Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is situated on a beautiful
hill in Freetown, just past Barthurst
Village. It is accessible by car and will only take
about 30-40 mins from the centre of town. If you want to drive
all the way up the camp then you need a 4x4 vehicle, otherwise
you can drive to the bottom of the hill and walk the next
40 metres or so against the backdrop of beautiful scenery
and birds "tweeting in the woods".
The Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary was set up
in 1995, and is committed to the rescue and rehabilitation
of orphaned and abandoned chimpanzees. The chimps enjoy a
semi-wild life within the 100 acre reserve. The overall aim
of the programme is to provide a home for confiscated and
rescued chimps, while helping to stop the cruel and wasteful
trade of the species - thus securing a future for the wild
population.

© Rosalind Hanson-Alp
Aims & Objectives of Tacugama Chimpanzee Santuary
- To integrate orphaned chimpanzees into
social groups with a view to gradually rehabilitating them
into a semi-wild environment.
- To provide an educational, relaxing and attractive facility
to increase public awareness of the plight of Sierra Leone's
chimpanzee population. The appeal of the facility will also
be important in sustaining the programme through modest
entry charges and voluntary contributions.
- Build and maintain a community development programme that
will support farmers, hunters, tree-cutters, etc in the
surrounding area to the sanctuary to ensure they are able
to manage an income without having to misuse the natural
resources of the forest.
- To set up an national environmental education programme
to sensitise the people of Sierra Leone and increase awareness
of the importance of sustaining their wild chimp population.

© Rosalind Hanson-Alp
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Please visit the Tacugama
website for more information. You can also view more images
of the sanctuary in our Sierra
Leone image gallery.
If you would like to know more about Tacugama
and perhaps assist the sanctuary, please
contact the following...
In Sierra Leone...
Bala Amarasekaran
Project Director
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
P.O. Box 469
Freetown
Sierra Leone
email: sab@sierratel.sl
www.tacugama.com
Tel: 00232 22 224098
Mobile:00232 76 611211
Conservation Society of Sierra Leone
P.O. Box 1249
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Tel: 00232 22 229716
Wildlife Conservation Branch
Ministry of Agriculture
Forestry and Marine Resources
Tower Hill
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Tel: 00232 22 225352
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International...
World Society for the Protection of Animals
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
wspa@wspa.org.uk
www.wspa.org.uk
The Dewer Wildlife Trust
2031 Lowery (Old Loving) Road
Morganton
GA 30560
USA
email: jdewar@gorilla-haven.org
www.gorilla-haven.org
International Primate Protection League
PO Box 766
Summerville
SC 29484-0766
USA
email: info@ippl.org
www.ippl.org
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