I just read about this and can't believe Damian Aspinall was so delusional that he thought he could put 'wild' animals that had been raised in captivity and had become dependent on humans for their survival, in the wild where, presumably, they would not have the capability and know-how to be able to live 'normally' and survive. To them, these gorillas had apparently only known what it was like to live in captivity. Apparently, when the family of gorillas was taken to the Gambon to then live in the wild all of them ended up dying one way or another - they were killed, died of disease / infections, etc. Terrible. In some circumstances, of course, animals in captivity can be returned to the wild but over time and with much care, not just suddenly when they're not capable of surviving day-to-day. What happened to these poor gorillas though was an utter tragedy, it was totally preventable and Damian Aspinall must have totally lost the plot in thinking it was a good idea.
I just read about this and can't believe Damian Aspinall was so delusional that he thought he could put 'wild' animals that had been raised in captivity and had become dependent on humans for their survival, in the wild where, presumably, they would not have the capability and know-how to be able to live 'normally' and survive. To them, these gorillas had apparently only known what it was like to live in captivity. Apparently, when the family of gorillas was taken to the Gambon to then live in the wild all of them ended up dying one way or another - they were killed, died of disease / infections, etc. Terrible. In some circumstances, of course, animals in captivity can be returned to the wild but over time and with much care, not just suddenly when they're not capable of surviving day-to-day. What happened to these poor gorillas though was an utter tragedy, it was totally preventable and Damian Aspinall must have totally lost the plot in thinking it was a good idea.
She said “wouldn’t you know it the females went first” lol It’s bcoz he carries the family jewels! Humans can be so dumb.