Gorilla swallowed money and killed a hunter in Kano

Gorilla swallowed money and killed a hunter in Kano

Police tok-tok pesin for Kano, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, tell BBC Pidgin say dem still dey investigate di mata.

"Yes na true say money miss for Kano Zoo, wey be money wey dem make for five days of Sallah festivities. As at now we don arrest 10 staff of di Zoo and dem dey CID.

"Among di pipo wey we arrest na gatemen and pipo wey dey work for finance unit, among tins wey we wan understand be say why dem go keep huge money for five days without taking am to bank," na wetin di Police PRO yan wit BBC Pidgin.

Na on Wednesday di Chief Revenue Officer for di zoo report say di six million, eight hundred and twenty thousand naira wey dem make during di Sallah period as gate fee wey pipo pay to come watch di animals miss for di safe wey dem keep am.

Although BBC Pidgin no fit independently verify dis claim, local tori pipo, Freedom Radio for Kano report on Thursday say one of di finance officers wey dem speak to say "na one huge Gorilla sneak into dia office come swallow am."

It has been the first concerted effort to

understand the mountain gorillas was made in the 1965s, when the famous primatologist Dian Fossey began a two decade study of the gorillas. She spent every day with the gorillas, watching and documenting their close family bonds, and provided a window into the lives of these remarkable animals. She also confronted one of the greatest threats to the gorilla’s survival—poaching for their meat and parts—a battle that eventually led to her tragic murder.   After a century of habitat destruction, poaching and disease, today there are just 880 mountain gorillas remaining in the Virunga mountains, an ecosystem shared by the three countries.

Their survival relies on a close relationship between the forces of conservation, community and tourism. The money spent on permits to see the gorillas is put back into their protection, and in assisting the surrounding communities with education and upliftment. Saving the gorillas has become one of the most successful conservation models in African history, and has lead to a steady rise in gorilla numbers from an all time low of 620 individuals in 1989, to around 880 individuals today.

Rwanda, Uganda and DRC each have a share in the conservation success of these animals, and so if you are deciding where to travel to and who to support, its might be worth going to more than one location and experiencing the gorillas from multiple sides.