Richard Branson's lemurs seized at airport
London, Oct 8 (IANS)
Four of the 23 endangered lemurs that Virgin Group chief Richard Branson had planned to move to his 60 million-pound private Caribbean island were seized at a British airport, the Daily Mail reported Monday.
Branson, 62, hoped to fly the lemurs, born and bred at a private British zoo, to Necker Island. Three of them were seized at Gatwick airport as the paperwork did not add up.
A fourth was also not allowed to fly because it became ill after a TB jab.
The Virgin chief is hoping to preserve the endangered lemurs, which are found only on the African island of Madagascar.
A spokeswoman for billionaire Richard confirmed the 19 lemurs had arrived on Necker.