Sanctuary fights to save chimpanzee population

A young chimpanzee in an enclosure at the Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary

A young chimpanzee in an enclosure at the Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary Source: Getty

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West African chimpanzees primates are part of an estimated nationwide chimp population of around 6000 believed to have gone down five-fold from 30 years ago.

This story was first broadcast on the BBC World Service

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