DEATH OF A SILVERBACK

In the wake of the shocking death of Rafiki, one of Uganda’s best-known and most-loved gorillas, conservationists are closely watching the ‘Nkuringo’” gorilla group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

In June, Rafiki was speared by a poacher who later admitted to hunting pig and antelope in the park. He said he killed the gorilla in self-defence when the silverback charged. The Ugandan