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World Pangolin Day: Nigeria’s wildlife, economy threatened by poaching

Pangolins are widely considered the world’s most trafficked mammals, accounting for nearly 20% of all illegal wildlife trade. These shy, nocturnal creatures are hunted...

Endangered species: Nigeria needs decisive legislative action to halt poaching – Speaker Abbas

Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says Nigeria requires a decisive legislation to stem poaching in the country. Abbas said this while declaring open...

Felabration: Environmental activist advises against felling of trees, poaching

An environmental activist, Desmond Majekodunmi, on Monday, October 14, 2024, advised Africans to desist from poaching and indiscriminate felling of trees to protect the...

NESREA inaugurates committee to tackle poaching at Kano reserve

The Kano State Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency (KAZOWMA) in collaborating with National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has inaugurated a 12-man...

Concern over unhindered exploitation of fauna and flora in Pandam National Park

Pandam Wildlife Park is located North of Benue River and South of Plateau State along Lafia-Shendam Road in Qua’an pan Local Government Area of...

Nigeria’s parks record less incidences of poaching – Conservator General

Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator General (CG), of the National Park Service (NPS) on Sunday, February 12, 2023, in Abuja said that the country’s...

Nigeria lost 97% of forest resources to poaching – NCF

The Director-General, Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Mukhtar Aminu-Kano, has submitted that Nigeria has lost about 97 per cent of wildlife and forest resources...

Fresh IUCN worry over vaquita exploitation, logging, poaching

Illegal fishing, logging and poaching are impacting two-thirds of the 57 natural World Heritage sites monitored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...

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Experts take first step towards GEF-9 replenishment

With less than five years on the clock to meet key international environmental targets, experts gathered this week to...
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Coastal highway: Construction begins in Cross River, Akwa Ibom in March

Construction on Sections 3A and 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, located in Cross River and Akwa Ibom respectively,...

Five candidates cleared for AfDB presidency race – Committee

The race to lead the African Development Bank (AfDB) has officially begun with the release of the list of...

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Experts take first step towards GEF-9 replenishment

With less than five years on the clock to...

Coastal highway: Construction begins in Cross River, Akwa Ibom in March

Construction on Sections 3A and 3B of the Lagos-Calabar...
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