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Last year, at dawn on
March 26, an exhausted Mohamed Henriques slid into his airplane seat. He had just managed to make it onto the last flight that left Guinea-Bissau before the small West African country closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. Down below, amid the rest of the passengers’ luggage, sat the sole reason for his trip: a Styrofoam box filled with the corpses of three Hooded Vultures.
The days leading up to the flight had been a relentless race against the clock. As an internationally protected species, Hooded Vultures require transportation permits that usually take months to acquire. Henriques had a couple of weeks. And though the birds had arrived from the crime scene eight days before his flight, a pandemic curfew and ongoing political turmoil within the country further complicated the process. Eventually, with only seven hours left, Henriques managed to ob
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INDOOR animal houses and viewing areas are once again closed at the Welsh Mountain Zoo but the attraction is committed to keeping its gates open. The Colwyn Bay site is offering half price entry throughout December as pressure mounts on the tourism attraction in the face of new lockdown measures. All outdoor enclosures and walkways remain open. Closed areas include the chimp auditorium, reptile and alligator houses and the children s farm barn. Sadly the zoo is unable to showcase their grotty grotto or host events that encourage interaction. Marcia Azevedo Moreira, marketing manager at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, said: “It’s imperative that people are aware that the zoo will remain open following new measures, and stay with their plans to visit if they have pre-booked or were planning a visit. Regretfully, we can’t open any of our indoor attractions but all external areas of the zoo remain very much open and all animals can still be seen from the viewing window