Chinese dam project in Guinea could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees

Planned Koukoutamba dam to be built in reserve established to protect chimps from mining

Up to 1,500 chimpanzees could be killed by a new Chinese dam that will swamp a crucial sanctuary for the endangered primate in Guinea, experts have warned.

The 294MW Koukoutamba dam will be built by Sinohydro, the world's biggest hydroelectric power plant construction company, in the middle of a newly declared protected area called the Moyen-Bafing National park.