In recent years, animal activism and wildlife conservation have gained momentum in Nigeria, as various stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations, international bodies, and local ...

The general manager of Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in the Borno state of Nigeria said several animals pushed out of the zoo by flood waters have been recovered Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

The vast majority of pangolin hunting in African forest landscapes is done for meat consumed by people in the region, rather ...

Trafficking of scales for traditional medicine plays a relatively small part in the hunting of pangolins in Nigeria.

Pangolins are hunted mainly for meat across Africa, with local demand - not trade - driving their decline toward extinction.

a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard puppet animals along with their puppeteers dressed in ...

As Eid al-Adha approaches, many Muslim families across west Africa are struggling to afford rams for the traditional sacrifice, with prices tripling in some areas due to inflation, insecurity, and ...

It is Saturday, the second day of “ The Herds” theatrical tour stop in Nigeria on a journey 20,000 kilometers (12,427 miles) from Africa's Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle with puppet animals.

Puppeteers move cardboard animals in canoes at the Makoko Slum in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, April 19, 2025, as part of "The Herds," a moving theatre performance that started its journey from the ...