Western Area Peninsula National Park
Western Area Peninsula National Park is part of the Tentative list of Sierra Leone in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Western Area Peninsula National Park is a biodiversity hotspot. It is home to mammals like Jenkins duikers and chimpanzees. It was also the first landing place of freed slaves.
Map of Western Area Peninsula National Park
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
Community Reviews
Michael Novins
In November 2018, I spent two days at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary on the outskirts of Freetown, which works to rescue and rehabilitate chimpanzees orphaned by the illegal pet trade or the slaughter of their mothers for bushmeat. I made my arrangement with Bimbola Carrol at VSL Travel.
Site Info
- Full Name
- Western Area Peninsula National Park
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Added
- 2012
- Type
- Mixed
- Categories
- Natural landscape - Forest
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2012 Added to Tentative List
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Visitors
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