Flea Markets: The New Monkey Black Market?

Flea Markets: The New Monkey Black Market?

It may be illegal to sell primates to private individuals within the state of Kentucky, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Even more surprisingly, such illegal sales often occur in broad daylight and in public places throughout local communities....
Have a Primate-Friendly Halloween Without Palm Oil!

Have a Primate-Friendly Halloween Without Palm Oil!

You have heard before that palm oil is bad, but you may not know exactly why. You might have forgotten about when we have told you that palm oil is a nasty business. And now here you are, standing in the drugstore Halloween aisle, surrounded by tinfoil bats and...
Why I Support The Primate Rescue Center

Why I Support The Primate Rescue Center

In 2006, I was a somewhat recent college graduate working at a job that I didn’t love. Having recently moved with my boyfriend to a new state, I was searching for roots and a career to which I could feel truly dedicated. If I was going to work hard at something,...
Palm Oil: The Not-So-Hidden Danger to Wild Primates

Palm Oil: The Not-So-Hidden Danger to Wild Primates

Primates living in the wild have to contend with many threats to their well-being: those that are naturally occurring (like predators and disease) and others that are man-made (like encroaching human populations and pollution). One increasingly alarming threat to wild...