Turkish authorities seize an endangered baby gorilla that criminals were trying to smuggle through the country:: December 21, 2024:: Istanbul, Turkey:: December 22, 2024Turkish authorities seized the creature as it was trying to be smuggled through the country on Saturday (December 21),

The Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation has announced ongoing investigations in collaboration with CITES, Turkish and Nigerian authorities, to trace the smuggling route of a baby gorilla discovered in a wooden crate at Istanbul Airport,

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry states that endangered baby gorilla seized at Istanbul Airport remains under observation.

Customs enforcement teams from the Ministry of Trade intercepted an attempt to smuggle an endangered baby gorilla via Istanbul Airport. According to

Footage shared on social media by Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry shows the baby gorilla, wearing a t-shirt, being rescued from the crate in which it was being transported. The video also shows two employees taking care of the gorilla and feeding it through a baby bottle.

An endangered baby gorilla has been discovered inside a small wooden crate at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. The gorilla was found wearing a T-shirt when it was spotted within a cargo shipment from Nigeria that was on its way to Bangkok,

This is the moment an endangered baby gorilla was prevented from traveling out of Turkey, likely to never return back to its native lands. The seizure occurred in Istanbul, but the smuggling operation began in Nigeria.