In a bid to protect, preserve nature, particularly wildlife, the Wildlife Africa is intensifying campaign against animal extinction through public awareness.
The group is partnering Nela Duke Ekpenyong to further sensitse the public on the importance in keeping these animals.
Nela Duke Ekpenyong is an award-winning conservationist, investor, and entrepreneur who will be raising her voice for wildlife as a Wild Africa ambassador, to help increase awareness about Nigeria’s remaining biodiversity and contribute to protecting iconic species from extinction, said. Festus Iyorah,
He noted Wild Africa has been working in Nigeria to turn the tide on extinction through public awareness campaigns using radio, TV, newspapers, billboards, and social media.
Their work informed people about the threats facing Nigeria’s amazing wildlife while also amplifying wildlife laws and anti-poaching measures that protect them. Their campaign leverages the voices of influential Nigerians like Ekpenyong to raise the profile of conservation in Nigeria.
“Wild Africa is a conservation communication organisation that inspires the public support and political will to protect Africa’s wildlife and wild spaces forever.
“This work is particularly needed in Nigeria, which, despite being home to wildlife such as elephants, lions, and a unique species of gorilla, faces significant threats in the forms of poaching, deforestation, and the illegal wildlife trade. Nigeria has also become a global transit hub for the tra’cking of ivory and pangolin scales,” it stated.
Ekpenyong, according to him, has over a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, collaborating with prominent institutions dedicated to large-scale growth and development initiatives in Africa.
Speaking, she said, caring for nature has been part of her life’s purpose as it is an honour to join Wild Africa to continue this shared vision in protecting, preserving and increasing awareness of the wildlife and wild lands in Africa.