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Many trees depend on the elephants' digestive system for their seeds to be effectively propagated and if elephants become extinct, such trees...

On Wednesday 31st July, 2019, millions of people worldwide joined in celebrating rangers. Many organised special events, some organised photo sessions while...

Elephants are in the news. Not many Nigerians know there are elephants in Nigeria. Well, there are. And the news is that...

It is another March 8, the International Women's Day, a time specially set aside to appreciate and celebrate women.

Nisreen Eslaim, a young woman from Sudan who actively participated in the Peoples’ Revolution which triumphed over a 30-year autocracy, shares a...

The acceleration of climate change is increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and the spread of Disease X, which represents a hypothetical unknown pathogen...

Yankari’s elephant population remains stable at 100-150 individuals, and is expected to grow in the coming years if conservationists remain steadfast in keeping poachers out of the reserve.

Egypt's chief climate negotiator, Amb. Mohamed Nasr, said that there is a failure to deliver and a a probable backsliding from finance pledges made...

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.

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.