Loads of charcoal seized in Niger

The Niger Government says it has confiscated about 33 trucks loaded with 518 bags of Charcoal suspected to be produce of illegal...

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.

Minister urges Nigerians to protect nature on Wildlife Day

The Honourable Minister of State, Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor has called on Nigerians to protect wildlife and plant species and support ...

Cross River gorilla conservation gets support from US

Some United States (U.S.) based donors have donated field equipment worth about N4 million and 10 motorcycles to the National Parks Service...

Coronavirus forces China to ban wildlife trade

China has declared a comprehensive ban on wildlife trade and consumption over fears that improper handling of raw wildlife meat may be...
Ogoni Oil spill

Ogoni cleanup under HYPREP has failed — MOSOP

President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) Fegalo Nsuke has said the cleanup exercise in Ogoni has...

Lagos moves to ban single use plastic

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency says it is set to ban all single-use plastics within its premises from January 13, 2020.

Man jailed for trafficking monitor lizards

A Florida man pleaded guilty to his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into socks...

Experts make case for intensified effort in Cross River gorilla conservation

There are only a hand full of Cross River gorillas left in the world, thus conservation experts are calling on local and...

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.