Nigeria boasts some of the most diverse ecosystems in West Africa, but the surge in illegal wildlife trade is rapidly pushing ...

Wild Africa, an international conservation organisation, says one-third of Africa’s bat species are found in Nigeria, ...

On January 15, a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing a leatherback sea turtle being dragged from the trunk of a ...

Nigeria has become a hub for pangolin trafficking and other illegal trading of wildlife. But authorities have been cracking down, recently arresting a Chinese national suspected of being a high ...

A “high-level” wildlife trafficker was arrested in Nigeria after officials said they seized 179 bags of pangolin scales in what they called “a significant victory against transnational ...

Nigerian conservationist Chinedu Mogbo started the Greenfingers Wildlife Sanctuary in his backyard, realising that the animal markets he frequented as a child were used to sell large numbers of dead ...

A recent presentation at the 21st International Wildlife Conference highlighted the devastating impact of oil spills on wildlife in Nigeria’s Ogoniland region, emphasising the urgent need ...

Protecting wildlife and preserving it for the future. Nigeria and Cameroon must conserve transboundary ecosystem services in the face of environmental changes including drought, land-use change ...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is partnering with national authorities in Nigeria to raise awareness and sensitise the public on the devastating impacts of Wildlife and Forest ...

The scales seized from a warehouse in Nigeria are estimated to be worth over $1.4 million, wildlife officials said.