Field Programmes

Nigeria Conservation Programme

In Nigeria’s Gashaka Gumti National Park Chester Zoo provides core support for the Gashaka Primate Project.

This project promotes research into the fauna and flora of Gashaka and in doing so is conserving the amazing biodiversity of the region. Chester Zoo has supported this project continuously since 1999.

Additionally, Chester Zoo support has enabled the demarcation of the borders of GGNP. This project provided markers to signify the edge of the park, helping to control issues such as encroachment and illegal harvesting in the park. Chester Zoo also supports the important Nigerian Montane Forest Project, carrying out important botanical research at a neighbouring site, Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve.

Read more about our Nigeria Conservation Programme.

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