Last Fri­day, we atten­ded an event in Bar­ce­lo­na cele­bra­ting the 30th anni­ver­sary of the Tacu­ga­ma Chim­pan­zee Sanc­tuary in Sie­rra Leo­ne. It was a very ins­pi­ring eve­ning during which funds were rai­sed for the more than 100 orpha­ned chim­pan­zees cared for at the sanc­tuary, whe­re they recei­ve a second chan­ce and excep­tio­nal care.

The pro­ject not only helps pri­ma­tes but also sup­ports the surroun­ding com­mu­ni­ties, works to pro­tect natu­ral habi­tats, and con­tri­bu­tes to the crea­tion of natio­nal parks, whi­le also run­ning a suc­cess­ful envi­ron­men­tal edu­ca­tion program.

The foun­der and direc­tor of the sanc­tuary, Bala Ama­ra­se­ka­ran, pre­sen­ted the work of the cen­ter and than­ked ever­yo­ne for their sup­port. He also sha­red a few words about the SOS Pri­ma­tes team and our con­ti­nued sup­port for Tacu­ga­ma. During the event, our asso­cia­tion pre­sen­ted him with a T‑shirt, as seen in the pho­to, han­ded to him by Laia Dotras and Raúl Cabre­ra, co-foun­ders of SOS Pri­ma­tes.

In the second pho­to, they appear along­si­de pri­ma­to­lo­gists Olga Feliu, Rosa Garri­ga, and Tat­ya­na Humle.

Thank you to the @Associació Amics de Tacu­ga­ma for such a mea­ning­ful eve­ning in sup­port of primates.