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Rafiki was thought to be 25 years of ages when he passed away.
The killer of one of Uganda’s finest understood mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has actually been imprisoned for 11 years.
Felix Byamukama pleaded guilty to unlawfully going into a protected area and killing a gorilla.
Byamukama had previously said the gorilla attacked him and he had to kill Rafiki in self defence, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).
Mountain gorillas are endangered with just over 1,000 out there and the UWA stated “Rafiki has received justice”.
Byamukama also pleaded guilty to killing a small antelope, called a duiker, and a bush pig, in addition to remaining in belongings of bush pig and duiker meat.
He confessed to the UWA previously that he, and 3 others, had gone to Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest with the intention of hunting smaller animals and that he eliminated Rafiki in self-defence when he was attacked.
Investigations revealed Rafiki was eliminated by a sharp object that permeated his internal organs.
The gorilla went missing on 1 June and his body was found by a search celebration the following day.
A UWA group tracked Byamuka