by Adam Cruise | Dec 11, 2025 | News
By The Whistler The Okomu National Park in Edo, on Monday, stated that a baby elephant, rescued from an oil palm plantation on November 30, is undergoing rehabilitation. Conservator of the park, Mr Osaze Lawrence, disclosed this at the park in Ovia South West Local...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 4, 2025 | Studies
By Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan and Bola Oboh – The Conversation Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are found in the wild. Savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) can be found in the north and forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 20, 2025 | News
By Anayo Ezugwu – New Telegraph Deforestation is one of the challenges facing tropical forests in Nigeria. This activity has endangered many wild animal species such as chimpanzees, elephants and white-throated guenon monkeys. Omo Forest Reserve in Ogun State is...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 19, 2025 | News
By EnviroNews Nigeria In spite of its values to national development in tourism sector, concerned citizens note that illegal logging, poaching, and encroachment by farmers once threatened its rich ecosystem, home to the endangered African forest elephant and the...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 31, 2024 | News
By Tajudeen Amusa, Professor, Forest Resources Management, University of Ilorin, The Conversation Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the...
