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$900m worth of Pangolin seizures made in Nigeria in 2018

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says that more than $900 million worth of Pangolin for illicit trading were seized in Nigeria in 2018. Asst. Comptroller Mutalib...

admin - February 14, 2019

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Kenya to host maiden African protected areas congress in November

Kenya will in November 2019 host the inaugural Pan African Protected Areas Congress to discuss the continent’s protected areas like wildlife sanctuaries, forests, wetlands and marine...

admin - February 14, 2019

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Customs, groups clamour stiffer penalties for Pangolin poachers, traders

The Nigeria Customs Service, Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria and Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NFC) on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 called for stiffer penalties against poachers and those...

admin - February 13, 2019

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Nigeria’s wildlife trade and threats to conservation

“I am a hunter, I supply fresh wild animals like pangolins, big snakes, antelopes, wild cats, etc.” This tweet on January 15, 2019, by Onayemi Temitope (@trotsky27),...

admin - February 12, 2019

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Namibia, others want ban on sale of ivory lifted

Namibia on Monday, February 11, 2019 joined South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana in calling for the removal of a ban on ivory trade, the country’s Ministry...

admin - February 11, 2019

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Customs gets forensic toolkits to counter illicit wildlife trade

The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, on Monday, February 11, 2019 handed over six forensic toolkits to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to detect and identify...

admin - February 11, 2019

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WWF launches effort to halt oil and gas drilling in Greek waters

The WWF on Monday, February 11, 2019 published a report on the “Economic impacts of hydrocarbon exploitation in Greece” as part of the launch of its international campaign to halt oil...

admin - February 11, 2019

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IUCN identifies tree species for climate-resilient reforestation

A study by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient to...

admin - February 10, 2019

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