My participation at WAMF

By Aicha Gomeh-Djame
WAMF

My participation in the West African Mammal Fellowship (WAMF) in Nigeria, 2022 - watch the video!

I participated in the West African Mammal Fellowship in Cross River National Park, Calabar (Nigeria) for two weeks. It was intense and special, we did bat captures, spotlighting for pangolins and nocturnal primates. An exceptional experience in the heart of Cross River National Park, all dark nights in the forest accompanied by rangers, and during the day we were students trained by exceptional mentors such as Paul Bates, Tigga Kingston, Mattew Shirley, Iroro Tanshi and many others. We were coached and challenged to do individual conservation projects on his taxon, having to present it each day and answer questions from the audience, it was really exhilarating!

Bat diversity Kenya
Bat diversity Kenya

This programme also allowed me to put my hat on as an ambassador for Global South Bats, showing them the importance or necessity of close south-south collaboration for the conservation of bats, these superb animals that have asked for nothing but face many challenges for their survival.

Ma participation au West African Mammal Fellowship (WAMF) in Nigeria, 2022

J’ai participé au West African Mammal Fellowship au Parc National Cross River, Calabar (Nigeria) durant deux semaine. C’était intense et particulier, nous avons fait des captures de chauves-souris, du spotlighting pour les pangolins et les primates nocturnes. Une expérience exceptionnelle au cœur du Parc national Cross River, toutes les nuits noires en pleine forêt accompagnés de rangers, et en journée nous étions des étudiants formés par des mentors exceptionnels tels que Paul Bates, Tigga Kingston, Mattew Shirley, Iroro Tanshi et bien d’autres. Nous avons été accompagnés et challengés à la réalisation de projets de conservation individuel sur son taxon, obligés chaque jour de le présenter et de répondre aux questions de l’audience, c’était vraiment exaltant et formateur.

Ce programme m’a permis de mettre en avant ma casquette d’ambassadrice de Global South Bats leur montrant l’importance ou la nécessité d’une collaboration étroite south-south pour la conservation des chauves-souris, ces superbes animaux qui n’ont rien demandé mais font face à de nombreux défis pour leur survie.

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