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.
Bateleur Eagle
Bateleur eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus), Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria
Abdim’s Stork
Abdim’s stork (Ciconia abdimii), Dutse, Nigeria.
More about WACN
Wildlife Conservation
Socioeconomic Development for Neighboring Communities
Financial Sustenance
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Community Relations
WACN has a lot of plans for communities in order to foster strong relationships that will ultimately improve the viability and sustainability of our protected area management programs.
Among such socioeconomic activities for communities neighboring our protected areas include: education, health care, economic opportunities, and in the case of Kainji National Park, security.
As of May 2024, we are planning our first outreach programs for select communities around the Kainji Lake National Park.