Oct 23 2009
Raising money to buy tracking collars
Please consider making a donation to help buy tracking collars for the East Asian Species Trust.
Details here:
http://www.justgiving.com/gpsgsmtrackingcollars/
Archive for the 'Monkey World News' Category
May 25 2009
Thanks to Stephen Fry
Many many thanks to Stephen Fry for his tweet linking to Jeremy’s bungee jump in aid of the Jim Cronin Memorial Fund.
Stephen also made a generous donation.
In return, I’d like to plug Stephen’s latest venture: The Dongle of Donald Trefusis. It’s a new audio series which you’ll be able to download from iTunes from 26 May 2009.
The Donald Trefusis character has been a favorite of mine for years; he featured in Fry’s novel The Liar, and the original Radio 4 talks were contained in the book Paperweight. This new series is sure to be brilliant!
“Hugely so to you all.”
Feb 26 2009
Jeremy Keeling – Bungee Madness!
A GIANT LEAP FOR APE KIND
Monkey World’s very own Animal Director Jeremy Keeling will be participating in a Bungee Jump in aid of The Jim Cronin Memorial Fund. The Bungee Jump will take place at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Longthorns, Wareham, Dorset. BH20 6HH on Sunday September 13th 2009.
Sponsoring Jeremy for his giant leap could not be easier, donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor Jeremy: The Jim Cronin Memorial Fund gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
So please sponsor Jeremy now!
Jan 12 2009
That’s the wonder of a Woolly monkey
From Bournemouth Echo:
DIEGO sports a tiny nappy and rubs his face against his “mother’s” cheek.
This tiny bundle of fur represents hope for his whole species
He is the third Woolly Monkey to be hand-reared by Dr Alison Cronin at Monkey World near Wool.
Their habitat is under threat but breeding in captivity has proved very difficult.
“They are simply dying off,” said Dr Cronin. “They suffer badly from high blood pressure and females often die in pregnancy.
“Monkey World is probably the only zoological garden left in the world with increasing numbers of Woolly Monkeys.”
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Nov 08 2008
Cheeky Charlie is aped by sculptor…
From Bournemouth Echo:
HE was one of Monkey World’s very first inhabitants and now this cheeky chap has been immortalised in bronze.
London sculptor Andy Garner brought along a 2ft high bust of Charlie, one of the primate rescue centre’s much-loved chimpanzees, yesterday.
The bronzed-resin sculpture of loveable Charlie was presented by Andy to Dr Alison Cronin, director of Monkey World, and Jeremy Keeling, animal director at the popular attraction.
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Sep 21 2008
Alison Cronin presents “Hero of Year” Award
From Daily Echo:
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 Year.
Gwen White, a volunteer for Winton Salvation Army, was also given the Community Spirit Award at the Unsung Hero Awards, organised by Bournemouth 2026.
Speaking after the ceremony at the Carrington House Hotel, the 76-year-old grandmother from Southbourne said: “I enjoy what I do.
” I love people and have so much love in my heart that I like to help them. I’m very shocked and humbled to have won this award.”
The awards were hosted by the Daily Echo’s news editor Andy Martin, the Mayor of Bournemouth, Cllr Stephen Chappell, and Alison Cronin of Monkey World, who paid a moving tribute to her late husband Jim, founder of the animal sanctuary at Wool.
She said: “Jim was a great believer that every single person could make a difference and he believed in the spirit of the unsung hero.
“Jim was a hero in many people’s eyes and all of his characteristics of passion, focus, drive and giving are present in the finalists of these awards.”
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Sep 05 2008
Monkey Life Updates
From Monkey World:
Monkey Life – Series 1 DVDs will be available in the Monkey World shop this September!
Monkey Life – Series 2 transmitted on Channel Five in May/June this year!
As soon as new transmission dates are known, we’ll post them up here.
Monkey Life – Series 3 is in production – there’s more to come…
Monkey Life Series 1 on Animal Planet
Sep 04 2008
Join in celebration of unsung heroes
From PR-inside.com:
Tickets are still available for the Echo-backed Unsung Hero awards.
The event at the Carrington House Hotel has been organised by Bournemouth 2026 and takes place on September 16. Guest speakers include Alison Cronin of Monkey World, Mayor of Bournemouth Cllr Stephen Chappell and Echo news editor Andy Martin.
The evening is a celebration of those individuals working tirelessly to make Bournemouth a safer, greener, healthier and more community-minded place to live.
Tickets include a three-course meal and drinks. Sponsors include JPMorgan, Dave Wells Properties and Transdev Yellow Buses.
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Aug 19 2008
Car boot sale
A couple of Monkey World supporters are holding a little car boot sale near the entrance gates on Sunday 24 August 2008, to raise money for the Jim Cronin Memorial Fund and the monkeys.
Jul 22 2008
Monkey Magic!
From Bournemouth Echo:
IT was a dream he did not live to see come true, but the founder of Monkey World would have been justly proud of the centre’s latest achievement.
The wife of the late Jim Cronin, Dr Alison Cronin, has this week returned from Vietnam where, after six years of work, a 64-hectare rehabilitation centre for golden-cheeked gibbons rescued from the sickening smuggling trade has been opened.
Alison said: “All those years ago Jim turned to me when we saw the first illegal shipment of gibbons in Thailand and said We should do something about this’.”
Working with the Vietnamese authorities, a project began to establish a primate rescue centre in the south of the country, at Cat Tien National Park.
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