Laycon Cares Foundation partners with Wild Africa Fund to combat wildlife crimes

The Laycon Cares Foundation (LCF) says it has formed a partnership with Wild Africa Fund to combat wildlife crimes in Nigeria.

Wild Africa Fund, a global not-for-profit organisation, employs mass communication campaigns to change attitudes to environmental degradation and poaching and encourage wildlife conservation in Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.

In a statement on Friday, Festus Iyorah, Wild Africa Fund’s Nigeria representative, said Laycon, musician and LCF executive director, will collaborate with Wild Africa Fund as its Nigerian ambassador to speak against illegal wildlife trade and promote wildlife conservation.

According to Iyorah, the foundation’s partnership with Wild Africa Fund, which promotes wildlife tourism and carbon offset, resonates with LCF’s mission of ensuring climate sustainability in Nigeria and across Africa.

“The Laycon Cares Foundation (LCF) is thrilled to be working with Wild Africa Fund to raise awareness about poaching and habitat destruction,” the LCF said.

“The survival of our wildlife is essential to the survival of our planet, and one of LCFs objectives is to ensure the continued existence of our animal and plant life.”

LCF said it will work with Wild Africa Fund to promote its campaign activities in Nigeria.

“We are excited to partner with Laycon Cares Foundation to increase awareness about the issues affecting Nigeria’s amazing biodiversity and wildlife,” Iyorah said.

“LCF’s mission of ensuring and promoting environmental sustainability resonates with our work in Nigeria to save the declining population of our wildlife and forests.”