Environmentalist calls for ‘trash blindness’ sensitisation

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete on Tuesday called for advocacy and sensitisation of Nigerians on the dangers of indiscriminate littering.
wildlife trade

Collaboration by tech giants, regulators, conservationists vital to intercepting online wildlife trade

Tech giant Facebook on the average attracts about 2.89billion active subscribers who every minute upload hundreds of thousands of statuses, comments and discuss a...
Baobab tree

Economic Trees

Economic trees, found in urban areas, hold more than just ornamental value. They contribute significantly to both local communities and the global economy. These...

Appetite for fin soup may soon drive sharks into extinction – Conservationists

Conservationists have called for the regulation of shark harvesting globally to avoid driving the species in to extinction. They point out...
Wildlife-Mongoose

Importance of Wildlife Conservation

According to an article posted by panda.org a while ago, about 200 and 2000 extinctions occur every year, and loss of animals due to...

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.

Celebrating conservation champions on IWD 2020

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

Nigerian conservationist, Ikemeh wins Whitley Award 

• Rachel Ikemeh honoured for protecting newly discovered chimpanzee group Leading conservationist Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh has won a prestigious...

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...
he Niger Delta Red Colobus Monkey, photo taken within the new community conservation area

How a Bayelsa community is working with conservation experts to save the Niger Delta...

About 200 critically endangered Niger Delta red colobus monkeys are beneficiaries of a rare collaboration between a community and a conservation organization....