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Baby Gorilla Caught in a Snare
I have just heard from Eddy that a baby gorilla in the Kabirizi family is caught in a snare. Innocent and Sekibibi have gone into the forest as I write to see what is happening. I have no idea which baby it is, and I don’t think Innocent does either.
We will keep you posted as soon as we know more.
As you know snares are one of the major threats to gorillas in the Mikeno Sector. They are laid by poachers who often seek to entrap antelope and other smaller rodents. But often gorillas get caught in them - and can often lose a hand as a result, or worse. One of the main jobs of Rangers in the forest during the gorilla patrols is to remove the snares that are found.
This is how a Ranger removes a snare in the forest - snares can be made of rope or wire.
We have documented snares in the Kabirizi family before - take a look at Pierre’s post last September.
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8 Responses to “Baby Gorilla Caught in a Snare”
Innocent went in at lunch time, and spent several hours into the night trying to free the gorilla. He’s a juvenile male. Thankfully they managed to free him, but he has serious facial injuries above his upper jaw, as far as his nose. Innocent accompanied back to the group. There is still part of the snare attached to his foot. A team of vets will go in tomorrow to assess the next steps, which may involve a full intervention (tranquilizing so that they can treat him thoroughly)
Poor thing! I hate hearing this! Was this in an area that wasn’t protected by a sponsor? I know how hard it must be for the rangers to keep up with poachers snares. It’s a difficult task with so many people setting snares and the rangers having to cover so much area. God Bless you all!
Lets hope for a quick and complete recovery!
Thank you for the update, Emmanuel. Thank you to Innocent for his dedication to that poor little guy. We are keeping him and everyone in our prayers! These snares must be stopped for good!!!
Well done Innocent & the rangers involved. Let’s hope the vets can sort the little fella out asap…fingers crossed.
Yes, what area was this in? It’s devastating wherever it is but it would be interesting to know if this was a sponsored area or not.
Snares are just the most horrible thing, regardless of which animals gets trapped in them, please do whatever you can to lessen this baby’s suffering
I will find out what area the snare was in. Eddy will get the GPS coordinates from Innocent and let us know…
I am glad that the young gorilla was eventually freed!