People
Farooq Adavudi (PhD)
Administrative Director/Co-founder
caka.karlsson@biotachf.org
Caka Karlsson
Director of Research and Biodiversity Conservation
Caka holds an MSc degree from Lund University, where she in 2023 completed the Animal Ecology program. She studied the movement pattern of the Yellow-billed Kite, in Nigeria for her MSc thesis. She is the Swedish representative for the LIFE EuroKite project, a Europe-wide Red Kite conservation initiative. In addition to her raptor interest, she is also interested in Human-wildlife interaction and conducted a human-raptor study in Nigeria in 2021.
michael.manja@biotachf.org
Williams Michael Manja
Endangered Species Conservation Coordinator/Co-founder
Michael is a PhD candidate studying Wildlife Ecology at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. He holds a Master’s degree in Conservation Biology and another in Biology Education, equipping him for both field research and conservation education. As an expert in vulture research and conservation, Michael has conducted extensive research and led numerous conservation outreach programs to protect endangered Old-World vulture species and other threatened raptors. His expertise and dedication make him valuable to our organization’s biodiversity preservation mission.
Samson Da’an (PhD)
Biodiversity Coordinator
Bar. Williams Fwangmun Manja
Secretary /Conservation Law Enforcement Coordinator
Nanchin Winifred Kazeh
Nature Conservation Programme Manager
Mundi Francis Junior
Afforestation/Carbon Sequestration Coordinator
Kjell Janssens
Raptor Research Coordinator/Bird Trapping and Tagging Expert
Yiljika John Daniel
Conservation Education Coordinator
Williams Jonathan Manja
Community Health and Zoonotic Infections Coordinator
Sponsors/Donors
Caka Karlsson
Director of Research and Biodiversity Conservation