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Cameroon gorillas returning home | Cameroon gorillas returning home |
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Four rare gorillas are being flown from South Africa to Cameroon, five years after they were illegally smuggled to Taiping Zoo in Malaysia. | Four rare gorillas are being flown from South Africa to Cameroon, five years after they were illegally smuggled to Taiping Zoo in Malaysia. |
The Malaysian authorities returned the four Western Lowland gorillas to South Africa in 2004 and they have since been kept at Pretoria Zoo. | The Malaysian authorities returned the four Western Lowland gorillas to South Africa in 2004 and they have since been kept at Pretoria Zoo. |
The International Fund for Animal Welfare said the "Taiping Four" will now be taken to a wildlife sanctuary. | The International Fund for Animal Welfare said the "Taiping Four" will now be taken to a wildlife sanctuary. |
The male and three females were sedated before being put into giant crates. | The male and three females were sedated before being put into giant crates. |
'Message' | 'Message' |
"Africa's wildlife is disappearing from the earth right in front of our eyes," Ifaw's Christina Pretorious told the AFP news agency. | "Africa's wildlife is disappearing from the earth right in front of our eyes," Ifaw's Christina Pretorious told the AFP news agency. |
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Tinu, Izan, Oyin and Abbey, all six years old and weighing about 100kg each, are to be transported to the Limbe Wildlife Sanctuary in south-west Cameroon. | Tinu, Izan, Oyin and Abbey, all six years old and weighing about 100kg each, are to be transported to the Limbe Wildlife Sanctuary in south-west Cameroon. |
There are believed to be fewer than 100,000 Western Lowland gorillas in the wild. Their status was recently upgraded to critically endangered. | |
Gorillas and other primates are often hunted to be eaten in Cameroon and neighbouring countries. | Gorillas and other primates are often hunted to be eaten in Cameroon and neighbouring countries. |