DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Two individuals from Costa Rica now face charges after trying to export infant specimens of two endemic, threatened species from Colombia to the Dominican Republic. The man and woman now face charges of animal cruelty, wildlife trafficking, and illicit use of natural resources.

Colombian environmental and drug trafficking officials caught on in time and the foreign traffickers were apprehended during the operation at the Medellin international airport, Jose Maria Cordova International Airport.

The six infant primates, belonging to species critically endangered, were found sedated and concealed in the groin areas of the two Costa Ricans. According to the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Black and Nare River Basins (Cornare), two of the animals died due to the extreme conditions they endured, while the other four were taken in critical condition to the Wildlife...