yourself, your family and friends. see our Amazon As an adoptive parent, you will receive a year’s There are many ways in which you can help Wish List that pass to the park, a photo of your monkey or ape, us to rescue and rehabilitate more primates. has all kinds of a certificate, and the Ape Rescue Chronicle three Adults Planet Ape Hoodies Adults Planet Ape T-Shirts All donations go into the 100% Ape Rescue different goods times per year. Establish a legacy for the long- Trust Fund - NO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS that we currently term welfare of the primates and be remembered Light Blue, Tropical Blue, Plum, Kiwi, Pink, Brick Red Grey, Orange, Kiwi, Light Blue, Coral Arfur with Watermelons Sizes S / M / L / XL / XXL £29.99 Sizes S / M / L / XL / XXL £9.99 ARE REMOVED. Monkey World is not a need. And please in the park. 1818 19