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Stakeholders devise strategies to address illegal wildlife trade

From Pangolin to Forest Elephants, Lion, Cross River Gorilla, Manatees and other endangered species, Nigeria’s wildlife resources are under intense pressure. Over the past...

Rivers LG declares wild elephants, hippos endangered species

Chairman, Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, Mr Erastus Awortu, has declared wild elephants, hippopotamus and other forest reserves in the area...

IUCN recognises endangered forest and savanna elephants as distinct species

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Thursday, March 25, 2021 that it now recognises two distinct species of African elephants:...

Customs Service intercepts pangolin scales, others worth N952m

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Area Command has intercepted pangolin scales and other mixed endangered species meant for export, worth N952 million. Comptroller Mohammed...

New film documents efforts to save Ethiopia’s endangered elephants

The federal authority responsible for managing national parks, the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), has released “Ethiopia’s Elephant Crisis”, a documentary on its efforts to save...

40% of plant species at risk of extinction – Study

About 40 per cent of the world’s 500,000 identified plant and fungi species are at risk of extinction, according to a study published on...

Kenya says a rare white giraffe spotted in a conservancy

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 reported the sighting of a rare white giraffe in a privately-owned conservancy in the north-eastern...

Endangered butterfly species thought to be extinct sighted in Czech reserve

For five decades, the steppe type of landscape surrounding the current large ungulate reserve at Milovice, close to Prague in the Czech Republic, lacked...

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Shell confirms plan to acquire TotalEnergies stake in Nigeria’s Deepwater Bonga Field

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell Plc, on Monday, June 30, 2025, confirmed plan...
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Lagos tasks residents, traders on good environmental habits

The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Monday, June 30, 2025, urged traders and residents to keep their environment clean...

NCDMB to champion ‘Nigeria First’ policy in oil and gas sector

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has pledged its full commitment to implementing the recently introduced “Nigeria...

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Shell confirms plan to acquire TotalEnergies stake in Nigeria’s Deepwater Bonga Field

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), a subsidiary...

Lagos tasks residents, traders on good environmental habits

The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Monday, June 30,...
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