Agenda 2019

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ohio-zoo-kills-gorilla-to-protect-small-child-in-enclosure/ar-BBtBw4Y?li=BBoPOOl Ohio zoo kills gorilla to "protect small child" in enclosure "Harambe". Western lowland Silver back.shot dead by staff Trigger happy bastards. Tranquillisers would have been the best option if one were needed. A similar incident in the Durrel Wildlife Foundation Trust in 1986. Jambo the Silverback at the time did what gorillas do naturally and protected the 5 year old Levan Merritt from other gorillas until the boy was rescued.In these situations the Silverback is generally more protective than aggressive. Jambo stood protectively over Levan, as he lay unconscious The staff at Cincinnati Zoo have killed a gorilla, an endangered species, with the Ame rican "shoot first" mentality. Like I said, trigger happy bastards

  http://www.durrell.org/latest/news/Farewell-Gina-our-orangutan-matriarch-/  Farewell Gina, our orangutan matriarch  Gina, pictured here with her baby Jaya   I first "met" Gina, the Sumatran orangutan at Durrell many years ago, even before I became a member of the Durrell Wildlife Foundation. Gina died yesterday at the good age of 51. Very sad.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/lemurs-could-be-extinct-very-soon-experts-warn-9142615.html   Lemurs could be extinct 'very soon' experts warn Ring-tailed lemur group The Critically Endangered Black and white ruffed lemur has been kept at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey since 1982 together with other species of Lemur including the Ring-tailed lemur(Conservation Status: Near Threatened), the Alaotran gentle lemur (Conservation Status: Critically Endangered), the Red-ruffed lemur (Conservation Status: Endangered), and the Red-fronted brown lemur (Conservation Status: Data Deficient). The Durrell Trust does valuable work in attempting to conserve wildlife in a number countries around the world for a number of species, not only the lemur. We joined the Trust on a visit to Jersey some years past and have been members ever since. Our particular interests are the Gorilla and the Sumatran Orangutan, both critically endanger...