WildTAC Africa
The founding chapter of the WildTAC network — building local capacity in wildlife tracking and field certification through the West Africa Wildlife Tracking Project.
The West Africa Wildlife Tracking Project
WAWTP is WildTAC Africa's flagship programme: a field-based wildlife tracking initiative built around internationally recognised certification, piloting at Mole National Park in 2027. The project is designed to build durable local capacity — not a one-off training event — by anchoring the work in long-term institutional partnerships across Ghana.
The strategy spans the founding period from 2026 through 2029 and beyond, moving from team-building and partnership development, through the Ghana pilot, toward a self-sustaining regional training and certification programme.
Two-cohort Track & Sign certification model
WAWTP trains and evaluates participants against the CyberTracker Conservation Track & Sign standard — a globally used method for certifying field-level tracking competence — delivered across two sequential cohorts at the Ghana pilot site.
Core tracking, sign interpretation, and evaluation methodology with CyberTracker-aligned assessors.
Extended field evaluation building toward formal Track & Sign certification at Mole National Park.
Initial CyberTracker evaluators: Dr. Kersey Lawrence and Lee Gutteridge — CyberTracker Senior Tracker / Evaluators and International Advisors to the WildTAC network. Meet the advisors →
Regional leadership team
WildTAC Africa is led by a regional and international founding team spanning executive leadership, regional operations, conservation science, applied conservation, country programmes, and strategic partnerships.
Kareem A. Dieng
CHAIR, FOUNDING COUNCILJohn K. G. Amonoo
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBER – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WildTAC AFRICADr. Abubakar S. Ringim
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERJoseph K. Afrifa
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERRockson Acolatse
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERAlphonce Msigwa
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERHelena Tetteh
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERDr. Michael Abedi-Lartey
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERDaniel Nkansah, Esq.
FOUNDING COUNCIL MEMBERStrategic timeline, 2026 – 2029+
Founding & partnership building
Establishing the leadership team, formalising institutional partnerships, and developing the founding strategy for the Ghana pilot.
Pilot preparation
Pre-pilot leadership intensive (South Africa, October 2026), evaluator coordination, and logistics planning for Mole National Park.
Ghana flagship pilot
Two-cohort CyberTracker Track & Sign certification programme delivered at Mole National Park.
Scale & institutionalise
Expanding the certified trainer base, deepening partner integration, and building toward a self-sustaining regional programme.
Institutional partners
WildTAC Africa's work is anchored by partnerships with academic, conservation, and community institutions across Ghana and the wider region.