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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#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”
#ConserveAfrica with Noel Traveller
Noel inspires nature consciousness through photography. Noel Traveller is a Nature Conservationist from Tanzania. He is also a Photographer and Cinematographer. Noel uses his photos to create awareness about becoming ambassadors for protecting and keeping the environment clean and safe. Noel has gathered experience as a nature conservationist by working with different environment non-profits andContinue reading “#ConserveAfrica with Noel Traveller”
#ConserveNigeria with Adewale Awoyemi
🌱Wale’s love for nature can be described as Young Love. A love that encourages him on the path to conserving nature. 💚 Adewale Awoyemi remembers starting his journey with nature young. He grew up in the heart of nature. He remembered good memories of drinking clean water from the flowing stream and enjoying the freshContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Adewale Awoyemi”
#ConserveNigeria with Glory Ozoji
🌱 For young Glory, taking care of nature was part of what she learnt while growing up. 🌱 Glory became aware of nature when she was in elementary school. At this time, her mum had a large agricultural and poultry farm behind their house in Jos South, Plateau State. They planted different types of cropsContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Glory Ozoji”
#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 Israel Adedeji Bolade
🍃Growing up in a very Urban area in Lagos, Deji was not used to seeing lots of trees but he often admired places with many trees. 🍃 Young Deji grew up in the more urban area of Lagos. He was not used to seeing places with many trees but he admired places with trees, ornamentalContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Israel Adedeji Bolade”
#ConserveNigeria with Dr Nnomzie Atama
🏥 Dr Nnomzie’s interest to become a Veterinarian was spurred by his exposure to different kinds of animals and his regular visit to the Veterinary Clinic. 🏥 Dr Nnomzie grew up in a semi-urban locality with lots of trees and animals in his home. His family always had a dog and his father kept allContinue reading “#ConserveNigeria with Dr Nnomzie Atama “
#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”
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