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World Pangolin Day: Nigeria’s wildlife, economy threatened by poaching

Pangolins are widely considered the world’s most trafficked mammals, accounting for nearly 20% of all illegal wildlife trade. These shy, nocturnal creatures are hunted...

World Pangolin Day: Nigerian icons clamour reduction in demand for illegal bushmeat

On World Pangolin Day observed on Saturday, February 17, 2024, Nigeria's leading personalities from the realms of music, comedy, sports, and business have come...

World Pangolin Day: Foundation tasks conservationists, others on species’ extinction

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called for the collaboration of researchers, hunters and trado-medics, to save pangolins from imminent extinction. Spokesperson of the NCF,...

World Pangolin Day: Nigeria needs legislation to tackle illegal trade, says group

An environmental non-governmental organisation, Wild Africa Fund, says Nigeria needs new legislation to combat illegal trafficking of pangolins and their scales. Mr Peter Knights, Founder...

NCF commemorates World Pangolin Day with call to save species from extinction

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is calling on all Nigerians to take useful urgent actions in conserving the remaining species of Pangolin even as...

U.K. envoy, NCF, others advocate protection of Pangolins

Speakers at an event marking the World Pangolin Day (WPD), on Sunday, February 21, 2021 in Lagos advocated the protection of Pangolins to prevent...

World Pangolin Day: NCF, LUFASI, others to promote Pangolin conservation

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Lagos Urban Forest Animal Sanctuary Initiative (LUFASI) and Saint Marks Animal Rescue Foundation (SMARF) have stressed the need to...

Pangolins: Experts call for stringent penalties against wildlife poaching, trading

Some wildlife experts on Friday, February 19, 2021 expressed concern over the illegal poaching of Pangolins and called for enforcement of laws and stringent...

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Ignorant, reckless for U.S. to withdraw from UNFCCC – Mohamed Adow

Mohamed Adow, Founder and Director, Power Shift Africa, regrets as "yet another ignorant and reckless act from Donald Trump"...
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Reactions as U.S. withdraws from 66 international bodies

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from 66 international organisations (31 UN...

Trump orders U.S. withdrawal from UNFCCC, IPCC, IUCN, others

In a dramatic turn of events, President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the United States to withdraw from dozens of...

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Ignorant, reckless for U.S. to withdraw from UNFCCC – Mohamed Adow

Mohamed Adow, Founder and Director, Power Shift Africa, regrets...

Reactions as U.S. withdraws from 66 international bodies

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