On April 14, investigators with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Environmental Crimes unit in Erie County responded to a report about a Grand Island resident ...

A spider monkey suffering from poor care was turned over to Department of Environmental Conservation officers last month on Grand Island. DEC investigators responded to a Grand Island home on April 14 ...

A spider monkey might look like the kind of animal someone would see in a movie or a viral video and think, “That’s adorable, I want one.” But in New York State, that’s exactly where things go off the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A spider monkey has been transported to a sanctuary after being kept as an illegal pet at a Grand Island home, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday. On April ...

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Grand Island resident is accused of illegally keeping a spider monkey as a pet, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC said on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two Mexican spider monkeys, who were reportedly taken from the wild and illegally sold into the pet trade, now call Nashville home. According to officials, two female spider ...

Three baby spider monkeys are settling in at their new home. Cider, Holly, and Juniper arrived at Hattiesburg Zoo in late 2025 and spent their first months in quarantine. Since their arrival, the ...

St. Charles neighbors got a very unexpected visitor on Wednesday night: a diaper-wearing spider monkey that wandered onto a porch and appeared to be trying to get inside, triggering a 911 call and a ...

High above the rainforest floor, where few creatures dare to venture, spider monkeys reign supreme as nature’s ultimate aerial artists. With their remarkably specialized bodies and incredible ...