Rising awareness saves pangolins from traffickers in Kano, Akwa Ibom - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

Rising awareness saves pangolins from traffickers in Kano, Akwa Ibom - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Chuks Oyema-Aziken Growing public awareness and stronger inter-agency collaboration are helping to curb wildlife trafficking in Nigeria, following the rescue and handover of several pangolins in Kano State and Akwa Ibom State. The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor, said the incidents reflect increasing public support for wildlife conservation, noting th…

NESREA receives pangolins in Kano, Akwa Ibom - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says pangolins handed over to the agency in Kano and Akwa Ibom states indicate growing public awareness and support for wildlife conservation in Nigeria. Mrs. Nwamaka Ejiofor, NESREA’s Assistant Director of Press, said this in a statement issued on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Abuja. Ejiofor said a local hunter, Imo Etim, in Akwa Ibom discovered two pangolins caught i…