{"id":7588,"date":"2020-06-13T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/four-men-arrested-for-killing-world-famous-gorilla-in-uganda\/"},"modified":"2020-06-13T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T18:55:00","slug":"four-men-arrested-for-killing-world-famous-gorilla-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-men-arrested-for-killing-world-famous-gorilla-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"#Four men arrested for killing world-famous gorilla in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Four men arrested for killing world-famous gorilla in Uganda<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 13, 2020 |<\/span> 2:55pm <\/p>\n

\n Four men face life in prison for killing Uganda\u2019s most beloved gorilla, Rafiki.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old endangered silverback was one of only 1,004 mountain gorillas left in the wild and headed up a human-habituated family of 17 in Uganda\u2019s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.<\/p>\n

He went missing on June 1 and his body was found a day later. A post mortem found Rafiki sustained an injury by a sharp device\/object that penetrated its left upper part of the abdomen up to the internal organs, according to a statement by The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe death of Rafiki leaves the group unstable and there is the possibility that it could disintegrate,\u201d Bashir Hangi from the UWA told the BBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has no leadership at this time and it could be taken over by a wild silverback.\u201d<\/p>\n

If that happ<\/a>ened, the group would no longer have contact with humans \u2014 meaning a major loss in revenue for Uganda.<\/p>\n

The Bwindi park makes millions from tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of the endangered animals \u2014 and due to the coronavirus, Uganda lost $1.6 billion this year in revenue. Across Africa the tourism sinkhole has created a poaching boom, which scientists warn could fuel more pandemics.<\/p>\n

It is especially worrisome as gorillas have been linked to Ebola outbreaks \u2014 another of which just popped up in nearby Congo.<\/p>\n

The suspects were caught in a nearby village where they were found with hunting equipment.<\/p>\n

One of the detained men, Byamukama Felix, claimed he had been hunting smaller animals in the park and that he killed Rafiki in self-defense when he was attacked, according to the UWA statement.<\/p>\n

All of the men arrested for Rafiki\u2019s killing face life imprisonment or a $5 million fine if found guilty of murdering an endangered species.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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