Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Sierra Leone

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In the late 1800’s, the widowed ‘Queen Nyarroh’ of Barri, fell in love with the Chief of Koya, who lived on the opposite side of the Moa river, behind Tiwai Island. As a gift of love, Queen Nyarroh gave half of Tiwai to the Koya Chief, so the Chiefdoms would share ownership. Tiwai was identified as a special biosphere for wildlife conservation in the late 1970’s and later, on the request of the Barri & Koya peoples, who recognized Tiwai’s value, gained official status as a wildlife sanctuary.

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