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Six Yankari Game Reserve elephants fitted with tracking device under conservation programme

In a bid reinforce the protection of wildlife in Yankari Game Reserve, scientists have fitted six elephants with GPS/Satellite collars to provide real-time tracking of the...

admin - October 4, 2019

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Conservator-General wants stiffer penalty for wildlife offenders

The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Mr Ibrahim Goni, on Thursday, October 3, 2019 called for stiffer punishment for violators of natural conservation laws to halt the...

admin - October 4, 2019

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344-year-old palace tortoise, Alagba, dies in Ogbomosho

The 344-year-old tortoise in the traditional ruler of Ogbomoso’s palace, popularly known as “Alagba”’, has passed on. Mr Toyin Ajamu, the Private Secretary to Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi, Soun...

admin - October 4, 2019

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Only surviving chimpanzee in UNN zoo dies at 50, embalmed

The only surviving chimpanzee in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Zoo has died, Prof Chris Okoye, Head of Department, Zoology and Environmental Studies, has announced. Okoye...

admin - October 2, 2019

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Dafinone urges Nigerians to respect nature, preserve forest

Managing Director, Sapele Integrated Industries Limited (SIIL), Chief Ede Dafinone, has called for improved preservation of the forest to prevent the world from being...

admin - September 30, 2019

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Americans oppose drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Study

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been protected from oil and gas drilling for decades. Recently, however, the Trump administration announced their plan to open...

admin - September 28, 2019

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Faiths for Forests campaign launched at Climate Action Summit

The Faiths for Forests campaign was officially launched on Sunday, September 22, 2019 as a contribution to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit, kicking off a...

admin - September 25, 2019

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When Lagos went a mile for vultures

Nature enthusiasts, conservationists and environmentalists gathered in Lagos for a cycling event organised by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in a bid to create awareness on...

admin - September 24, 2019

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