Wilder Institute, NCF Award Scholarships for Cross River Gorillas’ Conservation Bennett Oghifo The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Center for Biodiversity Cons
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation in collaboration with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Center for Biodiversity Conservation Research in Ghana, has awarded scholarships to three postgraduate students of the University of Calabar to strengthen capacity for gorilla conservation in Cross River State.
The beneficiaries who were awarded scholarships in environmental sciences are: David Agabi-Eneji and Adekanmbi Adeyinka who were awarded with an M.Sc. scholarship for two years; and Wilfred Ayambem who was awarded a Ph.D scholarship for three years. These are the first set of recipients out of the five students that will be beneficiaries from the 5-year community conservation graduate student scholarship programme.
In 1987, NCF led a team to Afi Mountain in Cross River which led to the rediscovery of the Cross River gorilla which was hitherto considered extinct. Currently, NCF is working with Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, Canada; the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research, Ghana; and the University of Calabar on research that promotes the conservation of the Cross River gorilla.
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