Guest guest Posted November 5, 2002 Report Share Posted November 5, 2002 ***************************Advertisement*************************** eCentral - Your Entertainment Guide http://www.star-ecentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/11/3/nation/hrjane & sec=nation ________________________ Sunday, November 03, 2002 Jane Goodall: Send gorillas to Africa By HILARY CHIEW PETALING JAYA: Renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall has appealed to the Government to send the four baby gorillas at Taiping Zoo to an African sanctuary as opposed to its original plan to give them to a zoo with breeding capabilities. In her letter dated Oct 30 to Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Law Hieng Ding, she praised the government’s intention to confiscate the young primates from the zoo on the recommendation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) secretariat. Dr Goodall, who is known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees in Africa, said there were several sanctuaries in Africa which cared for confiscated apes, including those operated by the Jane Goodall Institute and that they worked with the Pan African Sanctuary Association which sets high standards of animal care. “One of these sanctuaries is the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon. I believe it would be a suitable home for these four gorillas. Limbe already has eight gorillas in its care. “Sending them to a sanctuary would discourage further commercial trade in this highly endangered species. “No party should be allowed to profit directly or indirectly from the gorillas, thus arrangements made now concerning their future are very important,” she said. Dr Goodall also urged the Government to prosecute those involved in the illegal transactions of the animals. On Oct 9, Law acknowledged the mistake made by Taiping Zoo which brought in the animals with falsified documentation, and revealed the proposals to hand over the animals to a captive-breeding facility with an agreement to reimport the offspring of the four in future. It is learnt that the CITES management authority of the country – the Wildlife and National Park Department (Perhilitan) – was contemplating sending the animals to the Pretoria Zoo of South Africa. Perhilitan director-general Musa Nordin declined to comment. <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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