Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of up to 10 years on traffickers of ivory, ...

The Nigerian Parliment recently passed sweeping legislation to protect endangered wildlife from illegal trafficking. Once the ...

Conservationists and students were cheering as three rescued sea turtles made their way back into the ocean at a private ...

Nigeria's Senate passed a new bill imposing harsh penalties on wildlife traffickers, including ivory and pangolins, to combat ...

Traffickers of ivory, pangolin scales, and other endangered wildlife in Nigeria now risk up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to N12 million if found guilty.

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight against wildlife trafficking and habitat destruction. The ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...

(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 ...

The president of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), Simeon Ohwofa, has described livestock production as one of Nigeria’s most overlooked economic pillars, capable of driving food ...

The general manager of Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in the Borno state of Nigeria said several animals pushed out of the zoo by flood waters have been recovered Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...