Nigeria’s rangers are more than just guardians of the nation’s rich biodiversity—they are frontline defenders in a battle against illegal wildlife trade, habitat destruction, and poaching. Yet, their ...

“My interview with hunters and most recent research across protected areas in northern Nigeria revealed that there is lesser wildlife in our wild than we perceive.” – Seyifunmi Adebote. After the 68th ...

Nigeria has for years failed to hold wildlife traffickers and poachers accountable for their crimes despite federal and state laws that criminalise the killing and trading of protected species, an ...

Restrictions imposed by the Nigerian government to slow the spread of COVID-19 have hampered field operations of conservation agencies and NGOs, who are turning to creative and high-tech solutions to ...

LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of up to 10 years on traffickers of ivory, pangolin scales and other ‌wildlife in a sweeping new bill ...

In Nigeria, the conservation of wildlife has been a herculean task because they are seen as bush meat while foreigners, especially the Asians, see them as cash cow and recipe for traditional medicines ...

The member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Terseer Ugbor (APC, Benue) said on Monday, April 15, that Nigeria has been known as a major global ...

The threat posed by wildlife crimes in Nigeria has prompted the country to engage international partners to curb the scourge. It is instructive that the federal government in collaboration with ...

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 launched recently by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) emphasises the threat that wildlife trafficking poses to nature and the biodiversity of ...

Camera trap images have revealed an array of primates including rare gorillas in a tiny nature reserve in Nigeria, conservationists said. Pictures released by the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) ...