Lines are increasingly adding West Africa to their itineraries, opening up this lesser-known landscape to tourists at last ...

By Mongabay.com A Mongabay investigation has uncovered exclusive details about the clandestine market for gorilla and ...

The federal government reaffirms its commitment to biodiversity conservation and the protection of endangered wildlife ...

Across Nigeria, rapid urbanisation and population growth have led to the encroachment on and destruction of critical ...

The Nigerian Customs Service, has apprehended a suspected wild life trafficker with 346 rare bird heads and other animal ...

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a wildlife trafficker in Cross River State with 346 rare and exotic bird heads, along with other animal specimens. The ...

The smartest animals in the world apart from man are very conscious of their environment by communication and being self-aware. These animals are also creative and good problem solvers. Some of them ...

In mid-January, James Achu, a 62-year-old farmer from Cross River State, South-South Nigeria, was upbeat about the upcoming banana and plantain harvest season. He looked forward to benefitting ...

is home to the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, drill monkeys, forest elephants, and the critically endangered Cross River gorilla. However, rampant illegal logging, agricultural encroachment ...

are rich in biodiversity and serve as a sanctuary for endangered species such as the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, drill monkeys, forest elephants, and the critically endangered Cross River gorilla.

Krekeler Foundation. Chimpanzees are humans’ closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer than 250,000 left and an annual decline of between 1.5% and 6%.