Clumsily filled-in, with spelling mistakes and other inaccuracies, it appeared to be signed and stamped by a Jordanian government official. About two thirds of the apes lost are chimpanzees - an endangered species. [When] it is shipped, you will receive a video. The starving mother and baby had been spotted in the village of Peniraman after there was a landslide in the … It showed our fake address and a simple internet search would have revealed it was not a Cites-registered institution. David Higgins, manager of Interpol’s Environmental Security Unit, admitted the region of West Africa had not been a priority - and nor had the smuggling of great apes. The detective in charge in Ivory Coast, Colonel Assoumou Assoumou, pledged to delve into the entire illegal supply chain - from the hunters to the traffickers to the buyers. In demand as pets in wealthy homes or as performers in commercial zoos, baby chimpanzees command a price tag of $12,500, a little under £10,000, but sometimes more. Screaming and terrified, a baby monkey intended for use in British laboratories shakes with fear after being cruelly snatched from its parents at a breeding farm. You will see video with your name and today's date, The sooner I have something, the sooner we can get finished, The raid on a home in Abidjan led to two arrests, Our World Documentary: The Chimp Smugglers 3 Feb 2017, great apes, including orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees, are lost from the wild every year, 1,800 apes were seized by authorities in 23 countries while being trafficked, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Personally I am committed to fight against this phenomenon. It became clear that the room was being constantly re-stocked. While Khaled offered to obtain a Cites Appendix 1 permit, enabling the export of chimps, Ramadan suggested an alternative technique: getting permits for less endangered animals and then hiding the chimps among them. In fact, our team was able to buy two permits to export chimps for $4,000 each. Trading of endangered wild animals and plants is tightly controlled under the Cites agreement - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - which aims to protect all wildlife under threat. Amadeus and Nikki, … “If our ancestors had killed them, nowadays we wouldn't even know about chimpanzees.”. “Yes, we need the global community’s attention on this and we call upon that level of support.”. After being gradually introduced to this new family, Nemley junior may live with them. Field Notes. “Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. Darwin, a male chimp in Tanzania, holds a baby he took from a female in his group. There Is No Excuse For Animal Abuse EVER! Dan Bucknall, of the wildlife charity Tusk, agreed that recovery could be “very difficult with such clever sentient animals” but added that chimpanzees were resilient creatures. Learn more. The illegal trade in great apes is made possible by the determination of the smugglers and the ease with which international laws on buying and selling endangered species can be evaded. Ibrahima Traore’s father, Alhassane, also appeared to be involved. Posing as prospective buyers, undercover reporters confirmed the infant chimp was at the property before alerting Interpol and local police who were waiting nearby. Djibril was born at a zoo in Málaga, Spain, in the spring of 2019. That for me is just impossible to accept.”. He had scars all over his face from handling monkeys. On average, Prof Garrod says, 10 chimpanzees are killed for every baby kidnapped. We said if we can’t get a handle on corruption, we are not going to stop illegal trade in wildlife.”. Although he believed the permit system was “sound and secure” overall, he said there were instances, particularly in West and Central Africa, where there was “an abuse of permits”.