Our volunteers, Maja Dichlberger and Tanja Viraj decided to visit Makasutu Cultural Forest. Due to the public holiday on Thursday all schools in The Gambia were closed therefore they decided to spend a day out. Makasutu Forest was founded by James and Lawrence. Makasutu means ‘sacred forest’ in Mandinka tribe language. It is a tropical 1000-acre reserve encompassing five different eco-systems, including gallery forest, savannah, mangroves, palm forest and wetland. Wildlife is plentiful with many bird species, monitor lizards, baboons, vervet and red colobus monkey, and the occasional crocodile and even the odd mangoose can be spotted on the riverbanks.
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