Are the chimpanzees safe from newly discovered pathogens?
-Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Tacugama in Sierra Leone is the sanctuary for western chimpanzees, a critically endangered subspecies. This sanctuary is the hub of environmental education, ecotourism, and community conservation projects. Ninety-nine chimps permanently reside at Tacugama today. Among them, many of them were rescued as babies from the illegal wildlife trade. […]