Ape trafficking

[Chlidonias]

A recent (long) article on the live ape trade from Africa and Asia.
Smuggled, Beaten and Drugged: The Illicit Global Ape Trade

 

[vogelcommando]

Smuggling 2 chimps into Nepal :

Inside the cruel world of illegal chimpanzee trading | Daily Mail Online

 

[vogelcommando]

YouTube video about the Chimp-trade to China ( from 2016 ) :

 

[vogelcommando]

African action plan to stop the illegal Chimp-trade :

Urgent pan-Africa action plan launched by PASA to stop illegal chimpanzee trade as sanctuaries reach crisis capacity

 

[Jurek7]

The articles states that the trade in live young chimpanzees is a byproduct of the trade in chimpanzee bushmeat. So, paradoxically, curbing the trade in live chimps would not help these chimps. They would be kept as pets locally, or consumed.

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the Chimp-trade :

OUR BURNING PLANET: African forest plunder condemns chimpanzees to miserable lives in zoos

 

[vogelcommando]

Tracing-back the orgin of illegal trafficed Chimps :

A genetic map hopes to trace rescued chimps back to their homes

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the illegal chimp-trade in Africa :

'The legal and illegal trade are inseparable': The drain of Africa’s chimpanzees for foreign zoos

and the report :

https://emsfoundation.org.za/wp-content/uploads/BreakingPoint__FINAL_15052020_web.pdf

 

[Valentinoamor]

I'll take them all. The Esser Ape Sanctuary.

 

[birdsandbats]

I'll take them all. The Esser Ape Sanctuary.

But then you could only keep Ibbons and Iamangs.