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Feast of consequences: Why Nigeria should stop eating its ocean future

A dramatic scene unfolded in June 2024 on the shore of Okpoama Community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, as villagers...
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Conservation: CG blames communities for complicity in forests destruction

Conservator-General (CG) of the National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, has blamed forest communities in Cross River State for complicity in forest destruction. According...
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Pretoria, Johannesburg residents protest elephant removals from zoos

Fury is rising in Pretoria and Johannesburg over the quiet removal of elephants from city zoos - animals that for decades symbolised wildlife heritage...
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NGO advocates restoration of extinct species around Nigeria’s first oilfield

Coordinator, Community Environment and Development Network (CEDEN), Mr. Menidin Egbo, has advocated the restoration of extinct species due to oil pollution in the environment...
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Conserving elephants: CITES MIKE Programme, Ecole de Faune de Garoua unite for Congo Basin

Wildlife crime, including the poaching of elephants for illegal trade in ivory, continues to pose a severe threat to biodiversity, the rule of law,...
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Four giraffe species officially recognised in major IUCN conservation reclassification

A groundbreaking assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal as a single species. The taxonomic...
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Uzbekistan unveils official slogan for CITES CoP20

With less than 100 days remaining until the opening of the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International...
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South African Police busts international rhino horn syndicate, arrests six

The South African Police Service’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) has struck a major blow against international wildlife trafficking with the arrest...
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ACReSAL surpasses midpoint targets, eyes expansion as Lagos review opens

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