Posted on February 19th, 2012 by Folarin Kolawole
As I stepped out of my apartment early on a Monday morning, my heart almost jumped out of my chest as the sight of a massive lizard with long forked tongue scurrying away from my dustbin, confronted me…“ –Segun Adeyemi, Ajah, Lagos Increasing reports of wildlife sightings within residential estates in Victoria Island, Lagos demand [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
Following our Feb. 18th, 2011 publication on Naijatreks (http://wp.me/p1gRwE-8Z) and an April 5th, 2011 article on Sahara Reporters (http://www.saharareporters.com/article/crocodile-roaming-free-ajah-victoria-island-naijatreks-calls-nigerian-conservation-foundatio), there had been increased reports of both crocodile and alligator- sighting at the Green-Ville Estate pool. In response to the SR publication on the errant crocodiles, officials of NCF called Naijatreks and claimed that they had [...]
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Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
Hello Naijatreks, My name is Ayodeji Asiru-Balogun. I am a wildlife biologist with a passion for animals and ecotourism, and I am as well experienced in handling wild animals (in the wild and in captivity). Sometimes ago, I got some captured manatees from artisan fishermen, and got the Lagos State to get permission from the [...]
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Posted on February 8th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
Residents of Greenville estate along Badore road in Ajah, Victoria Island, Lagos; have been sighting an errant crocodile roaming free in an artificial lake within the estate. The 990m2 Lake, which appears to have been formed by local subsidence in underlying lithology of the area, had overtime constituted a threat to the estate road along [...]
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