Melanie Parker, Author at Primate Rescue Center

‘Vast majority’ of NIH chimps to be moved to retirement sanctuary, agency says

by Melanie Parker | Oct 28, 2018 | News

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health plans to move the “vast majority” of its chimpanzees formerly used for research to a sanctuary in Louisiana, Director Francis Collins told STAT Thursday. “We do believe that chimpanzees should be moved to the retirement...

Fall 2018 PRC Intern Spotlight

by Melanie Parker | Oct 19, 2018 | Interns, Our People

Over the years, the Primate Rescue Center’s Internship Program has grown into an incredible teaching and learning opportunity for interested individuals from across the globe. Interns become immersed in nearly all daily tasks that occur at the sanctuary, learning...

Personality links with lifespan in chimpanzees

by Melanie Parker | Oct 14, 2018 | News

Drew M Altschul, William D Hopkins, Elizabeth S Herrelko, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, James E King, Stephen R Ross, Alexander Weiss School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Scottish Primate...

Lab worker catches rare and deadly herpes virus from a research monkey

by Melanie Parker | Oct 14, 2018 | News

Dad-of-two Brian Lee is one of around 20 people in the world with Herpes B Virus and has been living a “nightmare” for the past 10 years A lab worker says his body is turning NUMB after catching a rare deadly virus – from a research monkey....

Website lets people experience a day in the life of a capuchin monkey

by Melanie Parker | Sep 30, 2018 | News

HowtoBeAMonkey.org gives the public a chance to sample the day-to-day activities of UCLA anthropologist Susan Perry and her team. Anew website called HowtoBeAMonkey.org provides a glimpse into life inside a Costa Rican tropical dry forest — both for the capuchin...