West African Conservation Network (WACN)
WACN is a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom and Nigeria with a focus on adequately securing, restoring, and making wilderness areas self-sufficient in the long-term.
The concept and vision for West African Conservation Network was born by our founder, businessman Patrick Ogbonnia Egwu, who’s passion for wildlife emanates from childhood. As an organisation, our ambition is to collaborate with governments and turn-around the fortunes of depleted wilderness areas into restored wildlife hotspots over time.
Mission Statement
WACN’s mission is to secure, and restore depleted wilderness areas after having secured binding agreements with relevant government authorities whose jurisdiction the given wilderness area lies in. We restore by protecting the depleted wilderness area, and then reintroducing lost species with an aim to as much as possible, return the depleted wilderness area’s depleted biodiversity back to its original levels of intact biodiversity.
Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzees
A small group of Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ellioti) in the rainforests of Cross River in southeastern Nigeria. This particular subspecies of chimpanzee is the most endangered and least distributed among all chimpanzee subspecies.
Silverback Cross River gorilla
A silverback Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) strolls through the Nigerian rainforest at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River, Nigeria. Nigeria is home to West Africa’s only remaining wild gorilla populations.
Northern Lion (Panthera leo leo)
The Kainji Lake National Park is perhaps the last site for wild lions in Nigeria. We continue to receive recent reports of their presence at Kainji. WACN’s ambition is to use Kainji’s lions as a launching pad for lion recovery in Nigeria.
More about WACN
Wildlife Conservation
Socioeconomic Development for Neighboring Communities
Financial Sustenance
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