Compassion
Every rescued animal and every community partner is treated with care and respect. People and wildlife thrive together.
About us
Driven by the field, not the boardroom.
Monkey Rescue is a young, enthusiastic organisation founded by four environmental scientists who decided that real change starts on the ground.
Our story
Why we started Monkey Rescue
We founded Monkey Rescue after witnessing the threats facing rainforest ecosystems first-hand — to the wildlife, to the forests and to the people who live there. We came to one conclusion: action in the field is the best way to start pushing change in a positive direction.
It doesn't take much more than a glance at a satellite map to see the drastic, ever-accelerating deforestation that has scarred these equatorial zones in just a few decades. From the South American Amazon to the forests of Africa and South-East Asia, the damage is impossible to ignore.
With the support of our donors and the communities we work alongside, we want to make a lasting, positive impact — for the wildlife and for the generations to come.
2022
the year four scientists decided to act
What guides us
Our values
Evidence
As scientists, we let research lead. We invest where the data shows we'll make the biggest difference.
Partnership
We work with local communities, never against them — because lasting change is built together.
Meet the team
The co-founders
Four environmental scientists, one shared belief: the rainforest is worth fighting for.
Alexey Sidorov
Co-founder
Todor Aleksandrov
Co-founder
Michael Beletsky
Co-founder
David Thorne
Co-founder
Want to be part of the story?
Whether you donate, volunteer or simply spread the word, you help protect the world's rainforests and the primates who live in them.