From pangolin scales to elephant tusks, from African gray parrots to manatees, the illicit trade in wildlife products and ...
The Nigerian aviation industry is facing a growing concern that threatens the safety and efficiency of its operations: wildlife hazards. Bird strikes and other wildlife-related incidents have become a ...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international airport to Kuwait without a permit, in one the biggest ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. In a significant blow to wildlife trafficking, Nigerian authorities recently seized 2 metric tons of pangolin scales, worth tens of thousands of ...
Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international airport to Kuwait without a permit, in one the biggest wildlife trafficking ...
An investigation by Nigeria’s Premium Times and Mongabay has found evidence of systematic failure by Nigerian law enforcement and the judicial system to hold wildlife poachers and traffickers ...
When Dr Mark Ofua’s father was a boy, he would sometimes be late to school — not because he was lazy, but because he had to wait for herds of elephants to finish crossing the road. That was only a ...
LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of up to 10 years on traffickers of ivory, pangolin scales and other ‌wildlife in a sweeping new bill ...
“My interview with hunters and most recent research across protected areas in northern Nigeria revealed that there is lesser wildlife in our wild than we perceive.” – Seyifunmi Adebote. After the 68th ...