In the January-March 1998 issue of the Limbe Wildlife Center's newsletter, gorilla caregiver Ateh Wilson writes:
Gorillas are our neighbors. The fifth commandment of God says that "You shall not kill." In fact, "be kind," so let us love the gorillas as our neighbors.
If human beings know that they have the right to live as God's creatures, gorillas also have the right to live in peace. If we do not respect the fifth commandment and also stop cutting the forest NOW, soon there will be no more gorillas.
At Limbe Wildlife Center we have Nyango, Jumbo, Pitchou and Emma, gorilla girls, and Chella, Evindi, and Benito, gorilla boys.
In most countries where gorillas are found, it is illegal to kill them. In my village, Weh Fungom, the traditional council banned the killing of some endangered species like gorillas, drills and chimpanzees. Join us in the preservation of wild animals by not catching them from their houses.
Thank you, Ateh Wilson.
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