I'm Wild About..
Lilly Ajarova, Executive Director of the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda (supported by Born Free since 1998), tells us the things that drive her wild.
Ngamba Island provides food, veterinary care, facilities for rehabilitation for orphaned rescued chimpanzees, within a rainforest habitat of 100 acres. Once the individuals have been rehabilitated they are integrated into the main chimpanzee group and live as part of a community, as they would in the wild.
Born Free has been supporting Ngamba since its establishment. Without this support it would be impossible to achieve what we have for the 44 chimpanzees in our care. Born Free's support has been financial, strategic and technical.
The recent economic crisis has had an impact. The last two years has seen Ngamba struggling financially due to low donations and reduced number of visitors. We are at a point of not having adequate finances to provide for the chimpanzees and the staff.
All the chimps are special to me and have unique life stories, but Afrika as the youngest, with her story and character is my favourite (see below). We gave her the name as representation of the continent of Africa, with the environmental challenges facing it.
Do I have a special wild place apart from Ngamba? One day I would love to go and experience the wildness of South America.
The best way I know to relax is physical exercise and meditation. And country music is the soundtrack of my life!
Apart from rescue and care I am passionate about animal habitat protection and fighting illegal trade in wild animals.
Destruction of the environment through deforestation, pollution and poor waste management drives me mad.
- You can adopt Afrika - see below
To all help make the world a better place we need to be natural. We need to get to understand and appreciate everything around us and their roles in the cycle of life.
I’m wild about Born Free because of their support to the welfare of wild animals and conservation of endangered species.
Lilly Ajarova was talking to Celia Nicholls.
You can help
Ngamba urgently needs funds to continue its vital work. Please send us your donations, or adopt Afrika the orphan chimp (£30 incl Gift Pack).
- Lilly nursing Rambo, a rescued chimp with a fractured arm
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