it is a devastating loss to the zoo, and to the gorillas.'Ĭritics felt the zoo should have done more before killing Harambe, one of fewer than 175,000 western lowland gorillas worldwide. On Tuesday, the Jane Goodall Institute published the email Goodall had sent to Maynard, which read in part: 'Dear Thane, I feel so sorry for you, having to try to defend something which you may well disapprove of. Maynard said Monday that the Cincinnati Zoo had received an outpouring of support from colleagues around the world - including famed primatologist Jane Goodall. 'We'd make the same decision today.' Harambe, a 17-year-old male gorilla, was shot dead Saturday after a child fell into his enclosure. 'We stand by our decision,' Maynard said.
