A pet monkey escaped from a home in southern Peru, broke into nearby residences, and wreaked havoc until rescuers arrived, officials said. Residents of a housing complex in Ica called nature ...

We’re going monkey hunting in Peru’s Manú National Park—a huge swath of protected rain forest and one of the most biodiverse parks in the world. The hunt is legal. Elias belongs to an ...

and the common woolly monkey is subject to some trade restrictions. In 2019, Peru put the yellow-tailed woolly monkey on its one sol coin to call attention to the country’s imperiled wildlife.

Residents in Ica called wildlife officials to report an escaped pet monkey entering their homes and wreaking havoc. Photos show the rescued animal. Photo from Peru’s National Forestry and ...