Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Nigerian conservationist Edem Eniang has emerged as the West Africa regional chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Snake Specialist Group, placing him in a regional leadership role in efforts to strengthen snake conservation and coordinate research across the sub-region.

His emergence comes as the group works to establish its regional structures, membership lists and specialist working groups, alongside a revised process for admitting members.

In a message of appointment shared with PREMIUM TIMES by Mr Eniang, the organisation said they had gained momentum following recent engagements at a meeting of the Wildlife Conservation Society, with encouraging responses during and after the confer...