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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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North America has lost 3bn birds in 50 years – Study

Slowly, steadily and almost imperceptibly, North America’s bird population is dwindling. The sparrows and finches that visit backyard feeders number fewer each year. The flutelike song of...
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NCF inaugurates orchid garden to immortalise former DG

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has inaugurated an orchid garden to immortalise the organisation’s former Director-General, Late Prof. Emmanuel Obot. The posthumous honour, held in Lagos, attracted friends...
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