Authorities at Turkey’s Istanbul Airport have intercepted an endangered baby gorilla in a container, being smuggled from Nigeria and to Bangkok.

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The Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate at Istanbul Airport tracked a cage-type cargo shipment as part of risk analysis efforts, aimed at protecting wildlife and natural habitats, according to the Daily Sabah on December 22.

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By Thai PBS World