All this madness from Yaya, yet our people continue to sit and watch hands
down.  People, it's time for us to put Yaya out of his neurosis and it will
not take a day to clamp him down.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou






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>Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:47:15 -0500
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>Hired Hunters for Jammeh's Kanilai Zoo
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>The Independent (Banjul)
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>February 17, 2003
>Posted to the web February 17, 2003
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>Jalamang Jammeh
>Banjul
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>In apparent contravention of The Gambia's Wildlife Act President Yahya
>Jammeh has recently hired and deployed hunters in Sutukung, Jarra east to
>hunt and kill bush pigs for his Kanilai Santaba zoo, in an attempt to stave
>off the problem caused by fish scarcity in Foni, which cannot provide
>adequately for his wild pets.
>
>President Jammeh's deployment of hunters in Jarra to provide for his zoo of
>lions and crocodiles has not gone down well with residents of Jarra east
>who
>have complained that the activities of hunters apparently at his behest
>were
>causing security problems and the loss of endangered wild animals in their
>area.
>
>Hunters are paid according to the number of animals they bring for the zoo,
>according to sources.
>
>According to sources a vehicle registered as BJL4064A was being used to
>ferry the carcasses to the president's Kanilai zoo where hungry lions and
>crocodiles devour them.
>
>Jammeh's hunters on numerous occasions allegedly invaded the Sutukung-Banni
>forest and surrounding areas to hunt for animals, which is in breach of the
>Wildlife Act, prohibiting the killing of animals in the wild some of which
>have been declared as endangered species. Last year, animals of various
>species were flown in from South Africa to augment the Kanilai zoo, which
>provides a quiet retreat for President Jammeh outside Banjul.
>
>Meanwhile employees of the Department of Parks and Wildlife have complained
>that the Abuko Nature Reserve is losing some of its game to Jammeh's
>Kanilai
>zoo, which has seen the president's home village hosting a variety of
>animals.
>
>According to them a lioness was recently transported from the Abuko Nature
>Reserve to Kanilai where it was paired with a male lion. They argued that
>it
>is against the Wildlife Act to kill animals without permission from the
>department, which the president or h is hunter did not seek. They also said
>although they are aware of such actions and acutely concerned about the
>implications for the Abuko Nature Reserve and other forests losing animals
>to the Kanilai zoo, they fear putting their jobs on the line if they
>complained.
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