Malawi, through conservationists from the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, has welcomed eight olive baboons and a velvet monkey from Tel Aviv in Israel, APA learnt here Thursday.
Lilongwe Wildlife Centre Managing Director Lee Stewart told journalists at Kamuzu International Airport that the wild animals are returning to their motherland in Africa after being taken away from smugglers who had stolen them from the continent when they were just babies.
"These baboons and monkeys were taken illegally from Africa and exported illegally to Israel a long time ago. Now they are back to their original home and where they rightly belong," a happy Stewart said.
He added that the animals would be kept in a cage at the wildlife centre where food and other requirements like medical and care will be provided to them.
He added that they will help promote tourism since more people, including students from different areas of the capital city, will be coming to visit the animals.
Thursday 13 November 2008
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