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...
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...
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...
WCS celebrates four years of zero elephant poaching in Yankari
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.
World Rangers Day 2019 in Omo
On Wednesday 31st July, 2019, millions of people worldwide joined in celebrating rangers. Many organised special events, some organised photo sessions while...
#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.
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.
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...