BBC reports that Gulf states, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are making a killing on this animal trade. In order to obtain the popular baby chimpanzees, an average of 10 adults in the clan (including mothers and father chimps) are exterminated by hunters in African countries.–kas
BBC News – The secret trade in baby chimps
A secret network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees has been exposed by a year-long BBC News investigation. The tiny animals are seized from the …
Baby chimp rescued from Ivory Coast traffickers’ ring – BBC News
9 hours ago – A network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees is exposed by a BBC News investigation.
Chimpanzee traffickers exposed: BBC exposes secret trafficking …
20 hours ago – EXPOSED: Secret network of wildlife traffickers selling BABY chimpanzees. … A SECRET network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees has been exposed by a year-long BBC investigation, spanning half a dozen countries. … The BBC team, led by its science editor David Shukman …
Trafficking: a Major Threat to all Wild Chimpanzees : JGI: Get Involved
Dec 5, 2012 – While growing up I was fascinated with chimpanzees and always wanted to learn more about them. Once I realized that they were an …
[PDF]THE ILLICIT TRADE IN CHIMPANZEES, GORILLAS, BONOBOS AND …
THE ILLICIT TRADE IN CHIMPANZEES, GORILLAS, BONOBOS AND ORANGUTANS. A RAPID … The trafficking of great apes is not new – it has gone on for.
UK primatologist: Baby chimpanzee trafficking on the rise – Daily Sabah
Jul 18, 2016 – Renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall has warned that there is a surge in the illegal trade of infant chimpanzees in Central and West…
Protecting Chimpanzees & Other Great Apes – The Jane Goodall Institute
In some of the most critical parts of the chimpanzee range, we work to protect … Wildlifetrafficking and the illegal bushmeat and exotic pet trades are decimating …
Baby chimpanzee trafficking ‘on rise’: UK primatologist – Anadolu Agency
Jul 15, 2016 – Infant chimpanzees are captured in Central and West Africa for illegal trade, says renowned primatologist Jane Goodall – Anadolu Agency.
Celebrity ape selfies harming efforts to curb wildlife trafficking, UN …
May 4, 2016 – New research by the UN’s great apes survival partnership (Grasp) points to an alarming rise in trafficking of orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas …
Baby chimp is rescued from animal traffickers who had killed her …
Apr 26, 2015 – The traffickers were caught after they were stopped at a check point … Moment an orphaned baby chimp is rescued after she was found in a tiny …
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Keeping wild animals as pets has become a menace in UAE …
http://www.emirates247.com › News › Emirates
May 14, 2013 – Lion, cheetah and tiger cubs are in high demand, fetching Dh15,000-Dh50,000. … Emirates · Government · Region · World … The animals traded most often are cubs of big cats like lion, leopard and tiger, followed by … snakes, crocodile, parrot, macaw, cockatoo, baboon and, occasionally, chimpanzee.
Lions, tigers become problem pets in the Gulf – CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/world/meast/endangered-animal-pets/
Apr 4, 2012 – Big cats in the Gulf: From status symbol to abandoned pet … For many young men in the Gulf, keeping an exotic pet — a lion, tiger or cheetah — is an …. of the Convention on the Illegal Trade of Endangered Species (CITES). … In one YouTube clip that was widely viewed in the region, a man frightens his …
Missing: chimpanzees
Fighting for animal rights in Lebanon – CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/17/eco.animal.welfare/
Nov 22, 2010 – “Grooming is a social thing, a friendly thing, it calms chimpanzees down,” … animals; Lebanon is not a signatory of CITES that governs trade of animals … “Whether its great apes like this chimpanzee, or parrots or big cats — lions and tigers … In the Middle East many individuals, especially in the Gulf states …
Lions ultimate status symbol in Persian Gulf as rich show off wealth on …
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/Lions-ultimate-status-symbol-Persian-Gulf-rich-...
Nov 17, 2013 – For mega-wealthy young men of the Gulf Arab states nothing says ‘I am … Showing off the Persian Gulf’s latest ‘ultimate status symbol’, the penchant for posting big cat photos on …. The trade in big cats in the Gulf reflects how status among the … Among the animals taken into custody are white lions, tigers, …
Missing: chimpanzees
Big cat – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_cat
The informal term “big cat” is typically used to refer to any of the four largest (living) members of the entire Panthera genus. Among the five total species within the Panthera genus, these four are the only cats that are able to roar. In descending order of their maximum potential size, these four species are: tigers, lions, jaguars, … In the United States, 19 states have banned ownership of big cats and other …
Missing: gulf chimpanzees
Policy Matters: Lions, Tigers, and… Elephants! – Advocacy for Animals
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Jun 22, 2016 – We still have a long way to go to protect captive big cats in America—where, shockingly, there are more tigers in captivity … For example, the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is already ending its tiger … on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora … Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.
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trade in big cats supports the effective implementation of the Convention. In North, West …. National enforcement: The Gulf states, as the prime destination for illegal wild cheetahs, need to significantly step up …… Lions, tigers become problem pets in the Gulf. CNN …… 2011a. Chimpanzee and gorilla heads seized in Gabon.
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Big Cat Habitat Kay Rosaire Clay Rosaire Circus | 911 Animal Abuse
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Dec 5, 2016 – big cat habitat exploiting tigers lions … Their DBA and address at the time was Rosaire-Zoppe Chimpanzees 5317 Fruitville Road #175 Sarasota, FL 34232 ….. to the educate visitors at the Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary as to … wild animals often end up selling or trading their animals to circuses, …
Escaped tiger entertains drivers on Doha road | The Times of Israel
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Mar 8, 2016 – An escaped pet tiger caught by his owner in Doha, March 8, 2016 (Twitter) … The Gulf states forbid holding wild animals as pets. Qatari law, for …