Bala Amarasekaran has never felt that running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in the West African ...

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly ...

In the forests of Sierra Leone, Bala Amarasekaran has spent three decades building a sanctuary, and a life, around orphaned ...

" (Deforestation) is really threatening the sanctuary's existence, because it's too dangerous when people come close to a ...

July 15, 2025The doors of West Africa's largest chimpanzee refuge have been closed to tourists for more than two months.:: ...

The eco-lodges and tree-covered footpaths of West Africa's largest chimpanzee refuge have been devoid of tourists for more ...