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#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 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”

#ConserveNigeria with Inemesit Edem Eniang

🌴Though young Inemesit was faced with the challenge of not harvesting the fruits from the trees he planted because his neighbour will beat him to it, Inemesit didn’t give up planting trees. 🌴 At the ripe age of 6 years, Inemesit started planting trees and crops in his vicinity. With the hope to harvest andContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Inemesit Edem Eniang”

#ConserveNigeria with Adebija Emmanuel

🌴 For Emma, nature played a major part in his childhood role play with his peers 🌴 Emmanuel Adebija started his journey of becoming aware of nature from a young age. In a small town in Kabba Kogi State, Nigeria, young Emma visited the bushes close to his home in search of insects such asContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Adebija Emmanuel”

#ConserveNigeria with Longji Bakwo

🔷 The adventurous Longji turned from hunting birds into hunting data to conserve these birds and other wildlife. 🤓🤓 🔷 As a young child, Longji was already aware of nature and some of its benefits. Young Longji loved to hike, hunt colourful birds and go to the river to swim and fish. During his undergraduateContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Longji Bakwo”

#ConserveNigeria with Omo Osagiede

🔷 Omo became conscious of nature from the adverts he saw and heard on television, billboards and radio. 🔷 As a child, young Omo enjoyed being woken by the calls and songs of birds. It became an exercise for him every morning as he looked forward to discovering which bird’s call or song he wouldContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Omo Osagiede”

#ConserveNigeria with John Nnebechukwu

💚 For young John, festive periods were the best times of the year, because he got the chance to visit the forest and streams at his village 💚 With his parents, young John would visit his village almost every festive season. Every time he visited the village, he enjoyed going to the forest and streamsContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with John Nnebechukwu”

#ConserveNigeria with Shade Fadipe

🔷Shade went from hunting to conserving nature. 🔷 From her childhood, Shade has had contact with her natural environment but not in an eco-friendly manner. Shade would break anthills to harvest termites, popularly known as “Chingee” in this clime. She hunted birds and lizards with her siblings using the local sling and stones. Shade’s behaviourContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Shade Fadipe”