Alexandra Rosati

University of Michigan

Articles by: Alexandra Rosati

A rhesus macaque monkey walks on Cayo Santiago, also called Monkey Island, off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

Scientists Race to Save Puerto Rico's 'Monkey Island'

By Alexandra Rosati published

Puerto Rico's Cayo Santiago Research Station has been a world-famous site for primate studies since 1938. Now scientists are working to save its staff and rhesus monkey colony after Hurricane Maria.