Ph04. Photo © WCS Nigeria Cross River gorilla group including adults and young of different ages Mbe Mountains, Nigeria June 2020.

Rare photos of Cross River gorillas inspire hope

Otu Bernard A. Eban, Clan Head of Abo Clan, said: “Seeing this today rekindles my hope that our communities will benefit from ecotourism in the future. We will further strengthen our local laws to protect Cross River gorillas in the Mbe Mountains.

Donkey population rapidly collapsing in Nigeria – NAQS

There is a sudden rise in demand for donkey skin in Nigeria and this is causing a rapid collapse in donkey population...
Street affected by Erosion in Jauro Musa Area, Gombe State

How Gombe combats erosion, ecological problems through tree planting

Malam Musa Kawuwa, 50, a tailor, lives with his two wives and 10 children in a four-bedroom house he inherited from his...

Animal welfare organisation, Born Free USA launches campaign against trophy hunting

Born Free USA, an internationally recognized leader in animal welfare and compassionate conservation, is launching a six week-long campaign in July and...

New tech could help nail pangolin poachers

One of the pangolin's features that makes it the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world may also be one of the...

Artists, conservationists, others team up on Reading For Wildlife campaign

July sees the launch of the ‘Reading for Wildlife’ campaign, a month-long book reading for children and adults to raise awareness of...

Lagos moves to deal with rapid urbanisation

The Lagos State Government on Saturday said that it had evolved strategies through inter-agency collaboration to deal with shocks of rapid urbanisation...

Covid19: UK zoo threatens to kill animals over lack of funds

A zoo in Wales, Britain is threatening to put down its animals because it is running out of money to feed the...

Boko Haram kills three elephants in Nigeria – Cameroon border community

Not less than three savannah elephants from a herd of about 300 roaming the Nigeria-Cameroon border have been killed.

Solomon Ogunji, Abia Commissioner for Environment dies

The Commissioner for Environment in Abia, Dr Solomon Ogunji, is dead. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu,...