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By Bennett Oghifo The Director General, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr. Muhtari Aminu-Kano, has assured that the foundation would, in collaboration with its partners, provide maximum support, through funding, trainings and others to community-based organisations across Nigeria that show strong commitment in biodiversity conservation efforts. Aminu-Kano made the pledge at the recent virtual inauguration of the Gashaka Biodiversity Support Initiative (GBSI), designed to enable the conservation of endangered organisms, including Vultures, in Gashaka Kingdom, Taraba State. The Kingdom...

TODAY February 9, 2021 WildAid and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation have expressed great concern over increasing illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria which has led to a drastic decline in wildlife species over the past 50 years, noting that this illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth between $7 billion and $23 billion annually. Speaking in Lagos during the unveiling of a survey report on Widespread bush meat consumption across Nigeria post-COVID, WildAid West African Representative, Mr Linus Unah, said that the report showed that consumption of wildlife or ‘bush meat’ is wides...