Officials report beer contributes to the threat chimpanzees sometimes present
in western Uganda. The chimps have been raiding illegal brewing operations in
forested river valleys and getting drunk on the country beer. Once
intoxicated, they become hostile and attack and at times kill human children,
parks officials say. A Uganda Wildlife Authority report on the attacks says
that local beer is usually brewed illegally along river valleys, which are
also the habitat of chimps. "When chimps come across the local brew, they
drink it, become drunk and in that state any encounter with people means an
attack," says the report.
in western Uganda. The chimps have been raiding illegal brewing operations in
forested river valleys and getting drunk on the country beer. Once
intoxicated, they become hostile and attack and at times kill human children,
parks officials say. A Uganda Wildlife Authority report on the attacks says
that local beer is usually brewed illegally along river valleys, which are
also the habitat of chimps. "When chimps come across the local brew, they
drink it, become drunk and in that state any encounter with people means an
attack," says the report.