Two years after Egypt was fingered as an African hub for ape smugglers and documentary filmmaker Karl Ammann exposed the country's chimp cartels and breeding centres, the illegal trade in endangered animals continues to thrive there.
Alexandria Zoo hosts chimps seized at Cairo airport
Egypt Today Staff
The Alexandria Zoo has received three baby chimpanzees and several rare reptiles after they were seized at Cairo International Airport on Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture announced.
Egyptian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle rare wildlife at Cairo International Airport, seizing three sedated baby chimpanzees and a shipment of reptiles bound for India, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday.
