I recently hopped a plane to Florida for the second of my trips to interview the subjects of The Founders (my second book, now in development. More information can be found here.)
There are two sanctuaries in Florida whose founders I planned to interview, the first of which was Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. Its founder, Kari Bagnall, is a colleague and friend of mine through my years of work with NAPSA. I was excited to spend some time with her. She was a gracious host and was happy to talk with me about her sanctuary's history and founding.
I stayed on site in sanctuary housing, and was thrilled to see a familiar book set out in their library!
Similar to when I recapped my first interview for The Founders, there's not many details I can share at this time about what I learned and plan to write about. What I can share, though, are photos of beautiful monkeys I met on my sanctuary tour!
Every monkey at Jungle Friends is rescued from laboratory research or the exotic pet trade.
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| Monk Monk, a white-faced capuchin |
Each one has a distinct personality.
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| Monk Monk again |
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| A capuchin monkey |
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| A think this is once again Monk Monk! She was very photogenic. |
They all were curious about me, a newcomer. I was careful to give them space and not startle them, only approaching those who did not seem threatened or frightened.
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| A capuchin |
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| Squirrel monkeys |
This trip was made possible thanks to a grant from New England Anti-Vivisection Society. It is thanks to their generosity that I was able to begin my travel and research finally!
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| A squirrel monkey |
I can't wait to share my book with the world, so I can tell how this wonderful facility grew to be a home for over 300 monkeys.
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| A capuchin |
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