David Shukman Science
editor
Two men have been sentenced to
six months in prison in the first case of wildlife trafficking brought in Ivory
Coast.
An Ivorian government lawyer said
the judgement "sends a signal" that animal trafficking is being taken
seriously.
The men were arrested while
trying to sell an infant chimp to a BBC reporter posing as the representative
of a wealthy Asian buyer.
Chimpanzees are in such sharp
decline they are listed as endangered.
Those in West Africa are judged
to be critically endangered.
Since Ibrahima and Mohamed Traore
have remained in prison since their detention last December, they are deemed to
have already served their sentences and are therefore free.
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