Source: Detroit Free Press
“Police in South Carolina announced that five more monkeys that escaped from Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee have been recaptured, bringing the total number of monkeys caught to 30. Thirteen research monkeys still remain on the loose as of Monday evening. Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard told the police that all recovered primates appear to be ‘in good health.’ ‘Efforts to safely capture the remaining primates will continue throughout the evening and as long as necessary,’ police said in their update, advising residents and the public to avoid the area and refrain from operating drones there ‘as they can startle the animals and cause further stress.’ Forty-three rhesus macaques monkeys, described as ‘very young females weighing approximately 6-7 lbs,’ escaped from Alpha Genesis, a primate research facility in Yemassee, a small town about 60 miles west of Charleston, around 1 p.m. last Wednesday, according to the Yemassee Police Department.” (11/12/24)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/12/escaped-monkeys-south-carolina/76218843007/