The MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University is proud to include Wild Futures as an important part of its programme in seeking ways to achieve a sustainable future. Together with Wild Futures we help to train the conservationists of the future in the techniques of research, husbandry and environmental education, both at home and overseas
Oxford Brookes University
Rachel Hevesi – Primate Consultant
Rachel Hevesi works as a consultant, speaking and writing about monkeys and their welfare, conservation, behaviour and associated issues, with over 25 years’ experience working with primates in the UK and South America. She is a specialist in captive care and rehabilitation with a particular interest in woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha). She has worked with various NGO’s and government agencies in the UK and abroad, including rescue and rehabilitation projects in habitat countries, as well as writing protocols and advising on enforcement of legislation. Rachel has written two books for children, available from The Monkey Sanctuary shop, and contributed to and had her work featured in several specialist publications and on television.


