Gorilla Kiburi has moved from Loro Parque in Tenerife to London Zoo, where he will hopefully have new offspring as part of a conservation breeding programme for his critically endangered species.
In nature, the gorilla Schorsch would have died a long time ago. However, thanks to the good care at Loro Parque, he can enjoy his age and continue to lead a life that satisfies his needs.
Malicious media reports from the UK, which were also reproduced in other countries, had claimed that there were plans or even a practice of culling gorillas in zoos as part of conservation breeding programmes.
Mayombe from the ZooParc de Beauval (France) and Djongo from the Port Lympne Safari Park (UK) have become parents in the Bateke Plateau National Park (Gabon).
Animal rights activist and zoo opponent Damian Aspinall failed with his attempt, strongly criticised by experts, to release gorillas into the wild : the animals died.