The member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Terseer Ugbor (APC, Benue) said on Monday, April 15, that Nigeria has been known as a major global ...

Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets, poaching, and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on the marine animals.

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency and the Wildlife Justice Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen wildlife protection and combat ...

(AP) — Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international airport to Kuwait without a permit, in one the biggest wildlife ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international airport to Kuwait without a permit, in one the biggest ...

LAGOS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria on Tuesday destroyed 2.5 tonnes of seized elephant tusks valued at over 9.9 billion naira ($11.2 million) in a push to protect its dwindling elephant population from ...

ABUJA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Nigeria will investigate the killing of endangered wildlife after a video posted on social media showed a soldier killing two elephants in the northeastern Borno state, the ...

The Federal Operations Unit of Customs in the South-West zone have arrested a wildlife smuggling kingpin, identified as Felix Maiva, who has been on the run since 2021. According to a statement by the ...

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria — Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and barechested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were ...

Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for Kuwait, in what it described as the country's "largest" wildlife-trafficking bust. Ring-necked parrots and green- and ...