A light brown monkey, tethered to an enclosure, is up for sale for N80,000, about ($104), at a local livestock market in Ikorodu, Lagos state, Nigeria. The presence of the monkey at the market reflects the current threat faced by vanishing wildlife in the country. And here is how I found out about the animal. Read More…
“Legislations are in place to prevent the illegal sale of precious wildlife in Nigeria, yet the prohibited practice persists. The wildlife trader may not have heard of the Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act Decree No.11 of 1985.” Hawkers are not strange sights on the many bustling streets of Lagos, Nigeria. But Read More…
February 18 is World Pangolin Day! February 18, 2023, is World Pangolin Day, and the animals are vanishing. They are hunted and killed for their scales and meat, especially in Africa and Asia. Their survival into the next century is worrying. The African Pangolin Working Group and many other pangolin advocates worldwide are not Read More…
Remembering Willy Thomas on World Pangolin Day Willy Ayodele Thomas who passed away into eternity on 30 July 2020 was one of the greats of the Pangolin crusade in Nigeria, Africa and indeed in the world. He loved Pangolins without reservations and was in the forefront of efforts to conserve these rare, precious and invaluable Read More…
