In the 1970s, there were around 20,000 critically endangered western chimpanzees in Sierra Leone. But by 2008, when the most recent census was carried out, there were only around 5,500 western ...

After you step out of Lungi International Airport, you need to take a ferry or small speedboat across the Atlantic to reach Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. It's only a couple of kilometres at sea ...

A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in protest at the dangers of deforestation, the reserve told AFP on Monday.

The doors of West Africa's largest chimpanzee refuge have been closed to tourists for more than two months. :: Freetown, Sierra Leone Its founder is staging a protest against rampant deforestation in ...

Decades of chimpanzee conservation efforts in Sierra Leone could soon be going up in smoke. Hidden in the rainforest near Freetown is the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a safe haven for rescued chimps ...

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of ...

At the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, two baby chimps in their caretakers' arms are unaware that deforestation and illegal building are threatening their habitat.

Esther (L) and Rio (R) are just two of the many chimpanzees the park has saved The sanctuary is threatened by deforestation and illegal encroachment Tacugama is home to the critically endangered ...