CHIMPANZEE SALVAGED IN ARUA
A chimp owes its new lease of life to its loud protests.
Though young, it was not about to sit back in the nervousness of a bag.
It shrieked and moved awkwardly, attracting the public.That is how an undercover Police detective helped rescue a young chimpanzee that was on its way to an unidentified buyer in Arua town on Wednesday.
A 16-year-old Congolese girl was taking the ape to a buyer who had promised to pay sh50, 000. The girl told the police that she had got the chimpanzee at UG sh5, 000.
Chimpanzees are one of the major attractions in Ugandan safaris given the fact that they are the unique features that Uganda Tourism encounters because they are among the endangered species next to gorillas. They can be found in the Kibaale forest, Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth National park, or even in the Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park.
By Tanah Hadijah