{"id":27590,"date":"2020-09-12T21:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T19:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=27590"},"modified":"2020-09-12T21:25:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T19:25:59","slug":"zimbabwe-seizes-over-26-apes-trafficked-from-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-seizes-over-26-apes-trafficked-from-drc","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Seizes Over 26 Apes Trafficked From DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwean authorities on Wednesday arrested four foreign nationals from three different countries for wildlife trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Zimbabwean Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks), Tinashe Farawo said two Congolese nationals, a Malawian and a Zambian were arrested during a routine border post check after they had entered the country with the apes in a truck.<\/p>\n<p>They were found with over 26 great apes illegally removed from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n<p>The animals were being cared for by Zimbabwe officials until they could be returned to DRC, Farawo said.<\/p>\n<p>DRC\u2019s environment minister Claude Nyamugabo Bazibuhe confirmed the development. He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>All great apes (gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees) and pangolins are fully protected.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>DRC, with its tropical rainforest, is one of the world\u2019s last refuges for endangered great apes, such as eastern lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwean authorities on Wednesday arrested four foreign nationals from three different countries for wildlife trafficking. 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