Tag: #WildlifeProtection
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COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING: STAKEHOLDERS URGE INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION
Stakeholders combating environmental crime have called for improved collaboration between law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. The call was made on Friday June 5, at a capacity-building workshop for judges and magistrates in Calabar, under the European Union-funded GUARD Wildlife Project. Speaking at the event, Conservator of Cross River National Park, Mr Joseph Ntui, described…
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CUSTOMS SEIZE ₦52.6M CONTRABAND, RESCUE ENDANGERED PANGOLINS IN BAUCHI ZONE
From smuggled fuel to a luxury SUV — and even trafficked wildlife — Customs says February operations delivered major breakthroughs. The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘D’ in Bauchi has intercepted contraband worth ₦52.6 million and rescued five live pangolins from suspected traffickers. Comptroller Abdullahi Ka’ila said the seizures followed intensified surveillance…
