Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Nearly 3,000 wild great apes 'stolen' each year: UN

Bangkok (AFP) March 4, 2013



Almost 3,000 great apes are killed or captured in the wild each year because of rampant illegal trade, according to a new UN report released Monday that voiced fears for their survival.

More than 22,000 great apes are estimated to have been lost to the illicit trade between 2005 and 2011, according to the study by the UN Environment Programme, which oversees the Great Apes Survival Partnersh