Orang-Utans: Alarmstufe Rot

It is an extremely lucrative business: the illegal trade in wild animals for zoos and wildlife parks. After all, who wouldn't want to send a selfie with a cute hominid to all their friends right away, uploading it directly from their vacation in Thailand to the social networks? Yet behind seemingly harmless tourist attractions, which even sell themselves under the guise of nature and animal protection, in truth hides a complex trading network of criminal animal traders and unscrupulous fraudsters. Photographer Aaron Gekoski tries to uncover the background of the orangutan mafia - and a dangerous game begins.