Post and Courier

Monkeys may be damaging remote SC barrier island where primates run free, new analysis shows

Free-ranging monkeys may be causing long-term environmental damage on Morgan Island, an isolated barrier island the state owns and has used for decades as a primate breeding ground, according to a new ...

Travel + Leisure says SC island that's home of 3,000 monkeys is worth seeing. But can you?

Travel + Leisure thinks South Carolina's 'Monkey Island' is worth seeing, but just remember it's 'their island.' ...
Post and Courier

Monkey Island: Cash, conflict and science collide on mysterious SC outpost where primates run free

MORGAN ISLAND — Ominous warnings line the channel approaching this remote barrier island in St. Helena Sound. “No Trespassing” signs hang from the trunks of live oak trees against an eroding shoreline ...
The Island Packet

SC’s recent monkey escape would be nothing compared to a potential brewing storm | Opinion

An infant rhesus macaque is held by an adult as photographed on Sept. 20, 2024, on Morgan Island, located in Beaufort County just north of St. Helena Island. The island and its 3,000 monkeys are ...