Welcome to Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone. Located in the beautiful Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve, close to Freetown - the capital, the sanctuary covers 100 acres of important rainforest and watershed. Tacugama was established in 1995 to home and rehabilitate confiscated, orphaned and abandoned chimps. It is illegal in Sierra Leone to hunt, capture, kill or keep chimpanzees. The sanctuary now takes care of over 90 chimps. Much work is also undertaken towards stopping the illegal trade of this endangered species, and supporting the protection and conservation of chimpanzees in the wild through education, communication and legal enforcement.