Chimp Refuge Shuts Doors to Tourists in Deforestation Protest

Chimp refuge shuts doors to tourists in deforestation protest

Workers said deforestation in the area was fuelled by ‘land grabbing’ for development

Sierra Leone chimp refuge shuts doors to tourists to protest deforestation - Regional Media News

FREETOWN (Reuters) -The eco-lodges and tree-covered footpaths of West Africa’s largest chimpanzee refuge have been devoid of tourists for more than two months as its founder stages a protest about rampant deforestation in Sierra Leone. Authorities acknowledge that the country’s rich wildlife is threatened by land seizures and illegal logging, but the founder of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Bala Amarasekaran, says they have not yet done eno…