Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary Director, Tim Ajax, Honored with Prestigious Global Carole Noon Award Washington, D.C. / Newcastle, Oklahoma — The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) has announced Tim Ajax, Sanctuary Director of Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary (OPS), as the recipient of the 2025 Carole Noon Award for Sanctuary Excellence. Selected from

Forgotten in the Heat: Ruby, Brooks, and a Chance at Life Written by: April Kimmel, OPS Primate Specialist Her water had turned stagnant- a still, hot, green film sitting untouched in the corner of a suffocating barn. Inside was Ruby, a Ring-Tailed Lemur, trapped in sweltering neglect under the brutal