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SIERRA LEONE IS A WILD PLACE, AND ITS TIME WE START NOTICING
Want to experience a wild Salone for yourself?
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A BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT…
hidden in West Africa. Sierra Leone is home to a wide array of species due to the country’s unique ecosystem. Savannah habitats drift from the north and the grasslands merge with the canopy forests of Upper Guinean Rainforest Ecosystem from the south. The Outamba Kilimi National Park in particular is known as a haven for 13 primates species, common hippos, forest elephants, and 5 species of wild cat. The African Bird Club list 644 bird species for Sierra Leone, with both inter-continental and intra-African migrant species.
Wildlife in Sierra Leone is under threat and rural communities are struggling
There is still time to save the last of Sierra Leone’s iconic species
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