Everest climber's photo presented to Nepal Minister

[Guest guest]

http://www.ippl.org/nepal-minister-presentation2009.php (with photo)

 

 

Press Release: Mt. Everest photo of IPPL/WWG monkey banner presented

to Nepal Minister

 

MT. EVEREST PHOTO OF MONKEY BANNER PRESENTED TO NEW FOREST MINISTER

 

Wildlife Watch Group and the International Primate Protection League

Sponsored Ascent to Highlight Threats to Nepal's Native Monkeys

 

(Photo of Mangal Man Shakya, left, with Minister Bohara)

 

LALITPUR, NEPAL, July 29, 2009 Jyamchang Bhote, a young professional

mountaineering guide, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the

third time on 19 May 2009 at 10 A.M. local time. He held up a banner

sponsored by the Wildlife Watch Group (WWG) and the U.S.-based

International Primate Protection League (IPPL). The banner carried

the slogan " Stop the Monkey Business! Don't Export Nepali Monkeys to

American Labs. " Today a framed photograph of this historic

expedition, dedicated to prevent Nepalese monkeys from being sent to

deadly experiments in U.S. labs, was handed over to Nepal's new

Forest Minister, the Honorable Deepak Bohara, at his office at Singh.

Before presenting the framed photograph to the Minister, Mangal Man

Shakya, Chairman of WWG, handed over the joint Appeal with Nepalese

Federation of Forest Resource Users Group (NEFUG) and a special

letter from the Chairwoman of IPPL, Dr. Shirley McGreal, O.B.E.,

addressed to Minister Bohara.

 

In the letter Dr. McGreal said, " We understand that one monkey

breeding centre has already been established at Lele and are

concerned for the well-being of the animals removed from their

free-living families to live there.... they should be released to the

wild or live in large, spacious corrals and subjected to no cruel

experiments. " She further stated, " ... Please revoke all permits that

may have been granted to any party/parties to incarcerate monkeys. "

 

Last year Dr. McGreal was presented with the Order of the British

Empire (O.B.E.) " for services to the protection of primates " by Queen

Elizabeth II at a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.

 

Similarly, WWG and NEFUG reminded the new Minister of the decision of

the former Ministry on 20 June 2008, regarding not allowing the

export of rhesus monkeys for biomedical research, stating that the

Wildlife Farming, Reproduction and Research Policy of 2003 does not

include any clause for allowing export of rhesus monkeys for use in

biomedical research. WWG and NEFUG requested the continuation of the

decision of the former Ministry to the new Minister.

 

NEFUG is a new partner in the WWG- and IPPL-led " Stop the Monkey

Business " campaign coalition, which was started in 2006 to oppose

local and international monkey trafficking.

 

After receiving the photograph and letters, Minister Bohara said he

would thoroughly look into the issue and take appropriate steps.

 

 

Shirley McGreal, OBE, Chairwoman

International Primate Protection League

PO Box 766, Summerville, SC 29484, USA

Phone - 843-871-2280, Fax- 843-871-7988

E-mail - smcgreal, Web: www.ippl.org

 

Would you like to help support IPPL's own ape sanctuary? Now you can

sponsor one of IPPL's own gibbons and receive quarterly updates on " your "

gibbon (Courtney, Igor, Tong, Arun Rangsi--or a gibbon of your

choice). Just visit

www.ippl.org and click on " Adopt an IPPL Gibbon. "

[Guest guest]

Great move. Hope something is done by Nepal at least now. The cruel and

shameful trade stopped from India has been replaced by an equally cruel

and shameful trade from Nepal and Bangladesh and China.

 

These atrocities mut be ended.

 

S. Chinny Krishna

 

>

>

> http://www.ippl.org/nepal-minister-presentation2009.php (with photo)

>

>

> Press Release: Mt. Everest photo of IPPL/WWG monkey banner presented

> to Nepal Minister

>

> MT. EVEREST PHOTO OF MONKEY BANNER PRESENTED TO NEW FOREST MINISTER

>

> Wildlife Watch Group and the International Primate Protection League

> Sponsored Ascent to Highlight Threats to Nepal's Native Monkeys

>

> (Photo of Mangal Man Shakya, left, with Minister Bohara)

>

> LALITPUR, NEPAL, July 29, 2009 Jyamchang Bhote, a young professional

> mountaineering guide, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the

> third time on 19 May 2009 at 10 A.M. local time. He held up a banner

> sponsored by the Wildlife Watch Group (WWG) and the U.S.-based

> International Primate Protection League (IPPL). The banner carried

> the slogan " Stop the Monkey Business! Don't Export Nepali Monkeys to

> American Labs. " Today a framed photograph of this historic

> expedition, dedicated to prevent Nepalese monkeys from being sent to

> deadly experiments in U.S. labs, was handed over to Nepal's new

> Forest Minister, the Honorable Deepak Bohara, at his office at Singh.

> Before presenting the framed photograph to the Minister, Mangal Man

> Shakya, Chairman of WWG, handed over the joint Appeal with Nepalese

> Federation of Forest Resource Users Group (NEFUG) and a special

> letter from the Chairwoman of IPPL, Dr. Shirley McGreal, O.B.E.,

> addressed to Minister Bohara.

>

> In the letter Dr. McGreal said, " We understand that one monkey

> breeding centre has already been established at Lele and are

> concerned for the well-being of the animals removed from their

> free-living families to live there.... they should be released to the

> wild or live in large, spacious corrals and subjected to no cruel

> experiments. " She further stated, " ... Please revoke all permits that

> may have been granted to any party/parties to incarcerate monkeys. "

>

> Last year Dr. McGreal was presented with the Order of the British

> Empire (O.B.E.) " for services to the protection of primates " by Queen

> Elizabeth II at a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.

>

> Similarly, WWG and NEFUG reminded the new Minister of the decision of

> the former Ministry on 20 June 2008, regarding not allowing the

> export of rhesus monkeys for biomedical research, stating that the

> Wildlife Farming, Reproduction and Research Policy of 2003 does not

> include any clause for allowing export of rhesus monkeys for use in

> biomedical research. WWG and NEFUG requested the continuation of the

> decision of the former Ministry to the new Minister.

>

> NEFUG is a new partner in the WWG- and IPPL-led " Stop the Monkey

> Business " campaign coalition, which was started in 2006 to oppose

> local and international monkey trafficking.

>

> After receiving the photograph and letters, Minister Bohara said he

> would thoroughly look into the issue and take appropriate steps.

>

>

> Shirley McGreal, OBE, Chairwoman

> International Primate Protection League

> PO Box 766, Summerville, SC 29484, USA

> Phone - 843-871-2280, Fax- 843-871-7988

> E-mail - smcgreal, Web: www.ippl.org

>

> Would you like to help support IPPL's own ape sanctuary? Now you can

> sponsor one of IPPL's own gibbons and receive quarterly updates on " your "

> gibbon (Courtney, Igor, Tong, Arun Rangsi--or a gibbon of your

> choice). Just visit

> www.ippl.org and click on " Adopt an IPPL Gibbon. "

>

>

>