A. PERSONAL DATA

1. FULL NAME: ENIANG, Edem Archibong
2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1st October, 1969/Itam Itu
3. NATIONALITY: Nigerian
4. CURRENT POSTAL ADDRESS Biodiversity Preservation group,
93 Ndidem Usang Iso Road, HEPO Box 990, Calabar, Nigeria.
5. MARITAL STATUS/ NO.OF CHILDREN Married with 2 Kids

B. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

(a) Academic Qualifications with Dates:
(i) Ph.D – Wildlife Resources Management (Ibadan) - In view
(ii) M.Sc – Wildlife and Fisheries Management (Ibadan) - 1998
(iii) B. Agr – Forestry and Wildlife (Uyo) - 1992

(b) Distinctions and Awards with Dates:

(i) Commendation by Federal Road Safety Commission,
Sector R S 3.4 Abieokuta, Ogun State - 1993

(ii) Commendation by Ogun State Forestry Plantation
Project Area J4, (IBRD/ADB Sponsored), Ijebu Ode- 1993

(iii) Merit Award by Ogun State NYSC in recognition of
Meritorious Service to Ogun State, Nigeria - 1993

(iv) Winner – American Society of Primatologists (ASP)
Conservation Subscription Award - 1999

(v) Winner – Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB)
Conservation Small Grant - 1999

(vi) Winner – Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation,
Research Grant - July –2000

(vii) Winner – Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Research Grant - July – 2000

(viii) International/National Wetland Training Workshop Sponsorship of Wetlands

International, Netherlands in Conjunction with Hadejia – Nguru Wetlands Conservation Project (HNWCP) and Nigeria Conservation
Foundation (NCF) - April – 2000

(ix) Winner – Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation and
Conservation International Joint grant for participation
at the 18th IPS congress in Adelaide, Australia - 7th-14th Jan. 2001

(C) RECENT COURSES, WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

i. National Training Workshop on Wetlands Monitoring in Nigeria. Organized by Wetlands International in conjunction with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) and Hadejia Nguru Wetlands Conservation Project, Nguru, Yobe State. 19-26 April 2000.

ii. Wetlands 2000: A national Workshop on Nigeria Wetlands. Organized by the center for Wetlands, Fac. Of Agriculture University of Uyo, Nigeria, Wetlands International and the Fed. Min. of Environment, Abuja, Nigeria – 18-22 Nov. 2000.

iii. The XVIIITH Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS). Adelaide, S. Australia, 7-12 Jan. 2001.
iv. International Workshop and Conference on the Conservation of the Cross River gorilla, Calabar, Nigeria. April 6-9 2001. organized by the WCS, USA in conjunction with NCF, PPG and CRNP, Nigeria.

v. Workshop of the Forrestry Association of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Branch. Organized by the Dept. of Forestry and Wildlife University of Uyo, Nigeria in conjunction with the Min. of Environment Akwa Ibom State and the UNDP, Akwa Ibom State. 10-11 April 2001.

D WORK EXPERIENCE WITH DATES:

(a) INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
i. Worked as a Zoo Assistant on internship (3months) in the University of Ibadan Zoo –1991.

ii. Worked as a Research student on internship at Pandrillus, Nigeria, (Calabar and Afi Drill Ranch – 1997-1998.
(b) National Service (NYSC)
- Ogun State Forestry Plantation Project, Area J4 (IBRD/ADB
Assisted) 1992/93
(c)i. Lecturer/Researcher – Department of Forestry/Wildlife - 1994-2001
University of Uyo, Nigeria.

ii. Currently Researching on the Herpetofaunal resources of the Southeastern Nigeria
iii. Establishment of a Mini Zoo/ Domestication facility for wildlife species in the department of Forestry and Wildlife University of Uyo.

(e) RESEARCHES UNDERTAKEN WITH DATES:

(i) Field Biological Researches: ONGOING (1995 – to date):
(a) Elephant surveys in Cross River National Park
(b) Primates Surveys in Cross River National Park
(c) Bushmeat Surveys in Akwa Ibom/Cross River States
(d) Preliminary Studies on Reptiles and Amphibians in Cross River National Park/Akwa Ibom State
(e) Avian Studies in Cross River National Park.

(f.) CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE

i. Assistant Consultant – AIM Consultants Nig. Ltd., Worked as project supervisor and special assistant to the Resident Consultant, and the World Bank Assisted Lagos Stormwater drainage project for Apapa and Lagos Island. 1993-1994.

ii. Assistant Consultant Forestry/ Wildlife Zest Nig. Co. Ltd. Lagos. Worked on the Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Warri Airport Development Project in conjunction with Stork protech Teco, UK Ltd. Sponsored by Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC) West – Delta State 1996.

iii. Assistant Consultant: Wildlife, University of Uyo, Consult. Worked on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Oyigbo North Field, Shell Pet. Dev. Co. Ltd., Location of Gas Flaring and Tank Farm. Sponsored by (SPDC) East, Port Harcourt, Rivers State – 1996.

iv. Consultant – Cross River National Park, Nigeria (Oban and Okwangwo Divisions). Worked on Wildlife/ Forest Surveys, Integrated Rural Development projects for support zone communities 1998-2001.

v. Consultant- E and E Consult Nig. Ltd. Calabar, Worked on Environmental Project Planning, Preparation of Feasibility studies, project implementation and Supervision. 1998-1999.
vi. Consultant – Akwa Ibom State Min. of Environment. Worked on the Faunal Survey of the proposed Oil and Gas Free Zone, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. 2001.

vii. Consultant – Enugu Zoological Garden, Enugu State, Nigeria – worked on the Design of Enclosure Enrichment Facility for Primates and Reptiles. 2000-2001.

F. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

(i) Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) Akwa Ibom Chapter
(ii) Nigerian Society for Biological Conservation (NSBC) Uyo Branch
(ii) Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) United Kingdom
(iii) American Society of Primatologists (ASP) USA
(iv) International Primatological Society (IPS) USA
(v) Wildlife and Zoo Management Association of Nigeria (WIZMAN)
(vi) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)

G. PUBLICATIONS:

Udo, E. S. and Eniang, E. A. (1997) Chemistry in Forests Biomass Production and Utilization. In Application of Chemical Principles: I. O. Essien (Ed) pp. 60 – 79.
MEF Nig. Ltd. Uyo ISBN 978 – 01 2049 – 1.

Eniang, E. A. (1997). Captive Breeding and Reintroduction of Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus. Ritgen 1824) in the Guineo-Congolian rainforest of Southeastern Nigeria. A special Postgraduate Seminar in the Faculty of Agric and Forestry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria,
Unpls.

Eniang, E. A., Udo, E. S. and C. O. Ebin (1998) Economic Potentials of Wildlife Domestication in Southern Nigeria; A case study of the Grasscutter (Thryonomis swinderianus) Report to the
Fed. Min. of Agriculture Nigeria.

Eniang, E.A (1998) In Situ and Ex–Situ Conservation of Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus R.) in the tropical Rainforest in Southeastern Nigeria M.Sc. Thesis: Submitted to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan 1998, Unpls.

Eniang, E. A. and Nwufor, E. I. (2000). Sites of special scientific interest for the conservation of primates in Nigeria, Trans. Nig. Soc. Biol. Conserv., 7:45-54.

Olajide, O. and Eniang, E. A. (2000) Unguided Forest Resources Exploitation and Destruction in Nigeria: Socio-Ecological Impacts: International Journal of Environment and Development, Vol. 4 Number 1 (April 2000).Adulawo Publishers, Ibadan. Pp. 39 – 43

Eniang, E. A. (2000) Confirmation of the Preuss’s red colobus in the rain forest of Southeastern, Nigeria. American journal of Primatology. Vol 51 supplement 1, 2000.

Eniang, E.A., Luiselli L. (2001): Snakes as environmental indicators in the rainforest of south eastern Nigeria. E. S. Udo (ED) Forestry and Sustainable Development, Proceedings of the forestry association of Nigeria Workshop, 10-12 April 2001, Uyo, pp. 88-94.

Eniang, E.A., Ekpo, J.I., Akani G.C., Luiselli L. (2001): On the composition of the snake fauna of Uyo, a recently deforested area in south eastern Nigeria. Herpetozoa, vol. 14, no. ¾, in press.

Eniang, E. A. (2001) Trade in Primate meat in the Oban Hills Region of Nigeria. A report to the primate society of Great Britain (PSGB) Unpls.

Eniang, E.A., and Nwufor E.I. (2001): Book Review : Myth and Reality in the Rainforest; How Conservation strategies are failing in West Africa. Rev. Ecol. (Terre et Vie), 55, no. 4.

Eniang, E. A. (2001) The Role of the Cross River National Park in Gorilla Conservation.Gorilla journal No. 22, June 2001 journal of Berggorilla and Regenwald Driekthilfe

Akani, G.C., Eyo, E., Odegbune, E., Eniang E.A., Luiselli L. (2002): Ecological patterns of anthropogenic mortality of suburban snakes in an African tropical region. Israel J. Zool., in press.

Eniang, E.A., Luiselli L. (2002): The vertebrates of the Ikpan Forest in southern Nigeria. Rev. Ecol. (Terre et Vie) 56: in press.

Eniang, E. A. (2002). The Calabar Zoo: Proposal for Reestablishment, Relocation and Reactivation. Report to the Cross River State Govt.
* Published numerous photographs and Magazines/Newspapers articles.
* Numerous unpublished reports to Govts, NGOs, and other organizations.

H. EXHIBITIONS/COMPOSITIONS:
E.A. Eniang has been contributing (years 1999 to date) original photos of live herps to the Nigerian collection, Zoological Museum, Italian Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology and Institute Demetra, AGIP S.p.A.

I. PROFESSIONAL REFEREES:
Dr Edoardo POLITANO, Environmental Department AGIP S.p.A., Director of the Institute Demetra, Rome, Italy.
E-mail: politano.eco@tin.it

Dr. Richard P. KING,-Director, center for Wetlands, Faculty of Agriculture University of Uyo. E-mail: richardkinng@yahoo.com

And

Biodiversity Preservation Center (BPC)
#93 Ndidem Usang Iso Road,
H.E.P.O.Box 990,
Calabar, Nigeria.