Cameroon wildlife sanctuary awaits “Taiping Four”
Environmental News NetworkPosted: October 31st, 2006 by Thomas L. Knapp
“An animal sanctuary in Cameroon, home to dozens of primates endangered by the illegal bushmeat trade, is preparing to welcome some famous guests: the ‘Taiping Four’ gorillas smuggled to Malaysia four years ago. Felix Lankester, director of the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon’s main port city of Douala, said the centre had gone to great lengths to be ready for the return of the western lowland gorillas, currently held in Pretoria Zoo in South Africa. Taiping Zoo in Malaysia acquired the animals, smuggled out of the West African country via Nigeria, in 2002 but Cameroon has been lobbying for their return ever since.” (10/31/06)
