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Protecting ecosystems, preventing pandemics: The urgent case for bat conservation

On International Bat Appreciation Day, observed on April 17, 2025, conservationist Benneth Obitte underscored the critical role bats play in sustaining ecosystems and preventing...

Bat Appreciation Day: Unveiling the night guardian’s enigmatic world

Every year on April 17, the world turns its attention to the skies at dusk to celebrate Bat Appreciation Day. This special day is...

Bush burning depleting bats’ population in Nigeria – Group

The West Africa Mammal Fellowship has said that continuous bush burning is depleting the population of bats in Nigeria. Programme Coordinator of the organisation, Dr...

Bats, pangolins not animal reservoir of COVID-19, infections existed outside Wuhan’s market in December 2019 – Chinese expert

Bats and pangolins are certainly not the animal reservoir of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), since the coronaviruses identified in these species are not sufficiently similar...

Novel species of fungi discovered on bat carcasses in China

A subterranean expedition conducted by researchers at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) East and Central Asia Programme; Centre for Mountain Futures; and Kunming Institute of Botany...

Between Coronavirus and bats

The Lagos State Government last week alerted residents to the existence of a new virus in the world known as Coronavirus, which officials described...

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Cobalt mining in Congo: Dirty truth behind ‘clean’ electric cars

Electric cars are sold as clean. But, in southern Congo, communities near the Tenke Fungurume mine are breathing toxic...
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Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Mounso to deliver the 10th Bullion Lecture

Director General/Chief Executive of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, will deliver the 10th edition...

Anti-EACOP activists face sentencing after over eight months in remand

The Buganda Road court in Kampala, Uganda, will on Friday, April 17, 2026, sentence eight anti-EACOP activists after convicting...

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Cobalt mining in Congo: Dirty truth behind ‘clean’ electric cars

Electric cars are sold as clean. But, in southern...

Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Mounso to deliver the 10th Bullion Lecture

Director General/Chief Executive of Raw Materials Research and Development...