Charlotte, Sierra Leone she was in the news in 1817 because she died unexpectedly that year after childbirth (the baby was, sadly stillborn), aged just 21. The Annie Walsh Memorial School, the oldest girls school Sub-Saharan Africa was originally located here. At inception it catered for eight pupils. The school, which was founded by the Church Missionary Society, moved to Kissy Road, Freetown in 1865. Charlotte, Sierra Leone Charlotte is a mountainous village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Charlotte is located about twenty miles outside Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. Charlotte, is commonly known as Charlotte Village, and
Wildlife of Sierra Leone Wildlife of Sierra Leone The wildlife of Sierra Leone is very diverse due to the variety of different habitats within the country. Sierra Leone is home to approximately 2090 known higher plant species, 147 known species of mammals, 172 known breeding bird species, 67 known reptile species, 35 known amphibian species and 99 known species of fish. There are approximately 147 known species of wild mammals within Sierra Leone. Members of fourteen orders of placental mammals inhabit Sierra Leone. The endangered pygmy hippopotamus has territories around the islands on the Moa River and is widespread in the Gola Forest area.