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Vietnamese, Guinean wildlife traffickers convicted in Nigeria

On Wednesday July 19, 2023, the trial of three Vietnamese and one Guinean national accused of trafficking 7.1 tonnes of pangolin scales and 850...

Nigeria: Bill to tackle wildlife trafficking, protect endangered species passes first reading in House of Reps

Nigeria’s new "Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill" to combat wildlife trafficking and protect highly endangered species has passed the first reading at the...

No more room for illegal wildlife trade, says govt

The Conservator General, National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, says there is no more room for illegal wildlife trade in the country as offenders...

NCF intensifies campaign against illegal wildlife trade

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has restated its commitment to tackle the menace of illegal wildlife trade in the country. The NCF said this in...

Tanzania moves to bring back smuggled chameleons seized in Austria

Tanzanian authorities said on Saturday, March 6, 2021 that they had set in motion a process of bringing back smuggled chameleons that were seized...

Pangolins: Experts call for stringent penalties against wildlife poaching, trading

Some wildlife experts on Friday, February 19, 2021 expressed concern over the illegal poaching of Pangolins and called for enforcement of laws and stringent...

Jaguar trafficking to China surges in South America, says report

Criminal gangs operating in Bolivia and elsewhere in Latin America have developed sophisticated networks to smuggle jaguar parts to China, according to report published...

Somalia arrests 10 suspects for cheetah trafficking

Somalia’s Somaliland on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 said 10 suspects who have been rounded up in two separate incidents of wildlife trafficking in the...

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Groups want Coca Cola, others held accountable for plastic pollution

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the Edo State Government to compel Coca Cola Company,...

Nigeria and challenges of Housing and Urban Development Policy implementation

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Groups want Coca Cola, others held accountable for plastic pollution

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