Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh is a Nigerian conservationist[1][2] who won a Whitley award in 2020.[3][4][5] She is the director[6] of South West and Niger Delta Forest Project, a conservation program for endangered primates as the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, Red colobus monkey(Piliocolobus epieni) and Benin potto in the respective regions.[7] She has actively been in Nigeria conservation for the past 15 years.[8][9]
Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh
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Rachel, June 2021.
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| Born | Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Ashegbofe |
| Education | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. University of Kent, UK |
| Occupation | Conservationist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Wildlife conservation and forest preservation. |
| Notable work | Primatology |
| Awards | She won a Whitley award in 2020. |
Ikemeh has been involved in the establishment of two protected areas in Nigeria: a IUCN category II PA in Ekiti State[10] and a community conservation area in Bayelsa State,[11] Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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