The Taiping 4 are back in the news again. These 4 baby gorillas are presently in Taiping Zoo. Malaysian authorities claimed that they acquired the gorillas in good faith, understanding them to have been bred in captivity. This was proven untrue later and the baby gorillas had to be returned. See this blog for context :: Law Monkeyed? Despite what Law had to say, no one has been brought to book for the Taiping 4 fiasco so far. The special enclosure built for the gorillas in Taiping Zoo remains empty. A M'kini reporter recently visited the Zoo and was told that the gorillas are in good health but cannot be displayed for obvious reasons. Cameroon, Malaysia, South Africa and Nigeria are all parties to CITES, an international accord which among other things bans selling or trading apes caught in the wild. The battle for the return of the Taiping 4 is on. Malaysia is said to want to send them to South Africa with the hope that offsprings from them can be given to Malaysia later on. A Reuters report recently said that :: Cameroon says Malaysia zoo gorillas must come back. This is expected to become a hot issue at the next meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Meanwhile, the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa said the gorillas would find a good home there and it expected to receive them within a month, but gave no details of the agreement. Will Law make the right decision this time around?
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