Wildlife

A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in jail after he was convicted of illegal possession of elephant tusk.

Conservationists and environment experts in Nigeria think the rate of deforestation in the country calls for a state of emergency declaration. This...

Moved by the uncertainty of the Palawan pangolins' future, three young research assistants -- Shiela, Elvie and JR -- from the Katala...

Many of the plants found in literatures since the 1700's are no longer in existence. At least 517 of these plants have...

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.

Late last year, a family of elephants turned up in Zaria Kala-Kala village, Kebbi State. At the report of their sighting, the...

The club which comprises of students, teachers, forest rangers and researchers commemorated the event with a multi-session event which hammers on responsible use and disposal of plastics.

The government of Japan has built and handed over to Uganda a Strategic Anti-Poaching Outpost for Elephants. The anti-poaching facility was completed...

Two yet to be named men were on Tuesday apprehended at the Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State for killing a buffalo.