An injured baby chimpanzee has been given a second chance at life after being orphaned by the poachers that killed her mother. It is believed that the infant was destined for illegal pet trade and her mother was likely killed for bushmeat. A ranger at Sapo National Park in the Liberian rainforest of West Africa rushed to investigate after hearing shots fired. It was too late to help the mother, but the infant chimpanzee, which sustained injuries on her face and head due to falling from a tree, was rescued. According to a Facebook post, Jenny Desmond, who founded Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP) with her husband, wildlife veterinarian Jimmy, near the country’s capital of Monrovia, was contacted. However, owing to the flooded dirt roads, the two-day journey by road from Monrovia to Greenville seemed impossible. Thus Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Liberia was contacted to help rescue the orphaned chimp by air. Arriving at …