Conservation experts task Ogun community on elephant protection
Many trees depend on the elephants' digestive system for their seeds to be effectively propagated and if elephants become extinct, such trees...
APLORI trains young scientists on field ornithology, biostatistics, others
Promoting citizen science is a rising global trend aimed at bridging the gap in environmental conservation. It is with this objective that...
World Vulture Day 2020: NCF drums up support for vultures
Vultures are not dirty animals. They are fascinating species that serve a crucial purpose in the ecosystem as efficient waste management...
Climate change accelerates risk of pandemic outbreak
The acceleration of climate change is increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and the spread of Disease X, which represents a hypothetical unknown pathogen...
Meet Inemesit Edem Eniang, a rising environmental conservation star
Inemesit Edem Eniang is an environment champion who hails from Mbak Atai, Itam in the Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
He...
Consider Gombe for your next northern trip
For lovers of nature, this is indeed the jewel of the savannah, co-housing the popular Yankari Game Reserve with Bauchi State. It is not to be confused with the Gombe Stream National Park in, Tanzania. The popular Yankari Game reserve.
Stepping Up Climate Action for a Resilient Africa
Nisreen Eslaim, a young woman from Sudan who actively participated in the Peoples’ Revolution which triumphed over a 30-year autocracy, shares a...
An elephant story
Elephants are in the news. Not many Nigerians know there are elephants in Nigeria. Well, there are. And the news is that...
10 of the largest forests in the world
Forests are a very sensitive part of our world and undoubtedly occupy one of the most important positions in the global ecosystem. They have...
#SaveTheVultures: They need all the help
Naturally, vultures shouldn't be in this acute situation. According to many traditional folklores, vulture are sacred birds or messengers of the gods helping to take sacrifices to the heavens. For example, the Yorubas of West Africa have it in their oral poetry and incantations that "...akìí pa igún, akìí jẹ́ igún, akìí fi ẹyẹ igún bọ orí". Meaning "...we don't kill the vulture, we don't eat the vulture and we don't use the vulture for sacrifice.