In a media briefing organised by Wild Africa and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) ahead of World Elephant Day, conservationists issued a warning: Nigeria’s wild elephant population has plummeted to roughly 400 individuals—comprising approximately 300 forest elephants and 100 savannah elephants. Without urgent interventions, habitat loss, illegal wildlife trade, and
This week, Wild Africa joined young climate champions at the 2026 Radio IITA Children’s Day Celebration held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Universal Children’s Day (also known as World Children’s Day) was established by the United Nations in 1954 to raise awareness of children’s
Pangolins are currently the most trafficked mammals in the world, primarily hunted for their unique keratin scales. While these scales serve as a near-impenetrable defense against natural predators like lions, they offer no protection against human poachers. In fact, between 2016 and 2024, over half a million pangolins were seized
