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The Chimp Smugglers

大象传媒 journalists, posing as prospective buyers, infiltrate a global baby chimpanzee trafficking ring to discover how criminals are flouting international law.

Entire families of adult chimpanzees are being slaughtered by poachers in Africa in order to capture newborn chimps to sell as pets in the Middle East and Asia. During a year-long undercover investigation, 大象传媒 journalists posing as prospective buyers infiltrate a global baby chimpanzee trafficking ring and discover how criminals are flouting international law to trade in this endangered species.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Feb 2017 21:30GMT

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Reporter Gabriel Gatehouse

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