by Adam Cruise | May 18, 2024 | News
By EricJames Ochigbo, EnviroNews Nigeria A bill for an act to provide for the Conservation and Management of Nigeria’s Wildlife on Thursday, May 16, 2024, scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. This followed the presentation of the general principles...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 27, 2022 | CITES CoP19, News, Related articles
By EnviroNews Nigeria The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF) highlighted its pioneering work across Africa in securing stockpiles of ivory and other wildlife products at the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) to the Convention of...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 18, 2021 | General
By Sarah Marshall, The Telegraph Rangers are employed to protect communities and wildlife, but all too often they are treated as foes rather than friends. In the forests of north-east Nigeria, an area roamed by wild animals and even wilder armed poachers, dangers are...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 12, 2021 | News
By Punch Wildlife Conservation Society has called for protection of Nigeria’s remaining elephants to save them from extinction. Country Director, WCS, Mr. Andrew Dunn, made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. Dunn...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 14, 2020 | News
By Premium Times Andrew Dunn, Country Director of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Nigeria, says elephants are almost becoming extinct in Nigeria. Mr Dunn made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Calabar while commemorating the World Elephant Day....