UN peacekeepers from the Congo have successfully airlifted endangered baby gorillas out of the conflict zone where they were rescued. The four babies were flown from the conflict zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Kasugho Sanctuary in the North Kaivu province on Tuesday. Six other gorillas are to be flown into the sanctuary on June 10 in an attempt to help the the other four form a sustainable, viable population back in their natural habitat. The illegal trade in bush meat and live baby gorillas has been a boon to local militant groups, and this rescue mission is hoped to be a first step in both saving the gorillas and helping to stop the war.
Human conflict in Congo is constantly claiming casualties
A gorilla mother and her baby.
Baby gorilla rescued from Illegal trafficker
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What is the Bushmeat Trade?
Posted in About, Africa: Primates, Uncategorized with tags Africa: Elephants, Africa: Rhinos with tags News, aids, animal blog, animal blogs, animals blog, Announcements, anthrax, Articles, black, Blog, Blogging, bushmeat, Business, Chimp, Commentary Daily, Community, Crime, cultural, Culture, Current Events, death, ebola, ecological, economic loss, Economics, Economy, Education, elephant, Entertainment, Environment, Event, Events, Faith, Family, Food, gangsters, God, gorilla, Government, Health, History, hiv, Home, human, illegal, Inspiration, international, Internet, Journalism, killing, Law, Leadership, Life, long term, Love, Media, Military, Miscellaneous, murder, national park, national parks, Nature, Opinion, Other, People, Personal, Philosophy, Photo, Photography, Photos, poaching, Politics, Posted in About with tags Africa, Posts, Projects, protein, Reflections, Religion, Research, Review, Reviews, Science, smoke, smokes, Social Media, Society, Stories, syndicate, Terrorism, Thoughts, Travel, Updates, Video, War, white, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation blog, Zimbabwe on November 19, 2009 by Dori GThe bushmeat trade is the illegal, over-hunting of wildlife for meat and income.
Already in West and Central Africa this trade has resulted in declines and local extinctions of many wildlife species and the economic, cultural and ecosystem services they provide. In addition, a number of human health threats have emerged from the trade in bushmeat including linkages to HIV/AIDS, ebola and the threat of anthrax.
Bushmeat trade is not regulated or managed by any authority. Economic benefits from the trade go mainly to hunters and traders. If current trends continue, future generations of citizens in Africa will not have the opportunity to access benefits from wildlife. Using wildlife to meet protein and income demands cannot be supported in the long term.
The immediate threat of loss of economic opportunity, cultural and ecological services, and other values to a wider community must be addressed today.
(Taken From: www. bushmeatnetwork.org)
Here are some images from the Bushmeat Trade for you to get an idea of what we are talking about:
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