Many, many congratulations to DICE alumni Simson Uri-Khob from Namibia and Rachel Ikemeh from Nigeria!<\/p>\n
Now in its ninth year, the Tusk Conservation Awards<\/span> ceremony was held in London honouring five ‘conservation luminaries’ from Africa, two of them are DICE<\/a> alumni.<\/p>\n Simson Uri-Khob <\/a>has worked with the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) for 30 years, becoming CEO in 2015 and won the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa describing him as a ‘gifted conservationist’ saying \u00a0‘It is impossible not to feel his passion, commitment and honest open heart when he talks about protecting the species.’<\/p>\n Rachel Ikemeh <\/a>has focused on species-based and landscape-level conservation efforts. In 2012, Rachel established the SW\/Niger Delta Forest Project and has served as its director since and was Tusk award for Conservation in Africa finalist. They commented:<\/p>\n ‘Rachel\u2019s persistence in working in one of the most insecure regions in the world, building strong community relations, establishing a community conservancy, and saving a Critically Endangered primate under these conditions is highly commendable and deserves recognition.<\/p>\n We’re so proud of their work and it’s brilliant that The Tusk organisation<\/a> have recognised all their achievements in this way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s not always that you see a rhino. There aren\u2019t that many around. But you know God graced them to be on earth.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Conservation in Nigeria is hard, but we need to face it head on. We hope that the work we\u2019re doing will be carried on by the future generation.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n