Officials say the rising trend of spider monkey babies being domesticated is the cause of these aggressive poachers.

H EIDELBERG, Miss. (WVUE) - A Mississippi woman detailed the moments leading up to her shooting and killing an escaped monkey ...

Jessica Bond Ferguson -- the mom who shot and killed an escaped monkey Sunday to protect her kids -- wishes the whole thing ...

Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson said the driver of the truck initially told his deputies the monkeys were carrying ...

A monkey that escaped in Mississippi is shot and killed by a homeowner who says she feared for her children's safety.

A second monkey has been shot and killed and authorities say they're still searching for a third missing monkey a week after ...

An influencer is fighting to get back her internet-famous monkey, Jorgie Boy — even though the unpermitted pet was found deathly sick and malnourished in a car crash where his owner says she had ...

HOLIDAY, Fla. -- A Florida auto theft suspect was taken into custody with an unusual companion: his pet monkey. According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Department, Cody Blake Hession was arrested ...

The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor for the illegal trade in exotic animals, with spider monkeys among the most ...