Roaming freely on the vast landscapes across Africa is the one called the King of the Jungle. But for the past century their numbers have plummeted by nearly 90%, with habitat destruction, human-wildlife conflict, and poaching pushing them to the brink. In some areas, lions have completely disappeared, leaving ecosystems unbalanced and communities without theContinue reading “Restoring Africa’s King”
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A Tale of Two Families
Confused? Antelopes are not Deers
Rare Relics in Nigeria
A relic is simply defined as something that is ancient yet has historical interest. Red Relic, is a damselfly with the scientific name Pentaphlebia stahli. It is one of the three species in the genus, Pentaphlebia. It was first confirmed to be only seen in western Cameroon but in early 2020, the adult form ofContinue reading “Rare Relics in Nigeria”
Heroes of Conservation: A Ranger’s story
On a sunny but beautiful afternoon, Danjuma was walking through the park during his patrols when he saw someone who was squatting and aiming at something. As Danjuma looked ahead, he saw that this person was aiming at an elephant that was having his lunch with no sense that he was being targeted. Danjuma hasContinue reading “Heroes of Conservation: A Ranger’s story”
Threatened by Perception
The first time I knew them, it was from the Nollywood movie titled “Blood Money”. I was about 7 or 8 years old. In that movie, Vultures were associated with Evil men. This was the image I had of Vultures for a long time. I never wanted to see them in real life because IContinue reading “Threatened by Perception “
Distressed Damsels
The idiomatic expression “Damsel in Distress” is commonly understood to refer to a lady in need of rescue, with the rescuer often hailed as a hero. This is a common theme in many cartoons, animes, and movies that I have watched. Interestingly, there are real damsels in nature that share the same name and areContinue reading “Distressed Damsels”
Plastic for Ivory
In 1889, Phelan and Collender offered an award of 10,000 USD to anyone who would come up with a substitute for ivory. This was because a lot of the items used by humans back then were made out of ivory and its only source was from the tusk of the elephants. This is expensive!!! AndContinue reading “Plastic for Ivory”
Nature Adds Value: Indigenous Neighbourhood
This call woke me up. It was my son calling me to tell me he was ready for school. You see it has become a routine to check on each other since I moved to another city for a job. After I had spoken to my son, I laid back to sleep but another callContinue reading “Nature Adds Value: Indigenous Neighbourhood”
Threatened by Extinction: Western Lowland Gorilla
A subspecies with the most numbers yet its large numbers could not protect them from being critically endangered. The Western Lowland Gorilla is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea as well as in large areas in Gabon and the Republic of Congo. Living in dense andContinue reading “Threatened by Extinction: Western Lowland Gorilla”
Threatened by Extinction: European Turtle Doves
In the 19th century, the Passenger Pigeons were one of the most abundant birds in the world before they crashed into extinction. Living in large flocks made them vulnerable. For two major reasons, they went extinct. Hunted for meat on a massive and commercial scale with the loss of their habitat. Their population dwindled belowContinue reading “Threatened by Extinction: European Turtle Doves”
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