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

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

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

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

Bala Amarasekaran and his wife, Sharmila, spotted the baby chimpanzee tied to a tree in a village in a rural part of Sierra Leone. He was for sale. The couple bought the animal and pledged to care ...

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) ...

Bala Amarasekaran is often torn between his human family and what he calls his "hairy family". That is because Bala runs a sanctuary for chimpanzees in Sierra Leone and regards the chimps as his ...

Palu-Palu the gibbon, watches as Bala Amarasekaran, founder of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone, is interviewed Friday at the International Protection League sanctuary in Summerville.

"They took medicines that could not be replaced and sadly that led to the death of three of our chimps that needed medical attention," said Bala Amarasekaran, the director of the sanctuary hidden ...

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

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of ...

Bala Amarasekaran and his wife, Sharmila, spotted the baby chimpanzee tied to a tree in a village in a rural part of Sierra Leone. He was for sale. The couple bought the animal and pledged to care ...