Tacugama

We’ve had a welcome visit from the British Navy; HMS Albion called into Freetown last week and crew members paid a visit to Tacugama with a few spare hours on their hands. The list of maintenance jobs is always growing and it was great to have the sailors working on our to-do list!

With kind permission from Captain Wayne Keble and Commander Richard Murrison the crew set to work replacing ropes and repairing footbridges despite attempts from local ant populations to stop them in their tracks!

Planning operations
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The crew did a great job working with our team here and we made a lot of progress on some of the big tasks where many hands really make light work.

On the ropes
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Not surprisingly, Gaura made a big impression and yet again we had to make sure we was still with us at the end of the day! Fortunately it won’t be long before he’s big enough to join the rest of the babies. We’d like to say a big thank you to the sailors who visited and especially the working crew: Lee, Andrew, Ronnie, Natallie, Russ, Shaz, Chris C, Michael, Mick Beale, Jason, Gemma, Dean, Amie M, Amie J, Mark and Chris P.

HMS Albion Helpers
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This latest visit continues the kind support we’ve received from the British Navy when they call at Freetown. Previous visits from HMS Southampton and Endeavour have provided us with ropes and marine buoys that are much enjoyed by our chimpanzees. Once again thanks.

We are also really pleased to be able to say that Junior is making a fantastic recovery and we’re expecting he’ll be fit enough to join his group again before the end of July.