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June 06, 2006

Namibia flies animals to Nigeria

Wild animals from Namibia have been transported to Nigeria for a zoo to boost its tourist industry.

By Frauke Jensen
BBC News, Windhoek

The 250 animals - including deer, giraffes and zebra - are a present to Nigeria from Namibia, from the time of ex-President Sam Nujoma.

Worth some $295,000, they left Namibia on a special charter cargo plane.

After acclimatising for a week in Kano, in northern Nigeria, the animals will be moved to the Sumu Wildlife Park in Bauchi state.

"Most of the animals are younger animals to allow for proper adaptation to the Nigerian climate and vegetation," Neels de Jong, who organised the capture of the animals, told the BBC.

The impala, springbok, oryx, kudu, blue wildebeest, eland, zebra and giraffe were taken to Windhoek International Airport, where it took six hours to load them onto huge wooden crates.

Each crate held three to six animals and were properly weighed before being taken on board the Boeing 747.

Mr de Jong and veterinarian Dr Hans Otto Reuter flew out with the animals late on Monday night.

They will stay in Kano with the animals for a week until they have settled in.

"The animals are a gift from the Namibian government, and are intended to support Nigeria's efforts in building their tourist industry," Mr de Jong said.

Posted by Publisher at June 6, 2006 11:38 AM

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