Meet Kuimba, the French-born gorilla released into Gabon's rainforest

SAVING gorillas takes serious jet-setting these days, as two female western lowland gorillas have just discovered. In June, Kuimba (above) and Mayombe were flown from Beauval zoo in France, where they were born, to Gabon’s Batéké Plateau National Park (below) and released on an island.

The big move was organised by Beauval and the Aspinall Foundation, a UK-based conservation charity that has reintroduced over 70 gorillas to the wild. Kuimba and Mayombe have already started exploring the island, but it will take them up to 12 months to adjust to their new climate and diet. Reintroduced gorillas are fed…