THE CENSUS TEAM The census team was led in the field by the Scientific Project Manager, Dr Terry Brncic. She has a PhD in Tropical Forest Ecology from Oxford University, UK and has spent several years carrying out fieldwork in central Africa on the ecology of gorillas and forest plant species. Her latest postdoctoral research was concerned with the long-term ecology of African rainforests, where she analysed sedimentary records from the Congo basin to determine changes in forest composition in response to climate change and human impacts over the last several thousand years. The team worked hard in all weathers, spent weeks at a time living in basic conditions in the bush and walked through some extremely challenging and stunning terrain. Over 15 months of fieldwork they interviewed over 900 communities, walked 670km of transect surveys (not including walking to/from transects, communities and reconnaissance walks) and took several thousand photographs. They were joined by people from many of the communities visited who were hired as guides, porters and cooks to support the project. The team (l to r)Joseph Marah, Big Yirah Koroma, Farah Kargbo, Dr Terry Brncic, Papanie Bai Sesay, Alako Kamara, Bangalie, Marah Conteh, Foray Konteh, Yirah Koroma. Not pictured Samba Jalloh and John Conteh Click to enlarge the image Many of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary staff and volunteers worked hard behind the scenes to support the logistics and kept the team on the road. SUPPORTING INFO Census Press release: PDF Census Report: PDF Census main page: Census page CONTACT US Website: tacugama.com Email: info@tacugama.com Blog: Wildlife Direct Video: youtube Facebook: facebook Photgraphs, Reports and Text ©Copyright 2010 Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra Leone