Sumatran rhino now extinct in Malaysia
There are officially no more Sumatran rhinos in Malaysia, with the death of the last known representative of the species.
Iman, the last Sumatran rhino...
Unity Bank strengthens support for climate action
Unity Bank says it is in partnership with Avant-Garde Innovation and Technology Services (AGITS) to deepen advocacy initiatives for stronger climate action that will...
‘Security’ lion removed from Lagos house opposite crèche
A lion that was used as a ‘security guard’ has been removed from outside an apartment block opposite a crèche and primary school.
A task...
African Rangers Awards: Nigerian, 49 others honoured in Accra
Suleiman Saidu, a Nigeria senior game guard ranger from Yankari National Park was honoured at the 2019 African Rangers Award in Accra on Friday.
Saidu...
REDD+ programme gets Ogun, Edo, Plateau as new additions
A recent scoping mission to seven states has led to the addition of Ogun, Edo and Plateau states to the the REDD+ Programme in...
Drought: Zimbabwe plans forced migration to save wildlife
Zimbabwe is planning an enforced mass migration of wildlife away from a park in the country’s south, where thousands of animals are at risk...
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.
Emechete, also a climate change...
Palestinian engineer pioneers hydroponics farm in northern Gaza Strip
To overcome the agricultural problems faced by farmers in the besieged Gaza Strip, newly-graduated Palestinian agricultural engineer Irada Al-Za’anin has established the first-ever “water...
How baby elephant strayed, died in Okomu
Director of Technical Programmes at the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Onoja Joseph has explained what may have been the circumstances surrounding the death of...
Six Yankari elephants get satellite collars to boost protection
Conservation experts in Yankari Game Reserve, have fitted six elephants with GPS/Satellite Collars to help provide real-time tracking of elephant herds.
The move is aimed...