The Gambia

The Gambia

The Gambia Travel Guide

Conservation close up: visiting The Gambia's Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre

In the heart of The Gambia, on a bend in the country’s eponymous river, lies the River Gambia National Park. This vast area of protected forest is home to the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project, a conservation organisation – founded 40 years ago this year – which protects more than 100 chimps living wild on three islands. Follow Joseph Reaney as he visits the project and has unforgettable encounters with our species' closest relative.