Conserving Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees: Interview with Tacugama’s Willie Tucker

Mongabay
Jul 10, 2026, 3:24 pm117 ptsTrending
In Sierra Leone, the critically endangered western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) faces growing threats from habitat loss, deforestation, illegal wildlife trade and expanding human activity. For the past 30 years, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has worked to rescue, rehabilitate and protect chimpanzees…

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