Tchimpounga Sanctuary, linked to Goodall's institute, is in which country?

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Tchimpounga Sanctuary, linked to the Jane Goodall Institute, is in the Republic of the Congo.

The sanctuary is also called the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center. It lies in the Kouilou Department, about 50 kilometers north of Pointe-Noire, on a coastal landscape of forest and savanna. The facility was built in 1992 and later became part of the Jane Goodall Institute’s conservation work.

Tchimpounga mainly cares for chimpanzees orphaned by the bushmeat trade. Authorities have brought young animals there after confiscating them from hunters, traders, or people holding them in the pet and entertainment trades. The sanctuary also supports rehabilitation, research, education, and efforts to return suitable chimpanzees to protected natural areas.

A common mix-up is confusing the Republic of the Congo with the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are separate countries. Tchimpounga is on the Atlantic-facing side of the Republic of the Congo, west of the main Congo Basin.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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