History
Bala liaised with the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) and produced a detailed project proposal, which included an environmental educational program. Within the year, the proposals for a chimpanzee sanctuary were approved. The Wildlife Conservation Branch of the Ministry of Forestry (WCB) allocated 100 acres of prime rain forest…Read More
By 1993, more than half of the 55 chimpanzees seen in Freetown in 1989 had disappeared or been killed, and Bala had two chimpanzees (Bruno & Julie) at his home. As there was no prospect of returning these chimpanzees to the wild, a more permanent and suitable home would have…Read More
Between 1989-1992, Bala teamed with Rosalind Alp, who was studying wild chimpanzees in Sierra Leone, and together they completed an investigation into pet chimpanzee numbers. They found 55 captive chimpanzees in Freetown alone. Rumour had it, that one of the chimpanzees in Freetown had been abandoned by her Scottish expatriate…Read More
Bala Amarasekaran and his wife Sharmila were travelling through a village about 150 miles north of Freetown when they saw a weak and sick baby chimpanzee offered for sale. The animal lovers paid $20 for him suspecting that if he was left without care much longer, he would probably die.…Read More
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