Why are there not
any questions being asked about this?
So apparently 6
Gorillas (Gorilla beringei bergingei), 8 Bonobos, 8 Chimpanzees, 4 Manatees, and 10 Okapi. All of
which were Captive Bred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being
supplied to Taiyuan Zoo and Anji Zhongnan Zoo in China.
I have not visited
either of these Chinese Zoos but I have seen a few nasty news stories about
them over the years but that really is not the point. What I am more interested
in is where the animals from the DRC were bred. Can anyone enlighten me?
This news item has
appeared only once that I am aware of http://www.environews-rdc.org/2018/06/10/conservation-10-okapis-et-8-bonobos-congolais-dans-le-zoo-de-taiyuan-en-chine/
And I have not
picked it up anywhere else. Usually the press is jumping up and down when
elephants are exported from Africa. This move is more serious and it stinks.
I would hope that
questions are being asked in high places in CITES offices and the various zoo
bodies around the world.
I have nothing
against China or Chinese Zoos in particular (just some of them) but something
very very wrong is taking place here and somebody needs to act on it.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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