Our team is small only eight members and we work around the clock to care for Liberia’s amazing wildlife here at the sanctuary. We work with incredible animals including monkeys, pangolins, reptiles, birds and duikers to name a few - we have had over 70 different species come through the sanctuary since we opened.
From left to right, in the back row we have director Sue Wiper, sanctuary manager Beyan Borbor and animal keeper Chancy Kirkulah. In the next row we have veterinarian Oifa de Jong, Emmanual Peter who maintains the sanctuary and Juty Deh Jr the project manager of the sooty release programme and in the front we have FTI intern Benamin Tehn and animal keeper Mercy Doe.
Sue has worked with animals for over 20 years. She arrived at Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary in October 2021 after completing her PhD at the University of Chester, UK. Her thesis was on the social system, behaviour and communication of the endangered golden monkey that she studied in Rwanda. Prior to her PhD, Sue was the director of Trentham
Sue has worked with animals for over 20 years. She arrived at Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary in October 2021 after completing her PhD at the University of Chester, UK. Her thesis was on the social system, behaviour and communication of the endangered golden monkey that she studied in Rwanda. Prior to her PhD, Sue was the director of Trentham Monkey Forest, Staffordshire, UK where she was responsible for all aspects of the conservation attraction, from the welfare of the 140 resident Barbary macaques to the long-term and day-to-day running of the business. Sue wanted to continue her work with animals in-situ and was drawn to Libassa because of the great number of rehabilitated animals that have been successfully released back into the wild. Susan hopes to continue the great work of the Sanctuary.
Oifa joined us in October 2022 to take care of the animals that require veterinary attention.
Juty has been with the team from the very start of the sanctuary in 2017. He never had formal training but had a great interest in animals and wildlife. He learned everything “on the job” and is now the project manager of the first primate release programme in Liberia. Juty knows every one of the monkeys inside and out, and his knowledge
Juty has been with the team from the very start of the sanctuary in 2017. He never had formal training but had a great interest in animals and wildlife. He learned everything “on the job” and is now the project manager of the first primate release programme in Liberia. Juty knows every one of the monkeys inside and out, and his knowledge and experience is of incredible value to the sanctuary. On top of that, he is incredibly skillful and has no problem fixing us a pangolin box or doing some repairments of enclosures.
After graduating from Forestry Training in Liberia, Beyan joined the team in 2019. He has recently been promoted to sanctuary manager and uses his skills to guide the team in the day to day running of the sanctuary. Beyan loves taking pangolins for walks in the forest and you can hear his laugh all over the sanctuary!
Mercy joined the sanctuary in 2017, shortly after Juty. She also never had formal training, but she turned out to be an amazing surrogate mom for the many orphaned animals at the sanctuary. She is usually in charge of feeding the animals and providing milk to the babies. Her down to earth attitude and great work spirit makes working with her a great pleasure!
Emmanuel joined us since the start of the sanctuary and is indispensable: He is charge of providing fresh drinking water to all the animals several times a day, going for browse for the antelopes, keeping the sanctuary clean, assisting in construction, painting, and many more! He is "the muscle man" of the sanctuary and is always in good spirit!
Chancy joined the team in 2021
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