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For The World’s Rarest Gorillas, A Troubled Sanctuary
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George Mgbang battles to rein in his anger whenever he encounters wire snares, newly cleared farms, empty cartridges, hunting camps, loggers, or shotgun-wielding hunters during his regular patrols in...
Young Nigerian Researcher Goes To Bat Against Forest Fires
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As she peered into the collection chamber of her harp trap, Iroro Tanshi instinctively knew she had caught something peculiar. It was small, with large ears, and a button-like patch on its nose. A thr...
Nigeria Declares New Conservation Zone For Most Threatened Chimpanzee
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Nigeria’s Ekiti state government has moved to establish a conservation area within the Ise Forest Reserve, an important step toward protecting the habitat of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan trogl...
As Pangolin Trade Heats Up, Nigeria Urged To Do More To Crack Down
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Law enforcement officials around the world have seized more than 200 tonnes of pangolin scales since 2016, more than half of it linked to Nigeria, a new report has found.The report, published February...
To Save Cross River Gorillas, EU-funded Program Aims To Empower Communities
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By supporting programs aimed at securing the economic well-being of communities in Nigeria’s Cross River state, the European Union hopes to help protect Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli),...
Beach Clean-ups, Community Visits, And Compensation To Fishers Build Environmental Awareness In Nigeria
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Around 400 people spread out across the coastline of a beach in the Lekki neighborhood of Nigeria’s commercial city, Lagos. Hands in gloves and some faces partly covered by disposable nose masks, they...
Satellite Collars To Help Boost Protection For Nigeria’s Largest Remaining Elephant Herd
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LAGOS — In early October, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) fitted six elephants in northern Nigeria’s Yankari National Park with satellite collars. The collars will help WCS, which works with t...
Ekuri Initiative: Inside A Nigerian Community’s Battle To Keep Its Forest
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LAGOS, NIGERIA — Surrounded by smoke-capped dense forest thick with tall, evergreen trees and wildlife, the Ekuri people in southeastern Nigeria’s Cross River state treasure the forest near their home...
In Nigeria, A Highway Threatens Community And Conservation Interests
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OKUNI, Nigeria — The bulldozers returned to the forests of Cross River state in southeastern Nigeria in January. Their metal blades resumed tearing down rainforest, rubber and cocoa plantations, homes...
In Nigeria, Hunters Turn Into Guardians Of The Rarest Gorilla On Earth
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KANYANG, Nigeria — Former bushmeat hunter Jacob Osang says poverty and lack of options drove him to the trade. “There were no jobs, no opportunity anywhere,” Osang says.In 1985, after failing to find...
Gorilla Radio: Sending A Conservation Message In Nigeria
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BUTATONG, Nigeria — Until mid-2017, smallholder farmer Anthony Okwo was suspicious of the conservationists who visited his village of Butatong in southeastern Nigeria’s Cross River state.The village,...
In Costa Rica, Unlicensed Fishers And Regulators Unite Over A Common Enemy
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Today, fishers’ associations are working with regulators on joint efforts to fight back the lionfish tide and compile fisheries data, in exchange for licenses.