30/07/2020 15:23
Killer of Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, jailed
The killer of one of Uganda's best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been jailed for 11 years.
Felix Byamukama pleaded guilty to illegally entering a protected area and killing a gorilla.
Byamukama had said the gorilla attacked him and he killed Rafiki in self defence, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).
Mountain gorillas are endangered with just over 1,000 in existence and the UWA said "Rafiki has received justice".