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    Caleb Ofori-Boateng

    Dec 16, 2021 1 minute
    Jo Price

    GLOBAL POPULATION DECLINES OF AMPHIBIANS prompted Caleb Ofori-Boateng to establish Herp-Conservation Ghana (Herp-Ghana) in 2006 to improve the conservation status of cold-blooded vertebrates in his country through research and advocacy.

    population of a, in forests in eastern Ghana that did not occur in government-protected land,” says Caleb. “It inhabited streams and was hunted for a local delicacy.” To save the species, the herpetologist launched a conservation awareness programme here and in nearby communities: “I talked to local people regularly when they gathered at their respective churches and established a volunteer group that I trained so they could educate their friends.” Over 100 volunteers are now working in the field.

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