Karen DoughtyI was socked to hear of the death of Jim Cronin. Wareham is worth a visit if you are willing to seek out the interesting parts things dont necc jump out at you, you have to look for them. Deborah I AM SOOOO SORRY to have just read about the death of Jim , what a wonderful man he must have been . Keep up the good work Alison - the world needs you even more now. joyce o'neili did watch monkey world a lot, for a time, & then started to watch it again, i didn't know Jim Cronin, had died.it was heartbreaking to hear, he was a very good person, my heart goes out for his family, & wife Alison, you are doing a wonderful job, looking forwards to coming to monkey world this year,we are very proud of what you both have done, all the very best to you Alison, & your team of workers,you all work so very hard, MargaretOnly the good die young! alison you are a very brave lady and you are doing Jim proud keep up the great work.your team are a credit to you and the TVprog is riveting. I am totally in awe of his work and his death reduced me to tears. Do Men Still Wear Button Holes At Weddings? Elrine GreigBless you, Alison, for the courage to go on - in South Africa, the Monkey World show is one of the favourite programmes - hang in there, Honey! Ingrid'To live in the hearts we love is not to die' Carry on the good work Alison, Jim will be with you every step of the way. Hopefully, we will get to visit the centre at some point. Cant wait to see charlie and gordon. Keep your heart strong and determined, continue to touch the world with your amazing work. Be strong Alison so that you could continue the good work which you and Jim have done. Truly very sorry for your loss. I have been watching the programe on Animal Planet for weeks now and I decided i would look it up on the internet and to my shock I find that Jim had passed away in 2007. Its still hard to believe he's gone. Maivy Byggmark SwedenWe are coming to Monkey World in september and we hoipe to meet you Alison and to give you a warm hugh and thank you for what yo u and Jim has done, and we pray that you will find strenght to carry on. Deborah Pilgrim23/05/08 (Australia) My hubby, Mal and I are planning a trip to Europe in August. All rights reserved. No animal should have to do a humans bidding and be treated as a slave. Its so sad to hear that Jim had passed away. After watching Monkey Business on TV in Australia, my views and understanding of all primates have changed for the better. God Bless.xx. A huge & sad loss but thankfully for Monkeyworld and Jim there are Alison and all the dedicated, wonderfull & hardworking staff who can carry on the fantastic work. Most of us feel a passion for something but it remains just that. We are extremely shocked to hear of his death as we were when Steve Irewin died. Good luck to Alison and everyone at Monkey World. I was sadened and shocked to hear of Jim's sudden death, my heart goes out to Alison, I wish her well for the future with the continuation of her good work. Jim was a very impressionable guy. I believ that she continues her work at Monkey World. I have never seen such dedication to wildlife as were jim and alison I pray for jim and also for alison who must have thought her world had fallen apart.Rest in peace jim your work and dedication here in england and around the world will never be forgotten. I always watch Monkey World and love it. is just as brilliant.Please keep it going. Keep up the good work Alison You are truly a wonderfull person Monkey world is lucky to have you.God Bless. Thelma WarringtonI have watched the monkey world programs from the very begining and have come to admire and respect all that Jim and Alison have achieved. I am so looking forward to seeing more of Monkey Business on T.V.God Bless you all. Monkey World staff tried to help him for a few days, but Aris did not improve. You were an inspiration to me and i will always be in awe of the incredible work you did and selflessness which you showed in dedicating your life to caring and rescuing abused primates. Jean Marti We are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Jim Cronin. Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre Keep up the good work Alison and know that Jim will always be there to guild you through. wendy and john webbI'm so sad to learn that Jim died and pass on my condolences to Alison. I am devistated. At least there are people like you in it that will make a differance. With an annual adoption, you will receive a photo of the primate that you choose to adopt, issues of our Ape Rescue Chronicle (three issues are produced per year), a certificate and also a season ticket that allows the 'adoptive parent' entry to the park for the whole year. I can't believe it is nearly 2 years ago. Fortunately, we have not come across many gorillas that have needed rescuing from the illegal pet or smuggling trades. Lthe standard and passion has been set for future generations to follow and build on. Jim was a wonderful man, and you are a brave good and wonderful person. It was while she was living in the UK that she met Jim Cronin at Monkey World in 1993. Jenny HallOnly this weekend, after watching Monkey World on Animal Planet, did I find out about Jim's death. Catherine. I hope everyone at monkey world are ok, Jim was a great man. 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. look after you and keep up the good work. I always enjoyed watching and seeing how he shared such a bond with those animals, it was really amazing!My heart goes out to alison.x, Jim was wonderful man,and will be greatly missed.i will be visiting monkey world in september and hope to see you around alison? We think you have all done more to educate people about the plight of the monkeys than any other programme.We love Jeremy and hope Alison can continue with and expand the programme to rehabilitate monkeys around the world.What happened to the Capuchin monkeys from Chile - we are waiting to see them arrive in the UK! TaraHi Alison me and my mum have watched monkey world save monkeys all over the world for a very long time and still do.We were very shock when we found out Jim had died we were really upset but none of us will feel how you felt.Bye Taraxxxx. We know we are. I am glad to hear that his wife intends to carry on his work. The TV documentary Monkey Business completed its 9th season in 2005 and its successor Monkey Life, is currently in its 14th season. Protecting primates from abuse and neglect was always Jim's driving force. It is wonderful that someone believes in them and gives them a decent life. Keep up the wonderfull work Alison which i'm sure you will, jim's memory and his legacy will go on for a very long time. May I take this opportunity in wishing Alison all the very best in the future for carrying on with this wonderful work at Monkey World. We have watched Monkey World with interest over a long period of time, and have always been filled with admiration for the work of both Jim and Alison Cronin and all their staff. Dawn JeffersI am shocked at the passing of Jim. 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 was very shocked and sad to hear the news what a great loss to the world his friends and family never missed an episode of monkey business. I think Jim Cronin did a really excellent job at monkey world and I really admire his work and the work of Alison and all the rest of the people at monkey world. I am sure there have been some dark days but as you know,when you look in to the eyes and the expressions on those little faces that you see every day will keep you grounded and strong as well as focused. very sad to hear of his death and i am sure he is sadly missed. I have been watching Money Business and have been overwhelmed at the love and care the monkeys receive from the staff at Monkey World. So are Mum and Dad!! Its such a shame a place like this needs to exist &the animals cant live in peace in their own environment, but thank goodness for people like Jim &Alison. Ann MeliaWhat a wonderful man he really loved what he did and thank goodness his dream will carry on with Alison and her great team, Mo HullMy Husband and I met Jim in the cafe when monkey world had just opened.We signed the form to help save the spanish chimps.Jim and Alison and their team have done so much to change peoples view of these wonderful animals. God bless you. im also upset at the passing of charlie, but thanks to monkey world he had a good and happy life. sharon bantoni 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. However, the stress of caring for two infants proved too much for Aris' grandmother, who, when both babies got agitated, bite Aris' eyelid and tore it. He seemed like such a nice guy, why the good ones? There you will find Grown up Chimp Sally, she is a real star, she is adoptive mother to any young chimps who arrive at the Park and to see her care for, and teach the youngsters all they need to know before they move on to the larger ape groups is something that has to be seen to be believe she deserves so much more recognition than she receives. All rights reserved. What a wonderful man he really loved what he did and thank goodness his dream will carry on with Alison and her great team, My Husband and I met Jim in the cafe when monkey world had just opened.We signed the form to help save the spanish chimps.Jim and Alison and their team have done so much to change peoples view of these wonderful animals. Marion Lomax LondonHope the goood work continues. He is still there looking after you all. I have just found out about Jim Cronin's death when accessing the website for the first time today. Love to all Mavis x. Diane and Peter, Sutton in AshfieldWe were both shocked and saddened to learn about Jim's death. I can truly feel with Alison as I lost my husband and best friend too. !Forever in our thoughts and minds and trust you to carry on the good work.Jim..rest in peace..good job done. 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. Jim had been planning the trip before he died. I'll just say what I wanted to say the first time when I saw your work: You make me proud to be a member of the human race (wich isn't always the case), thank you with all my heart! god bless you Alison, eleanor heaneyi have enjoyed watchin monkeyworld and the work you both did to save the monkeys of the world. May God bless Jim's soul and give Alison the strength to continue their amazing ministry with animals. show to be aired. Jim's contribution to Primate welfare was second to none and will never be forgotten. i think that his work is nice and kind to all the monkeys there and i have been there 1 time and i wound like go back one more time. Thankyou so much for taking the trouble to speak to me, it made my visit. Keep strong x x, TanyaOne of my favourite programmes is Monkey Business,on DSTV South Africa Alison hope you go from strength to strength and you are in everyone's thoughts, nicola bealesI am so sorry to learn of Jim's death. Keep up the good work and god bless you all for your brave work . South Africans need to be educated in this field. Sheila BennettWe love the programme and watch regularly. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "UK | England | Dorset | Monkey World boss Jim Cronin dies", "BBC News | UK | Abused chimp's new life", Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre MONKEY BUSINESS STAR DIES, "UK | England | Dorset | Charity rescues Chilean monkeys", "Dorset sanctuary completes world's biggest monkey rescue", "Kiki the rescued chimpanzee welcomed at Monkey World (From Bournemouth Echo)", "Meet Kalu the chimpanzee, the latest arrival at Monkey World", "Not one but TWO rare woolly monkey births! Please note we do not accept third-party applications. For a long time I have not been able to watch Monkey World on Animal planet, and today I watched and enjoyed the program but missed Jim's presence. love the programme have been watching for years even though we live in spain.hope to come and see all the staff and monkeys soon. I came t watch Monkey World while living in Dublin and quickly came to love Jim & Alison and the work that they do. Jim's early passing confirms what he had achieved in this life, lessons learned. absoloutley marvelous man,and his wife alison .i love to watch monkey world .and so glad that there are people like jim was to save these monkies from cruelty all over the world,i'm so happy that there are people like them ,because those monkies deserve a better life. Mary and Gwynne Morson TanzaniaLike so many others we only saw recently that Jim had passed away. SpaceX is the world's only company capable of autonomously landing a medium lift rocket vertically. even though when we went it was pureing it down with rain. Brenda LarkinI have watched so much about Monkey World and everyone feels like friends. Love watching the shows and feel like i know everyone. In 2017, Trudy lost her adoptive mother Peggy to a heart defect. In April 1998, Monkey World rescued a young female chimpanzee named Trudy, who had been filmed being beaten by Mary Chipperfield. Just goes to show how much impact Jim still has. A huge & sad loss but thankfully for Monkeyworld and Jim there are Alison and all the dedicated, wonderfull & hardworking staff who can carry on the fantastic work. We are coming back to see the new changes and bringing the granddaughter with us this time. I was taken with sadness when at the end I saw that the program was in his memory. I watch monkey world on animal planet and I think jim and allison do a wonderful job as all the monkeys have been resuced from humans who have been abusing them and jim and the rest of the staff give them love and care to live as normal as possible. He is the youngest male of this group. Far from being a misanthrope who has only found satisfaction in relationships with animals, Keeling these days appears a man at peace with the world, content on the desert island of the 65-acre sanctuary near Wareham where he lives happily with Lou, his fifth wife, who conserves butterflies. Jim was an amazing person. Alison i was shocked to read about Jims passing it was'nt even mentioned on our local news how can the world press not know what a great person he was and not give him due coverageplease keep up your good works Alison the world needs people like you all my heart felt love to you and your staff.. at Monkey World love Cazxx, An amazing person and animal lover thank you for caring for these poor animals and giving them a home Alison you were so lucky to have had him be lucky. Alison be strong you do a fantastic job & i wish you well. 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. We know we are. I wish Alison and her wonderful team all the best for Monkey World's future. Good Luck to you Alison please find the strength to carry on without him. having watched monkey world for the first time this year 2008. Condolences to his wife Alison & family. Its true what they say only the good die young. !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. puns for the name kerry, insignia tv won't turn on red light blinks, mobile homes for rent in newcastle, ok,