Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary

At Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary , we receive calls almost daily from people who love their monkeys deeply… but are overwhelmed. If you are facing the decision to surrender your monkey, we want you to hear this clearly: Choosing a sanctuary is not failure. It is an act of love. Monkeys Change — A Lot — As They Grow Up When most people first bring home a baby monkey, they experience: • A tiny, dependent infant • Bottle feedings • Clinging and cuddling • Playfulness and curiosit

We had a great turnout for our First Spring work day of 2026! One volunteer even drove over 2 hours to be with us today!! The amount of work accomplished was incredible. Weeks worth of work done in one afternoon. We were all sore and worn out by the end of the 3 hour block of time, but completely amazed too. New friends were made. Old friends were reunited and the monkeys got spoiled by everyone. We are getting ready for our new residents coming in and everyone is exci

Our Staff/Interns are completely monkey approved! They are hard working and learning new things daily!

A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/04/mississippi-monkey-sanctuary-helps-vet...

We want to welcome our smallest monkeys to the Sanctuary Family! They are the smallest with the largest personalities. Coco and Gizmo are...

We want to welcome our newest residents into our Sanctuary Family. Maybel and Waylon are 2 year old spider monkeys who have been owner...

Welcome New residents!

WelcomeNew Residents, the kinkajous!!

Voulunteer Highlights Meet John, our Volunteer Leader for Building and Maintenance.