A baby gorilla discovered last month while transiting through Istanbul is recovering with wildlife rescuers in Turkey.

(NewsNation) — A 5-month-old gorilla is recovering at an Istanbul zoo after being rescued from a cargo hold on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand. The young gorilla is now called ...

A baby gorilla seized at Istanbul Airport was officially named Zeytin (Olive) after a week-long social media campaign and a public poll organized by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Young gorilla found in plane’s cargo could be returned to the wild - Istanbul customs officials have increasingly intercepted illegally traded animals ...

Officials believe the gorilla was being trafficked for the illegal wildlife trade, finding the 5-month-old ape in a box within the plane’s cargo hold at Istanbul Airport. The Polonezkoy Zoo in ...

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat, as well as how to cope with the illegal trade ...

The baby gorilla caught at Istanbul Airport and undergoing rehabilitation has been named 'Zeytin,' which means 'Olive' in English, after a social ...

“Of course, what we want and desire is for the baby gorilla … to continue its life in its homeland,” Fahrettin Ulu, regional director of Istanbul Nature Conservation and National ...

For now, he remains under the care of Polonezkoy Zoo in Istanbul, and wildlife officers say he could be returned to his ...

A baby gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

A five-month-old baby gorilla captured hearts worldwide after being rescued from the cargo hold of a Turkish Airlines flight.