A man has been jailed for 11 years in Uganda after he confessed to killing a rare silverback gorrilla last month.
The gorilla -- known as Rafiki, which means "friend" in Swahili -- was part of the famed Nkuringo gorilla group that lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and is hugely popular with tourists.A post-mortem report revealed that Rafiki was injured by a sharp device to his abdomen and internal organs.
He told authorities he killed Rafiki in self-defence when he went with a group to hunt in the park and they came across the group of gorillas. The silverback charged and he speared it, he said. "We are relieved that Rafiki has received justice and this should serve as an example to other people who kill wildlife.
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