In late October, a transport truck carrying 21 rhesus macaques used for biomedical research crashed on I-59 in Jasper County, Miss. Several of the monkeys escaped, and most were euthanized due to concern for public safety. Fortunately for the one survivor safely recovered – known only as NI 62 at the time as per the number on his chest – a week on the run meant he could not return to the research program.

Now named Forrest, this monkey has begun a new life at the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River, a sanctuary for…