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The Chimp Smugglers

During a year-long undercover investigation 大象传媒 journalists, posing as prospective buyers, infiltrated a global baby chimpanzee trafficking ring to discover how criminals are flout

Entire families of adult chimpanzees are being slaughtered by poachers in Africa in order to capture new-born 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, infiltrated a global baby chimpanzee trafficking ring to discover how criminals are flouting international law to trade in this endangered species.

30 minutes

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Fri 24 Feb 2017 00:30GMT

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