Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary began in 1995,
and is committed to the rescue & rehabilitation
of endangered & orphaned chimpanzees. High
in the hills of the Western Area Forest Reserve
on the Freetown peninsula, the chimps enjoy a
semi-wild life on 100 acres of lush rainforest. Click here to start to
learn about our Sanctuary...
Danger:
Chimps
Washington Post | January
2008— Meet the chimpanzee,
man's closest relative.
Today, Philip, a powerful
male, plays tricks to
earn a juicy passion
fruit.
Sierra
Leone steps up efforts
to save chimpanzees
Freetown AFP | October
2007 — "Authorities
and wildlife activists
in Sierra Leone on Tuesday
stepped up efforts to
save chimpanzees from
extinction in the impoverished
west African state where
they are traded for
meat and as pets..."
Orphan
Chimps turned killer
find Leone refuge
Scientific American
| September 2007 — "They
can leap playful somersaults
or maul a human to death.
Meet the chimpanzee,
man's closest relative..."
Tacugama
on National Geographic
TV!
August 2007 — Our latest
documentary (Hunter
and Hunted: Jungle Breakout)
based on the unfortunate
events back in April
2006 is sheduled to
premier on the 20th
of August (9PM USA ET/PT
on National Geographic
Channel). The documentary
will also air on Tuesday,
August 21, 12AM &
Sunday, August 26, 3PM.
New
Guest Lodge at Tacugama
May 2007 — The Tacugama
Team has completed construction
work on a new lodge
at the Sanctuary. Over
the years we have had
a lot of interest from
visitors to the Sanctuary
wishing to spend the
night in the seclusion
of the area, and so
we decided to provide
such a facility.
January 2007 Newsletter
now available!
January 2007 — Learn
about what's new at
the Sanctuary, our
chimp adoption programme,
running water, new
chimps, our new installations
& community development
programmes. <
Past newsletters
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Chimp Facts
Chimpanzees rarely live past the age of 50 in the wild,
but have been known to reach the age of 60 in captivity.
