Outrage over alleged plan to export rare animals from Congo to China

Fury among wildlife groups as leaked letter to Congolese minister suggests Chinese zoos want gorillas and other endangered speciesMountain gorillas and other endangered species from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are at risk of being taken from the wild and exported to Chinese zoos, conservation groups have alleged. A leaked letter from the DRC's environment minister to a Chinese company, apparently referring to a request for a number of rare species, has sparked outrage from wildlife charity Born Free and other organisations. Continue reading...