Rescued spider monkeys find new home at Hattiesburg Zoo

Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes juvenile spider monkeys after rescue

Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes four rescued spider monkeys after US border smuggling attempt. AZA, Species Survival Program aid primate welfare, highlight pet trade risks.

4 juvenile spider monkeys rescued from illegal smuggling now at the Hattiesburg Zoo

The four spider monkeys were nearly smuggled in lunch boxes over the border, but they now call the Hattiesburg Zoo home.

Rescued spider monkeys find new home at Hattiesburg Zoo

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to four juvenile spider monkeys that were rescued from an illegal smuggling attempt. Zoo officials said the two males and two females were discovered inside lunch boxes while being smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The monkeys were confiscated by the U.S. Fish and [...]

Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes four new residents - WXXV News 25

Hattiesburg, Miss. (WXXV)- The Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to four juvenile spider monkeys, two males and two females. Each monkey has gone through a quarantine period and all four are being slowly introduced to their outdoor habitat with Rico, a senior adult male spider monkey who has been at the Zoo for several years. While the Hattiesburg Zoo is happy to have the new residents, how they came to call the zoo home is an important lesson against…

Hattiesburg Zoo houses four spider monkeys confiscated in illegal pet trade smuggled in lunchboxes

HATTIESBURG – Four juvenile spider monkeys are now calling the Hattiesburg Zoo home after being confiscated in an illegal pet trade smuggling attempt, according to zoo officials. The monkeys were discovered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services at the Mexico-United States border, where they had been hidden inside lunch boxes. The animals were confiscated under the Lacey Act, a federal law that prohibits the import, export, transport, sale or purcha…

Spider monkeys smuggled into U.S. in lunch boxes now housed at Hattiesburg Zoo

Four juvenile spider monkeys that were smuggled into the U.S. inside lunch boxes are now being cared for at the Hattiesburg Zoo. Zoo officials announced that each went through a quarantine period before being introduced to their outdoor habitat alongside a senior adult male spider monkey that has been at the zoo for several years. Two of the monkeys, per officials, are male, while the other two are female. Before the monkeys arrived at their saf…