Country: Chad
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2025 in review
From field missions to new partnerships, from the reintroduction of threatened species to habitat protection, 2025 was a particularly impactful […]
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When Fire Retreats, Life Advances
Moustapha Matalama Mahamat My name is Moustapha Matalama Mahamat, and I work as a field officer in the Batha region […]
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A Historic Agreement for the Management of the Ouadi Rimé–Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve in Chad
A public-private partnership between the Government of Chad and Sahara Conservation to protect a unique ecosystem French version here N’Djamena, […]
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Sahara Conservation and the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of Geneva join forces for Sahelo-Saharan biodiversity
Sahara Conservation is pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement with the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of Geneva […]
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Sahara Conservation’s 2023 Annual Report
We are pleased to present Sahara Conservation’s 2023 Annual Report, highlighting a year of groundbreaking conservation successes and strategic partnerships. […]
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Vegetation and bush fires: an interdependent relationship
Sophie Lox Read here the fourth article of Sandscript 32nd issue Bush fires are now a recurrent global phenomenon in […]
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Scimitar-horned oryx reintroduction
Scimitar-horned oryx reintroduction Once roaming freely across Africa’s Sahelian grasslands, the scimitar-horned oryx was declared Extinct in the Wild by […]
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Supporting local communities and raising awareness
Supporting local communities and raising awareness Local communities have a direct impact on biodiversity because of their proximity and daily […]
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Ouadi Rimé – Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve
Ouadi Rimé – Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve Chad’s Ouadi Rimé–Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve (OROAFR) is a unique and critical conservation […]
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A collared dama gazelle joins a group of wild dama
Two weeks ago, six dama gazelles were released into the de Ouadi Rimé Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve. To follow the […]
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Releasing collared dama gazelles!
Chad, Tuesday 23rd January 2023: Yesterday saw another conservation first for Chad’s Ouadi Rimé Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve, when six dama […]
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The lost and found oryx
Observing where scimitar-horned oryx move and how they behave after release helps us understand and protect them. We use field […]
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Our highlights 2023 and Looking ahead
Together we are making a difference in one of the most challenging environments on Earth! As a result of our […]
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Meet and greet the bustards of the Sahara and Sahel
Bustards are some of the largest and most spectacular birds that fly, and with twenty-two African species are, except for […]
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The return of the North African ostrich to Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve
The subspecies of ostrich existing in Chad is known as North African ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) and its range spans […]
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Sandscript #30 – Antelope darting protocols in Chad
The tele-anesthesia and chemical immobilization of wild antelopes that the Government of Chad, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) […]
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Sandscript #30 – Translocation in conservation: to crate or not to crate?
Humans have been translocating animals around for thousands of years. Initially for food and fiber, more recently for conservation. Sometimes, […]
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Sandscript #30 – Vaccinating antelopes before their reintroduction: a necessity?
Since 2016, the Government of Chad and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), with the participation of Sahara Conservation, […]
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Sandscript #30 is out!
Dear readers, We are really happy to introduce you to the 30th issue of Sandscript, the bi-annual publication of Sahara […]
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Aerial survey of the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve
An aerial survey of the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve (OROAGR), originally planned by the Project Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim (POROA) for 2020, […]
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Forests, water and… Sahara
International Day of Forests yesterday, World Water Day today… Two elements critically missing to Sahara, yet vital. So why talk about it, […]
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The Sahara Conservation Fund signed a US$5 million agreement to implement the ALBIÄ project in Chad
Today, the Ministry of Environment, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development and the Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) signed a US$5 million agreement […]
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Launch of the UN decade for ecosystem restoration
Today, June 5, 2021, World Environment Day, marks the official beginning of a decisive period. Under the theme of ‘restoring […]
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Building capacity in a sahelo-saharan protected area through the POROA
The period between January and March of this year has been a busy one for the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Project […]
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Incredible passive capture of a wild dama gazelle
In December 2020, members of the Oryx Project team spotted three wild dama gazelles – one of the world’s most […]
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Another 15 ostrich chicks arrive in Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim
In the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve (OROAFR) in Chad, the Sahara Conservation Fund’s (SCF) field staff are continuing to […]
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Oryx five years on
On March 14, 2016, scimitar-horned oryx set foot on Chadian soil after an absence of almost 40 years. Welcomed back […]
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Well spotted, Habib!
John Newby and Tim Wacher On a routine monitoring patrol in late January 2021, SCF’s long term oryx monitoring team […]
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Oryx conservation success expands to ostriches in Chad
Since 2015, under a joint initiative sponsored by the government of Chad and the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, the Sahara […]
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The Oryx Project welcomes newborn dama gazelle in Chad
The exciting second phase of the Chad scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) reintroduction project has seen more than a few high points […]