Wild Futures’ Director Rachel Hevesi Shortlisted for National Outstanding Individual Achievement Award

Rachel Hevesi, Director of the charity Wild Futures has been shortlisted for an outstanding individual achievement award from the national publication the Charity Times. The Charity Times Awards, in its thirteenth year, is a celebration of best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector. Rachel Hevesi is travelling to London today to attend the … Continued

New Vacancy – PR Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: PR Assistant   Salary: circa £14,000 pro rata (part time – 2/3 days per week) Duration:  Initial 12 month contract Responsible to: Head of Income Generation and PR Responsible for:  N/a   Charity Overview:  Wild Futures is a leader in the field of primate welfare and conservation, environmental education and sustainable … Continued

New Vacancy – Trust Fundraiser

 JOB DESCRIPTION   Job Title: Trust Fundraiser Salary: circa £14,000 pro rata (part time – 2 days per week). Duration:  Initial 12 month contract Responsible to: Head of Income Generation and PR Responsible for:  N/a   Charity Overview:  Wild Futures is a leader in the field of primate welfare and conservation, environmental education and sustainable … Continued

European Parliament Hears Case for Ban on Wild Animals as Pets

Two days ago at the European Parliament, the European coalition of animal welfare NGOs, ENDCAP, launched its new publication on ‘Wild Pets in the European Union’ to a packed room of Members of the European Parliament, Representatives of EU countries and officials from the European Commission. Speakers: Daniel Turner (Born Free Foundation); Clifford Warwick (Emergent … Continued

Wild Animals as ‘Pets’ Threaten the Environment and Public Health

Dogs and domestic cats may be the most conventional and numerous companion animals, or ‘pets’, but  wild animals, such as monkeys, snakes, lizards and meerkats, are increasingly in demand around homes in Europe.  Wild in nature and often unpredictable, these animals are not only potentially dangerous to people, able to inflict severe physical injury, and … Continued

The Big Beachwatch Weekend

Fuelled by an anti-litter passion and equipped with rubber gloves, bin bags and litter pickers, volunteers from Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary and Friends of Seaton Valley will once again be descending on SeatonBeachin South East Cornwall as part of this year’s Marine Conservation Society’s Big Beachwatch Weekend. Their seashore mission: To rid Seaton Beach of … Continued

Monkey Game Goes Nuts for Stephen Fry

Wild Futures, a primate conservation and rescue charity, has released an app and online game to launch their latest campaign film starring Stephen Fry, in which players aim to move a nut through a maze in the fastest time and beat the ‘scores’ of monkeys at The Monkey Sanctuary in Looe, Cornwall. The game is … Continued

World Oceans Day Goes Down a Storm!

World Oceans Day Goes Down a Storm! The Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary based near Looe, Cornwall held a successful day last week to celebrate World Oceans Day. On Thursday 7th June, despite the stormy weather, more than 160 people attended the World Oceans Day event and had a great time.  Several marine conservation group volunteers … Continued

Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary hosts Important European Meeting

Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary hosts Important European Meeting The Wild Futures’ Monkey Sanctuary is a founder member of the European Alliance of Rescue Centres and Sanctuaries (EARS) and last week hosted the second EARS meeting at its site near Looe, Cornwall. 16 members attended the conference between 19th and 22nd May, from as far as … Continued