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The only gorilla in Thailand, Bua Noi was trafficked to Pata Zoo in Bangkok from Equatorial Guinea in 1987. Pata zoo is located on the sixth and seventh floors of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Her enclosure is surrounded by concrete, bars and thick glass, with only a few ropes and car tire for enrichment. | The only gorilla in Thailand, Bua Noi was trafficked to Pata Zoo in Bangkok from Equatorial Guinea in 1987. Pata zoo is located on the sixth and seventh floors of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Her enclosure is surrounded by concrete, bars and thick glass, with only a few ropes and car tire for enrichment. | ||
Animal rights activists and celebrities, including pop icon Cher, have campaigned for Bua Noi to be resettled in a dignified environment for her remaining years. | Animal rights activists and celebrities, including pop icon Cher, have campaigned for Bua Noi to be resettled in a dignified environment for her remaining years.<ref name=":0">[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/thailands-only-surviving-gorilla-doomed-28885708 Thailand's only surviving gorilla doomed to life behind bars in horror zoo in mall] The Mirror</ref> | ||
However, The Thai Environment Ministry said the gorilla’s owners wanted 30 million Thai baht (£739,666) for her release in autumn. The zoo denied the money request on its Facebook page. | However, The Thai Environment Ministry said the gorilla’s owners wanted 30 million Thai baht (£739,666) for her release in autumn. The zoo denied the money request on its Facebook page.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||