There are only 1000 Mountain Gorillas left in existence.
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Poacher, Felix Byamukama has been jailed for 11 years after pleading guilty to killing a silverback gorilla after entering a protected area.
The gorilla's name was Rafiki, which means "Friend" in Swahili. He went missing on June 1st and was discovered the next day by a search party, mutilated. The Uganda Wildlife Authority then tracked Byamukama and was arrested days later with hunting devices and pig meat in a nearby village.
Three other men have also been arrested and are now in custody awaiting trial. Byamukama said their intentions were to hunt smaller animals and only killed Rafiki in self defense.
Rafiki was apart of the Nkuringo group of gorillas that are hugely popular live in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. He was believed to be 25 years-old and the leader of 17 gorillas in the group.
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