Tamed Gabonese monkeys face long journey back to the wild – Phys.org

The talks had failed and there were downcast faces in the car, which was all set to drive off.
Suddenly a man rushed out and yelled: “It’s fine. Come and fetch your monkeys!”
The owner of two small mandrills had just given way, letting the Save Gabon’s Primates (SGP) association take charge of the orphaned animals, born in the equatorial forest that covers much of the country.
The mandrill, like the gorilla and the chimpanzee, is safeguarded by law from hunting, capture, sale and detention.
Its…

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