Country: Niger
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From the Field: Voices of Conservation – Razack
Discover firsthand stories from our dedicated team working on the ground to protect the Sahara’s unique wildlife and habitats. Abdoul […]
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Giving Season: Help Us Protect Niger’s Irreplaceable Wildlife
Together, we can help safeguard Niger’s imperiled wildlife. Niger, a land of breathtaking deserts and unique wildlife in West Africa, […]
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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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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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Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve
Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve Established in 1988, the Aïr and Ténéré National Natural Reserve (ATNNR) is classified as […]
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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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Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve
Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve The Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve (GBR) is the only protected area in Niger located exclusively in the Sahel, […]
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Vultures in Niger: what are the threats and how can they be addressed?
Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa, located in the transition area between the Sahelo-Sudanian strip and the Sahara […]
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Congratulations to Ibrahim Mamadou Maїmounatou for her PhD!
Congratulations to Ibrahim Mamadou Maїmounatou, Manager of the captive ostrich breeding sites of Sahara Conservation in Niger, who becomes the […]
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The Success of the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project in Niger
Every 14 countries involved in the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project will have had a different experience. Although working towards […]
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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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Animals from Niger get a colorful makeover from Manon Raman
“Animals of Niger,” an exhibition of work by the artist Manon Raman, was held on May 22 and 23, 2021 […]
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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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Monitoring Rüppell’s vulture breeding populations in Niger: latest field observations
The Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) continues to monitor breeding vulture populations in Niger in an effort to learn more about […]
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Barbary sheep in Niger – a population in decline?
Monitoring vulnerable and endangered species using field observation data is a key aspect of successful wildlife conservation. Proving this to […]
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Sahara Conservation fund condemns Kouré giraffe reserve deadly attack
It is with great sadness that the Sahara Conservation Fund mourns the deaths and remembers the lives of the eight victims […]
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News from the latest vulture field monitoring mission
February was the start of a new breeding season for vultures in Niger and time for the local SCF team […]
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Recent humanitarian missions
The Sahara Conservation Fund, in collaboration with the non-profits ESAFRO and L’Afrique à Cœur, participates in supporting local populations within […]
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Dama gazelles in Niger’s Aïr
Mont Takoulkouzet is located in the Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve (ATNNR). The reserve shelters several emblematic wildlife species […]
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Threats to Egyptian Vultures
The Egyptian Vulture is facing an important decline worldwide, and the Balkans have not been spared: from the hundreds of […]
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Expanding oil exploration threatens one of the Sahara’s largest nature reserves
Created in 2012, Niger’s Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve is the last region of the Sahara relatively undisturbed […]
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Egyptian vulture conservation: latest field activities
Vultures face many threats which vary a lot depending on their location, ranging from electrocution to poaching. As part of […]
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North African Ostrich Recovery Project: setting up new facilities
In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), Kellé, Niger, created by Sahara Conservation a few years ago. SC’s ambitious […]
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News from the 8 recently translocated West African giraffes in Niger
8 West African giraffes (3 males and 5 females) ( Giraffa camelopardalis peralta ) were recently circulated from their area […]
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Four Dama Gazelles Recently Observed In Niger
The National Nature Reserve of Aïr and Ténéré in Niger is home to some iconic animal species – among which […]
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West African Giraffe return to Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve after 50 years of absence
Eight West African giraffe travelled over 800 kilometers in 48 hours to be safely re-introduced to the Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve […]
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Niger will use drones to protect almost extinct addax antelopes
Oft times when we talk about endangered animals in Afrika at risk of extinction or being poached we think mostly of elephants […]
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New observations of dama gazelles in the wild
The Takolokouzet Massif is located in the Aïr & Ténéré National Nature Reserve in Niger. It is home to some […]
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Challenges of sahelo-saharan antelope reintroductions: depletion in the wild vs abundance in captivity
The conservation community is facing a paradox related to the difficulties of reintroducing and/or reinforcing some species which are declining […]
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Niger to move protected giraffes as habitat shrinks
Part of a group of a rare giraffes that has become a Niger tourist attraction is to be moved to […]