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EVIDENCE-BASED 
CONSERVATION

CONSERVATION

Native habitat protection

Nigeria's last primary forest, a stronghold for the Endangered Short-tailed Roundleaf bat, is threatened by wildfires

SCIENCE

Actionable science

West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Islands are understudied hyperdiverse centers of endemism

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Bats of Nigeria

The Bats of Nigeria Project is our flagship research project at SMACON. 

Climate Monitoring

Climate monitoring is essential for understanding the impacts of climate change on biodiversity.

Socio-ecological Research

What drives human behaviour? Answers to these questions guide our interventions.

Species Monitoring

Species monitoring allows us to track trends in wild populations.

Safeguarding bats

WCN Fall Expo 2024

Bat Couple: Nigeria’s Bat Researchers
Africa Direct Documentary

OUTREACH

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Future for bats

To ensure a sustainable future, we conduct conservation awareness programs for school-age children

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Community Engagement

Our community partners lead action on the ground, driven through iterative engagements, and outreach.

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Government & Policy

To create sustainable interventions we advocate synergies between science, conservation, and policy.

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Fellowship

The West Africa Mammal Fellowship aims to strengthen the capacity of post-graduate students through training, mentorship, and networking, thereby raising scientists and conservationists to secure the future of biodiversity in their home countries.

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