World Primate Sanctuary - South Africa

The World Primate Sanctuary Care and Rescue Centre is a non-profit organisation and was founded by Primatologist Wayne MacLeod in 1986. Our mission is to bring an end to the abuse and neglect of small exotic monkeys – caused by general public unawareness and the prolific increase in the keeping, breeding and trading of exotic animals for the predominantly ignorant and unlegislated pet industry. In order to accomplish this our focus is on Specialised Care and Education. SPECIALISED CARE: These small exotic monkeys are not domesticated animals. They are wild animals and have special physical, emotional and mental needs, which cannot be catered to in general domestic conditions. We achieve this through the following: -Sanctuary & Care Centre -Health & Wellness Checks -Temporary Care Solutions -Emergency Rescue EDUCATION While the Sanctuary will never turn away an abused, neglected, unwanted small exotic monkey or any monkey should it be in need or distress, we strongly feel that the only way to stop this vicious cycle is through education. This is achieved by the following: -School Talks Educational Programme -Intern / Student Program (Short Course) For more information on our SPECIALISED CARE programmes and our EDUCATIONAL programmes please contact us directly.