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”
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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”
#ConserveNigeria with Oluwadunsin Emmanuel Adekola
Accidentally, he became not just enthused about nature but he seeks for its conservation. Dunsin’s awareness of nature was quite accidental. Here is what happened: He applied to study Biochemistry at the Federal University of Technology, Akure Ondo State, Nigeria but he was offered Ecotourism and Wildlife Management. Before this time, Dunsin can not rememberContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Oluwadunsin Emmanuel Adekola”
My Encounter with Murder!
Not murder as in the act of killing someone but the Murder of Crows! 😃😃 In 2014, I was in Accra Ghana for an internship program with BirdLife West Africa sub-region. During my stay in Accra, I got the opportunity to observe different kinds of birds and learn bird calls too. The house I stayedContinue reading “My Encounter with Murder! “
#ConserveNigeria with Justin Olajide
🐇 His journey with nature started with his love for the LadyBird Book on Ecology. Now, Justin is enjoying the riches of nature as a Rabbit Farmer.🐇 At the age of 7, when Justin Temitope Olajide started reading, he fell in love with reading an ecology book called, “The LadyBird Book on Ecology”. The bookContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Justin Olajide”
#ConserveNigeria with Gabriel Atsen Dabo.
Fascinated by nature, Gabriel is still fascinated. 🍀🍀 Since childhood, nature has always fascinated Gabriel. Nat Geo Wild was a television channel Gabriel always watched. He later learned about the people who were working tirelessly to save species from the verge of extinction. His friend informed him about bird species conservation and A. P. Leventis OrnithologicalContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Gabriel Atsen Dabo. “
#ConserveNigeria with Joy Ishong Akpanta
The forest and rivers were her neighbours. She had a fabulous experience with them. Joy Ishong Akpanta grew up on a farm in Nigeria close to a forest in Cross-River State and at some point, close to the two biggest rivers in Nigeria. She had a fabulous experience growing up on a farm in theContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Joy Ishong Akpanta”
#ConserveNigeria with Stephen Ezekiel
🏔The mountains by his house were his playground and Stephen fell in love with nature. 🗻 Stephen Ezekiel was born in the City of Jos just close to a huge mountain. This mountain was his playground, Stephen enjoyed the beauty of nature he saw as he played. From the different species of butterflies and grasshoppers. Continue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Stephen Ezekiel”
#ConserveNigeria with Emmanuel Okposio
🌴 Emma’s decision to build a career in nature conservation was sparked when he attended a seminar at APLORI. 🌴 Emma is an early career research scientist interested in ecology and evolution in a changing world. He first heard about nature conservation from Dr Adams Chaskda during one of the undergraduate ecology courses at theContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Emmanuel Okposio”
#ConserveNigeria with Ameh Godfrey Gideon
🦋 Young Gideon enjoyed watching nature in the documentaries and in a garden where he observed insects of varying colours, especially butterflies 🦋 Young Gideon adored watching animal documentaries on television. He also enjoyed being in the gardens within his neighbourhood where he loved watching insects like the different kinds of butterflies with varying colours. Continue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Ameh Godfrey Gideon”
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