Herp Conservation Ghana works with communities to save threatened amphibians and reptiles through on-the-ground conservation action, stakeholder mobilisation and research.
Their work is focussed on Ghana’s Togo-Volta highlands, situated within the Dahomey Gap, which represent one of the last vestiges of forests in West Africa that separate the Upper and Lower Guinea Forests. Within this region, In 2018, Herp-Ghana helped secure legal protection of a 2,132-acre area known as the Onepone Endangered Species Refuge, through their collaboration with local communities and governmental agencies. This protected area harbours the last viable population of the critically endangered Togo slippery frog (Conraua derooi) of which only 250 individuals remain. Through on-the-ground action, stakeholder mobilisation and research, Herp Conservation Ghana is working to save these, along with other species in the reserve, such as the endangered white bellied pangolin and critically endangered hooded vulture.
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How Tusk works with Our Project Partners
We provide critical funding to enable our project partners to grow and increase their impact on habitat and wildlife, while also enabling, nurturing and supporting collaboration between them, for greater synergy and impact.
We help to increase awareness and wider support for our partners’ efforts, while also sharing important conservation messages, from the vital and varied roles of wildlife rangers, to the benefits of community-driven conservation, both within Africa and internationally.
Herp Conservation Ghana has been a Tusk partner since 2021.
This Project Makes a Difference Through…
Habitat Protection
Endangered Species Protection
Human-Wildlife Co-Existence
Local Population Employed: 16
Area Protected: 8,000 ha
