FREETOWN (SIERRA LEONE) – Uno scimpanzé guarda i turisti dall’interno della rete metallica di Tacugama , il santuario degli scimpanzè della Sierra Leone.
Situato vicino a Freetown, la capitale della Sierra Leone, il Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary copre un’area di 4 chilometri quadrati, in un’area che si trova vicino ad una foresta protetta.
Fondata da Bala Amarasekaran nel 1995, Tacugama si prende cura di più di 100 scimpanzé posizionati in diversi recinti boscosi. A curare le scimmie, ci sono circa 30 volontari (foto LaPresse)
(140429) -- FREETOWN, April 29, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Moses Kappia, one of the staffs from Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary shows tourists the knowledge on chimpanzee's behaviors in Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary of Sierra Leone, April 28, 2014. Located close to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary covers 0.4 sqaure kilometers of the 176.88 sqaure kilometers Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve. Established by Bala Amarasekaran in 1995, Tacugama now cares for over 100 chimpanzees under the work of nearly 30 staffs in several forested enclosures. (Xinhua/Lin Xiaowei)
(140429) -- FREETOWN, April 29, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Some chimpanzees stay on the tree in Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary of Sierra Leone, April 28, 2014. Located close to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary covers 0.4 sqaure kilometers of the 176.88 sqaure kilometers Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve. Established by Bala Amarasekaran in 1995, Tacugama now cares for over 100 chimpanzees under the work of nearly 30 staffs in several forested enclosures. (Xinhua/Lin Xiaowei)
(140429) -- FREETOWN, April 29, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A baby chimpanzee enjoys oranges in Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary of Sierra Leone, April 28, 2014. Located close to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary covers 0.4 sqaure kilometers of the 176.88 sqaure kilometers Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve. Established by Bala Amarasekaran in 1995, Tacugama now cares for over 100 chimpanzees under the work of nearly 30 staffs in several forested enclosures. (Xinhua/Lin Xiaowei)
(140429) -- FREETOWN, April 29, 2014 (Xinhua) -- The bulletin board shows various kinds of chimpanzee's "language" in the form of comics in Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary of Sierra Leone, April 28, 2014. Located close to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary covers 0.4 sqaure kilometers of the 176.88 sqaure kilometers Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve. Established by Bala Amarasekaran in 1995, Tacugama now cares for over 100 chimpanzees under the work of nearly 30 staffs in several forested enclosures. (Xinhua/Lin Xiaowei)
(140429) -- FREETOWN, April 29, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A chimpanzee looks at tourists from inside of the wire netting in Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary of Sierra Leone, April 28, 2014. Located close to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary covers 0.4 sqaure kilometers of the 176.88 sqaure kilometers Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve. Established by Bala Amarasekaran in 1995, Tacugama now cares for over 100 chimpanzees under the work of nearly 30 staffs in several forested enclosures. (Xinhua/Lin Xiaowei)
