What island in the Keys has monkeys?
What island in the Keys has monkeys? It's a real island in Homosassa with monkeys! Monkey Island Florida is one of the most unique sights along Florida's Nature Coast. A small island in the Homosassa River, easily seen from the Homosassa Riverside Resort?, Monkey Island began as a solution to a sticky problem in neighboring Weeki Wachee, Florida.
Are there monkeys in the Keys?
Rhesus macaques introduced to the Florida Keys in the 1970s destroyed red mangroves, leading to massive vegetation loss and shoreline erosion. These macaques were subsequently removed from the Keys in 1990 and 2000. The core population of rhesus macaques is in central Florida around the Silver River.