**We do not sell or breed.**
Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary
70 INDA ROAD
PERKINSTON,MS 39573
1(228)365-6578
info@GulfCoastPrimateSanctuary.org
"Rebuilding Trust Together: A Sanctuary for Animals and People."
501(c)(3) EIN#33-1747216
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1 hr 30 min
49 US dollars
Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary Experience
Meet the Monkeys. Make a Difference.
Every visit directly supports lifetime care, enrichment, specialized diets, veterinary care, and safe sanctuary housing for rescued primates who have nowhere else to go.
🌿 Sanctuary Tour & Spider Monkey Enrichment Experience
**$49 Per Person Donation(children under 5 are free)**
Join us for an unforgettable educational experience at Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary and connect with our mission in a meaningful way.
During your visit, you will:
✔ Enjoy a guided educational tour of the sanctuary
✔ Hear the stories behind our rescued primate residents
✔ Learn why monkeys do not make suitable pets
✔ Discover how true sanctuaries operate and why ethical care matters
✔ Explore the importance of troop life, enrichment, and natural behaviors
✔ Participate in a supervised enrichment feeding experience through the enclosure barrier
✔ Learn how enrichment supports physical and mental wellbeing
✔ Enjoy designated opportunities for questions and photos
Experience sanctuary education centered on compassion, conservation, and lifelong care for rescued primates.
Your Visit Helps Support
❤️ Lifetime care for rescued primates
❤️ Veterinary care and specialized nutrition
❤️ Enrichment and habitat improvements
❤️ Educational outreach and conservation awareness
❤️ Our mission to provide permanent sanctuary for primates in need
### Tours By Appointment Only
**📍 Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary**
**📍 Perkinston, Mississippi**
Group sizes are limited, and advance reservations are required.
Please wear closed-toe shoes. Participants will be required to attend a rules and safety briefing prior to the tour.
This is a walking tour. Participants will be required to sign a waiver to participate. Please give us a call if you have special needs. Thank you
**Book Your Experience Today**
GALLERY
Our goal is to help the humanized monkeys slowly become what God created them to be. Each Primate will transition as they are comfortable doing so. Some may take longer than others, but the end goal is the same. To help them become dependent on their own species within a troop and to enjoy the rest of their lives enjoying nature and playing in the trees. Trying to give them a healthy mix of human/monkey interactions & relationships.
Our cat, Mini, gets along with Louie very well. We're not sure who taught who to climb trees. Sometimes we are convinced that she thinks she's a monkey!
Just a monkey doing what God created them to do! Enjoying another day at the Sanctuary. We are now taking Spider Monkey Re-homes. Feel free to contact us today (228)365-6578 We can travel to pick up.
The Spider Octagon outdoor enclosure has many ropes and toys. Swings, climbing structures, tall perches and many ropes to swing on. Great sun exposure for natural vitamin D and exercise.
Louie plays in the Octagon Spider enclosure as much as possible! He's to the point that he just wants to be outside in 'his area' and diaper free. This is a great transition for this humanized Primate. We are still playing and socializing with him, but he's transitioning well into the monkey's own space and out of the human home. He's enjoying just being a monkey.
Dr Askew (also on our Board of Directors), Ensuring all our new residents have the proper diet according to blood work results and all medical needs met. Looking for any unknown injuries so they can be properly treated, teeth examined for any hidden infections and vaccines updated. This ensures their best life!
We love our Kinkajous! We were blessed to be able to provide these beautiful animals with a forever home. We take in Arboreal Animals.
This sweet boy was a re-home pet that could no longer stay at his current place. He was well taken care of and was loved. We're honored his owners chose us to care for him. He will be spending the rest of his golden years with us and we couldn't be happier! He's a handsome sweet boy and we adore him.
Our residents have to trust us. It's a huge responsibility to ensure we maintain a trusting relationship with all of our residents. We want them to remain in a stress free environment and know that they are loved.
Our Mission
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Our Mission
Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary is a USDA-licensed, nonprofit 501(c)(3) monkey sanctuary located in a peaceful community in South Mississippi. We exist to provide permanent, lifetime care for New World Monkeys who have nowhere else to go.
Many of the primates who arrive at our sanctuary have endured instability — ex-pets, individuals from the entertainment industry, zoos, laboratories, breeding facilities or monkeys confiscated by authorities. They come to us with different background stories. Some have history of trauma and need to rebuild trust. They cannot return to the wild. They deserve safety, dignity, and lifelong protection.
With a specialized care team that includes two primate-focused veterinarians, experienced caregivers, and trained volunteers, we provide the highest standard of medical, physical, and behavioral care possible — always in accordance with USDA regulations and the Animal Welfare Act.
Monkeys need monkeys. Social structure matters. Stability matters. We work intentionally to build appropriate troop environments that allow each species to live as naturally and socially as possible outside of their native habitat.
But healing does not stop with the animals.
Through our UNPLUGGED program, we extend our mission to veterans and first responders navigating PTSD and stress-related challenges. In a structured, supervised, USDA-compliant environment, participants assist with sanctuary operations and learn the same principles that help our primates recover: consistency, patience, boundaries, and earned trust.
Primates mirror energy. Trust cannot be forced. It must be built.
As our monkeys regain stability, participants often rediscover it within themselves.
At Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary, we are not simply housing primates.
We are restoring stability.
We are protecting dignity.
We are building trust — one life at a time.
Meet
Photo by Ed Noles
Our Sanctuary Residents
Meet the animals that make up our Sanctuary Family. Please consider donating to help support our residents. Each Donation will go directly to the care of the animals.
MONKEY SANCTUARY BLOG
Photo by Ed Noles
We understand, first hand, how tight a bond is between a monkey and their caregiver. The respect and understanding of this bond is exactly what motivates us to do the absolute best we can to make a transition as stress free as possible for the monkey and caregiver. We want what is best for these beautiful and loved individuals.
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1 hr 30 min
49 US dollars
Contact Us
info@GulfCoastPrimateSanctuary.org
Text or Call 1(228)365-6578
The Sanctuary visits are by appointment only for the safety of the Monkeys.
