Berce is the Program Manager at the Okapi Conservation Project(OCP), a WCN partner organization dedicated to protecting the okapi in their natural habitat in Ituri, DRC. He will use his scholarship to pursue the Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice offered by WildCRU at Oxford University. This 8-month in-person course will provide Berce with specific leadership and management skills that will enable him to take over as OCP transitions its leadership to in-country nationals.He was nominated by John Lukas, former WCN Board Member and current Director of Conservation for the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and President of the Okapi Conservation Project and theInternational Rhino Foundation
Awarded a WCN Conservation Scholarship.
Location: DRC
University: Oxford University