https://nigeria.wcs.org RSS feeds for WCS Nigeria 60 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/23741/WCS-Rehabilitates-Water-and-Sanitation-Facilities-in-Seven-Communities-in-Bauchi-State.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=23741 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=23741&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/23741/WCS-Rehabilitates-Water-and-Sanitation-Facilities-in-Seven-Communities-in-Bauchi-State.aspx Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) handed over a second set of boreholes as well as sanitation facilities rehabilitated under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply (WSP) activity funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to seven communities in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Frank Erhabor Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:32:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:23741 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/23740/WCS-Constructs-and-Rehabilitates-Boreholes-and-Sanitation-Facilities-in-Thirty-two-Communities-in-Cross-River-State.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=23740 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=23740&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/23740/WCS-Constructs-and-Rehabilitates-Boreholes-and-Sanitation-Facilities-in-Thirty-two-Communities-in-Cross-River-State.aspx Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) handed over a second set of boreholes as well as sanitation facilities rehabilitated under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply (WSP) activity funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to 32 communities in Cross River States.  Frank Erhabor Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:26:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:23740 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17938/Nigeria-Bamba-Community-Moves-to-Save-Endangered-Chimpazees-in-Cross-River.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=17938 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17938&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17938/Nigeria-Bamba-Community-Moves-to-Save-Endangered-Chimpazees-in-Cross-River.aspx http://allafrica.com/stories/201406100657.html?aa_source=nwsltr-wildlife-en Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17938 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17939/Nigeria-Succour-for-Yankari-Elephants.aspx#Comments 0 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https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17940/Conservationists-Bauchi-in-MoU-to-protect-Elephants-in-Yankari-Game-Reserve.aspx http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/property/property/163878-conservationists-bauchi-in-mou-to-protect-elephants-in-yankari-game-reserve Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17940 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17941/10m-plan-to-save-worlds-rarest-gorillaFive-year-conservation-project-could-revive-the-population-of-Cross-River-gorilla-in-their-only-remaining-habitat-in-Africa.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=17941 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17941&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17941/10m-plan-to-save-worlds-rarest-gorillaFive-year-conservation-project-could-revive-the-population-of-Cross-River-gorilla-in-their-only-remaining-habitat-in-Africa.aspx http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/21/10m-plan-to-save-worlds-rarest-gorilla Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17941 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17942/West-Africas-Endangered-Lions-A-Conversation-with-Wildlife-Conservation-Society-Nigeria-DirectorAndrew-Dunn.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=17942 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17942&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17942/West-Africas-Endangered-Lions-A-Conversation-with-Wildlife-Conservation-Society-Nigeria-DirectorAndrew-Dunn.aspx http://weeklytrust.com.ng/index.php/my-thoughts-exactly/15483-west-africa-s-endangered-lions-a-conversation-with-wildlife-conservation-society-nigeria-director-andrew-dunn Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17942 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17943/Cross-Rivers-Boje-sees-invasion-of-rare-migratory-birds.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=17943 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17943&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17943/Cross-Rivers-Boje-sees-invasion-of-rare-migratory-birds.aspx BIRD enthusiasts are in for a treat, with more migratory birds, including some rarely species, flocking to Nigeria from Europe, especially barn Swallows. These birds have been coming to Boje for many years unannounced until it was reported in The Guardian in the early nineties. These swallows fly  from the UK to South Africa and then back again with a stopover in Ebakken-Boje, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State in South South Nigeria. Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17943 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17944/Hunting-others-threaten-gorillas-in-Nigeria-Cameroun-.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=17944 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17944&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17944/Hunting-others-threaten-gorillas-in-Nigeria-Cameroun-.aspx CONSERVATION experts have identified hunting and other human activities as major threats to gorillas in Nigeria and Cameroon. They made the submission after a two-day workshop convened by the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior, in partnership with the governments of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and that of the Republic of Cameroon. In a report by Andrew Dunn of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Nigeria about three to four gorillas were killed by poachers in the past two years in Nigeria and Cameroon. In his presentation on the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, the Chairman, Cross River State Forestry Commission Mr. Odigha Odigha, said the “Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) has been inadequately managed since it was established in 2000, and although patrols have increased since 2011 pressure remains high and levels of protection are still poor. “The estimated gorilla population is 25-30 individuals (based on the 2007 Action Plan).  Current threats were listed as: hunting (high); farming (high); logging (low within sanctuary) and NTFP use (medium)”. He pointed out that the major landslides in Buanchor and Boje areas in July 2012 were discussed and the possible connection with illegal farming activity on surrounding hillsides but key achievements in 2012 included the arrest of 2 hunters arrested for killing gorillas and at least 33 anti-poaching patrols. He noted that some of the constraints in protecting the gorillas and the forest include “insufficient funding; threats to the corridor linking Afi to Mbe; unclear boundaries of AMWS; shortage of vehicles; presence of large numbers of illegal farms within the sanctuary; lack of training for rangers and very low levels of awareness of the new forestry and wildlife law”. The experts focused on the need to eradicate illegal farms from within the sanctuary, and the possible linkage between these farms and the catastrophic landslides as the state government was encouraged to formally include conservation education within the school curriculum; as well as the need for all three sections of government to work together: local, state and federal. Other gorilla areas affected in Nigeria are the Mbe Mountains and the Okwangwo Division of Cross River National Park. Odigha explained that illegal farms will not be removed forcibly and that people need benefits from conservation so that they are willing to leave the sanctuary and alternative livelihoods so that they may be willing to change.  Conservation with a human face was recommended. For the Takamanda National Park in Cameroon, the Conservator, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) Mr. Walter Egbe, put the gorilla population at 30-35, based on surveys and nest counts but said threats were identified as “poaching (high); encroachment, primarily farming (low); logging (low); fire (medium); livestock grazing (medium) and unsustainable NTFP harvesting (medium) and illegal logging and the movement of illegal timber from Takamanda into Nigeria. He listed various achievements to include; construction of park infrastructure; the arrest and jailing of 3 illegal loggers; the arrest of 1 international elephant poacher and the arrest of 21 local hunters. Other sites in Cameroon so affected by similar human threats are Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary, Cameroon, Mone Forest Reserve, Mawambi Hills and Mbulu Hills. On gorilla tourism, it was recommended that a working group should be established to address the issue of developing gorilla-based tourism to promote conservation of Cross River gorillas and provide an informed proposal to central government while in Cameroon, two sites (Kagwene and mwambi) were considered as pilots and that there should be a feasibility study to compare the two. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17944 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17945/Nigeria-Cameroun-plan-pact-on-gorilla-conservation.aspx#Comments 0 https://nigeria.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=23305&ModuleID=49784&ArticleID=17945 https://nigeria.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17945&PortalID=139&TabID=23305 https://nigeria.wcs.org/Newsroom/News/ID/17945/Nigeria-Cameroun-plan-pact-on-gorilla-conservation.aspx http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113051:nigeria-cameroun-plan-pact-on-gorilla-conservation-&catid=25:property&Itemid=655 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17945