In 1997, Terry Stocker and Rachel White, who were members of a charity called Animal Defenders went undercover at the farm under the names of "Spike" and "Anne" and managed to catch footage of Trudy being abused by Chipperfield. CampbellNot many people would take on the kind of things Jim did..he was fearless taking on governments and fighting for the good of the chimpshe will be sadly missedso sorry Alison. Wish Dr. Alison Cronin all the best in her endeavours. Carrying out and enforcing high standards of welfare and animal husbandry routines as set by section Leaders. corry attanasiogeweldig werk doen deze mensen ga zo door ik heb veel respect voor deze vrouw. If you ever need something from this side of the world (Israel), dont hesitate to ask. Part Time: working 14:00 to 17:00 on a 3 week rolling rota basis. Copyright 2019 Monkey World. my husband and our son sam aged 7 have become hooked on the program on tv.we were so shocked end sad to see the lovely man jim had died.alison and jim are amazing at what they have done they are so clever, the staff jeremy are so talented.. we hope to visit in the near futurex x. I visited Monkey World back in 2001. I had no idea about Jim. It's a sad loss for the family, monkeys and for anyone interested in ending the cruel practise in the trade of primates.or any animal. BH20 6HH. Ash south africaI have been watching monkey business for many years and just watched the first episode of monkey life. I was also lucky enough to speak to Alison by 'Peanuts' house, and I was able to ask Alison about 'Peanut's family group. BBC - Dorset - Nature - Monkey World's Jim Cronin remembered Food is presented in varying and unpredictable ways in order to stimulate natural feeding behaviours, to ensure that all members of the group get their fair share, and to create interest. the work jim and alison also everyone who works there do a fantastic job i have watched every series of monkey world and hope there will be more.keep doing the good work xx. You will be paid at the applicable rate of the national minimum wage: 23 years and over 10.42 per hour sarah hannant northumberlandmy husband and our son sam aged 7 have become hooked on the program on tv.we were so shocked end sad to see the lovely man jim had died.alison and jim are amazing at what they have done they are so clever, the staff jeremy are so talented.. we hope to visit in the near futurex x. Deborah EatonI visited Monkey World back in 2001. In 1997, Amy and Banghi had a son together named Gordon before Banghi died in 1998. As I'm sure most people know Monkey World was founded by Jim Cronin to offer a home to chimps confiscated form photographers using them as props on Spanish beaches. Mavis EklundA passionate caring human being who lived for the animals he loved I admire him and Alison and wish her every success in the future to carry on the great work Jim began, always remember their are a lot of people who really care. I wish Alison and all staff all the very best and can only hope South Africa can one day build a sanctuary like Monkey World. More than 30 Primate Care Staff at Monkey World meet the day-to-day needs of over 260 primates at the park. God speed Alison in keeping his dream alive. It will be a great loss, I was glad to hear his lovely wife is carrying on their woderful work and I wish her all the very best. He has been the leader of his group since 2006.. You two made a fantastic team along with the excellent staff like Jeremy at Monkey World. emma Graham-YoollWhat an amazing man Jim was I had no idea he had died, so shocked, All my fond thoughts to his wife and friends. sorry to here about alisons husband.the last time i went to monkry world i found it was a nice& natural place for the animals to live i hope to go back. the program touched my heart xx, Lavelle DavisAlthough it is thirteen months since the untimely death of Jim Cronin, I became aware of this tragic event recently. WE DO LIVE IN NORWAY, BUT I DONT KNOW HOW I MISSED THE NEWS ANYWAY! I hope one day i will be able to see what wonderful work you do for myself. "Jim has always been a very passionate person", says Alison. They married in 1996. I know its been a year, but for many years to come the loss of your Jim will be felt throughout the primate world. PETER EDBROOKEHAVEN'T WATCHED THE PROGRAMMES FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND WAS VERY SURPRISED AND SADDENED WHEN I HEARD OF JIM'S DEATH . Sadly, Pip died the following year and Ben joined the Bachelor Chimpanzee Group after Hananya refused to accept him. It is host to Europe's only orangutan crche which raises all orphaned or abandoned orangutans in Europe. It is good to see Alison and her team of helpers continuing to do such great work. she loved it so much that she can not waite to return and see ash. He and Alison have shown bravery just be facing the situations they have head on, and their dedication to bring suffering to an end wherever they could. Orangutan Nursery | Monkey World | Fandom The very best of luck to you and your team in the future. i would also like to send my love to jeremy, who is such a good mate to the apes,monkey world has now become a huge part of my life and i wish you all well and hope to be meeting some of you this summer when i will be visiting monkey world.carole xxx. will be making lots of returning visits. [7], In August 2010 Monkey World rescued a Bornean orangutan called Oshine from Johannesburg, South Africa. best wishes to you all and keep up the excellent work, im so sorry to hear about jim i did not now he past away.alison keep up your good work love u all, another one of the good guys gone early. Alison keep up the good work and remember God needed a good person in Heaven and then He saw Jim. It operates the Ariane 5, Soyuz, and Vega rockets, with its first rocket, the Ariane 1 being . "That word would sum him up in one.". I live in a Northern Ireland but the next time I am in England I will visit Monkey World. god bless him, jim scottonly just found out that jim cronin had died when a tribute came on at the end of monkey life, shocked to say the least, my wife, son and i were lucky enough to meet him on a visit to monkey world in dorset on our honeymoon and we had a lengthy chat with him, very down to earth and a sad loss, Robert CarneA brave and nobel man who will be missed by all,Wishing alison every success in the future. i don,t understand why there are still so many people still don,t no that jim has died.i was also one of those people who did not no jim had died one of the monkey worlds programes and read it at the end. !Teressa Wolverhampton England, the fantastic work you have done and will continue doing will be a lasting memorial, the work you do is fantastic, the dedication of you and your team is superb. May each day , you find continued strength to carry on .God bless you all. To Alison and the team.. god bless you. Gillian EnkelHe's work was inspirational, the monkeys and apes of this world have lost a true friend. Just couldn't believe it when I saw the film was dedicated to his memory. To Alison and all that do such wonderful work at Monkey World You are an inspiration to all of us who care about the plight of these wonderful souls. RIP Jim - you will be certainally missed by many. will be making lots of returning visits. i hope you keep up the good work. wendy and john webbI'm so sad to learn that Jim died and pass on my condolences to Alison. Seeing him being so caring and devoting to these amazing animals made us understand them, love them and care so much for them. He was a wonderful man. iv only just found out about jims death and it realy shocked me.he was a very caring man and you could tell that through hes work to save all them apes. It is heart-warming to see the love and care that the late Jim Cronin and his wife Alison gives to the primates in their care. CornwallWe are both saddened by Jim's Sudden death. When first seeing Johni, Monkey World's staff believed that she was a child of one of the other female chimps in the group and that Clin had stolen her. with the primates and how much he loved and cared for them. i have just read about the death of jim .i am so shocked, please send my love and thoughts to alison and well done to her for carrying on this wonderful work. I know that the Monkey Sanctuary will continue as per the promise made, however, to have lost such a driven and passionate individual will certainly have left a large void in the community.Finally, my condolences to Alison and the family, also to all those who worked tirelessly with Jim & Allison to save the lost primates. I also was shocked to see In Memory of Jim Cronin and found out on the internet when Jim had died. Love watching the humanity to the animals. jan richardsonJim will be sadly missed but with Alison and her great team atMonkey World it will grow and will be forever popular and Monkey Life now on t.v. Gorillas do not make such popular pets as chimpanzees and other primates. His widow Dr Alison Cronin spoke to BBC Dorset about her mission to keep his dream alive at the county's ape rescue centre. Love and hugs Laura, brian goodchildafter watching monkey world for weeks on tele i feel i have lost a good friend in jim so sad to here of his death, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites, BBC Dorset, Portfolio House, Princes Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TP. Alison go outside tonight and pick a star in the sky - and name it Jim - because you will always know where he is, and that he's safe and sound in the Best hands Heaven can provide. my son & my self love to watch monkey world, it shows that ther are some good people in this world, keep up the good work. It made me feel very sad for his family and friends and the monkeys too. I wish Monkey World all the best for the future. If your application is successful, you may, depending on the position applied for, be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service form. i would also like to send my love to jeremy, who is such a good mate to the apes,monkey world has now become a huge part of my life and i wish you all well and hope to be meeting some of you this summer when i will be visiting monkey world.carole xxx. A vision which Jim created and together with Alison continued. Today (24th May 2009) would have been our 51st wedding anniversary.I send you all my very sincere good wishes - love fromMargaret Lavender. jenny ansell cornwallI just love monkey world.its wonderful to see how close the staff are to theircharges,I wish it were me.you do a great job. show to be aired. It is wonderful that someone believes in them and gives them a decent life. Good luck to Alison and everyone at Monkey World. I love Ro Ro, Paddy, Charlie and all the other animals - especially the babies - and would like to say how shocked I was when I heard about Jim's death. Now, in his enchanting and touching book, he reveals how he became a . I have always felt passionately about wild animals in captivity. me & my disable hubby is comein to monkey world this summer i cant wait to see u all am very sad to here charli passt away on feb xxxx i love you alllll & jarmany x, jim and my husband were both ill at the same time alison and i both lost a love one,both were called jim,they will walk beside us both for ever,god bless you alison.xxxxxx, i have been truely moved by the work jim yourself and the team have n are doing and look fordward 2 seeing you all soon i feel like i know you n the monkeys so well im just sad that i wont be meeting jim keep up your good work ailson x, I HAVE BECOME ADDICTED TO WATCHING MONKEY WORLD AND IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I HAVE HERD OF JIMS DEATH ,IF WE HAD ONLY MORE PEOPLE LIKE JIM OUR BEAUTIFUL ANMALS WOULD LIVE ON ,(GOD BLESS YOU JIM). I regularly watched this programme as my late father Bill Collard, also rescued and bred chimps and orangutangs on a smaller scale. so sad to hear of jim passing away,my husband and i watch the programe all the time good luck alison,follow jims dream, Dear AlisonWe are watchng the series only now in South Africa. Jez says that Jim's lasting legacy is that he changed people's attitudes towards conservation. Johni is a female chimpanzee. It made me feel very sad for his family and friends and the monkeys too. Monkey World's first resident was a female Monkey Business is my most favourite programme on Animal Planet and once again I am reminded of the great team looking after primates and making sure they're well taken care of. Keep up the good work. DID MY TRAINING AS A NURSE IN POOLE GENERAL HOSPITAL. My 3 year old son loves your program so much that we plan to visit Monkey World this year. When we heard about Jim's death we were greatly saddened. What he did for all those monkeys is unpresidented. Many thanks, Count always your blessings and never your losses. Only the good die young , it's true. He opened my eyes and brain to a greater perception of our cousins. Liz HandleyA truly inspiring human being who gave so much of himself to the conservation of primates. I was walking on air afterwards, my family said that just the fact that both Alison and then Jeremy spoke to me were worth the entrance fee alone. i have just read about the death of jim .i am so shocked, please send my love and thoughts to alison and well done to her for carrying on this wonderful work. It amazed me at the content way the monkeys lived in their enclosures and how natural the habitat was for them compared to other "zoos" i have visited. The world has lost a wonderful, caring, exceptional man. Wareham Jim's early passing confirms what he had achieved in this life, lessons learned. Please note there is no contact with the primates in this position, but you will be involved in the day to day husbandry that takes place ensuring that the needs of our primates are met. Thank you Jim. Maureen CleeThe programme "Monkey Life" rules our time at the start of the evening. Who was the first monkey at Monkey World? zoei watch all the episodes of money world and think that what alison and her late husband jim cronin do is absoluetly outstanding i have never been to monkey world yet but would love to and will soon hopefully be visting . David WorthyLike many others, i had not realised that Jim had sadley died. Monkey Life is a television documentary series about the work of Dr. Alison Cronin, Jeremy Keeling and their team at Monkey World, "the largest monkey and ape rescue centre on the planet" (the programme's tag line), near Wool in Dorset. sheilaJust over a year since Jims death,I hope Alison is starting to come to terms with her loss. Many thanks, Count always your blessings and never your losses. I just realised that Jim Cronin died. International fans can watch via the Beyond Wildlife You Tube channel, in selected regions. TimesMojo is a social question-and-answer website where you can get all the answers to your questions. My family will remember him for ever. Anyway, if life was full of moments like that for Jim and Alison, then Alison has a lot of rich memories. He raised awareness about their plight and did something about it. Mavis Coxon Leeds West YorkshireI was so sad & shocked to hear of the death of Jim what a wonderful man taken far too soon. i admired everything all the team did to help the apes. chantalhi my name is chantal and I have adoped pip the littel chimp. wilma blackleyit was so sad to hear of the death of jim alison and jim were like family to me and my husband sadly missed,im sure alison will carry on the good work,but she will miss jim terrible they worked so hard for all primates.good luck allison and all the workers love you all,i will watch you every day all the very best from wilma from stockport, xx, kelli jonesJust been watchin monkey life and was absolutly shocked to learn that jim had died 2 yrs ago.I think they are all wonderful people that work at mokey world but if it wasn't for jim and alison it wouldn't be a reality.I send my condolances to Alison keep up the spectacular work girl sorry for your loss, henkmm@caiway.nlkeep up the good work thanks. We should all remember the great work that Jim started and continue to support his work and support Alison in her struggle to rescue primates. We would like to pass on to Alison our heart felt sympathies for her loss, and we are pleased to hear that she is carrying on Jim's good work. Alison Cronin - Wikipedia peter watsonThe world was a better place with you in it Jim,say hi to Rodney for us. Amazon, Walmart . iam so sorry and shocked at your loss i always watch your program and you all do a fabulous job with the primates may you all continue.