The Primate Resource Referral Service (PRRS) provides the communications/database network needed for efficient acquisition and sharing of existing captive primates and primate-related resources by investigators and institutions both nationally and internationally. The overall goal of this service is to maximize the use of existing captive primates thereby reducing the total number of primates needed for research, and in turn, helping to promote the conservation of primate populations in the wild.   PLEASE NOTE: Non-human primates and their offspring may be sold, resold, or otherwise distributed only for bona fide scientific, educational (University level), or exhibition purposes, according to strictly defined criteria implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please check all regulations (USDA, CDC, USDI, local permits) prior to transfer, sale, placement of non-human primates. Links to many of these regulatory agencies may be found on our Related Links page.