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African vervet monkeys trapped by local hunters cling to a cage at Yale University's Biomedical Research Foundation in Basseterre, St. Kitts on June 20, 2002. Yale University's St. Kitts facility uses the monkeys in stem cell research, Parkinson's disease research, alcoholism, epilepsy, gene therapy and neuro-degenerational disorders. Monkeys are separated by sex and age. The island is home to thousands of African vervet monkeys. Locals estimate the monkey population is nearly double the island's human population of 40,000. The monkeys were first brought over by the British as pets and soon escaped. A green vervet monkey can sell for up to $500 USD to overseas laboratories. Yale's St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation pays trappers $50-$150 depending on specific requirements for research.