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“Frogger” Photo credit: Chris Wildblood
Tag: Nigeria
IUCN Species of the Day: Pygmy Hippopotamus
Photo credit: Icon Images/Newspix The Pygmy Hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Considerably less common than its larger relative, the Pygmy Hippo is restricted to the West African countries Continue Reading
Organization of the Day: Pandrillus
One of Africa’s most endangered primate species are drills, and they are listed by the IUCN as the highest conservation priority of all African primates. Not much is known about their behavior or ecology. However, we know that their entire Continue Reading
Organization of The Day: Pandrillus
One of Africa’s most endangered primate species are drills, and they are listed by the IUCN as the highest conservation priority of all African primates. Not much is known about their behavior or ecology. However, we know that their entire Continue Reading
Snail farming may save African apes from poaching
Only about 300 apes survive in Nigeria’s Cross River National Park on the Cameroon border. Poaching from nearby poor villagers searching for food or meat to sell has reduced the rare apes’ numbers to about one-tenth of their population a Continue Reading