The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 15th, 2002
In Nigeria, a brisk trade in endangered species After adult apes killed for food, infants are sold illegally By GLENN MCKENZIE Associated Press Sunday, September 15, 2002 Calabar, Nigeria -- Milk bottles at the ready, Irene Okon Edem cradles two wide-eyed orphans in her arms while a third hangs precociously on her neck. "Stop it," the 23-year-old Nigerian gently scolds one of them, named Buster, who then bites his lip and tugs her hair mischievously. Buster is a chimpanzee, delivered in April to Edem and fellow workers at the Drill Ranch, a private, American-run primate sanctuary in Nige...
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