Wild Africa, a global non-governmental organisation, has called for better protection of elephants in Nigeria.
In a statement on Monday by Festus Iyorah, Wild Africa’s Nigeria representative, to mark World Elephant Day, the organisation said the animal faces growing threats to its survival in Nigeria.
Wild Africa commended Nigeria’s first-ever National Elephant Action Plan for 2024-2034 and the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation .The organisation further noted that the first-ever National Elephant Action Plan and the new Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill are a good start, adding that if implemented, the plan will reduce the dramatic rate of decline by boosting monitoring while combating illegal ivory trade through harmonised state and federal wildlife law enforcement.
“Poaching for ivory and habitat destruction have reduced their population and are pushing them to the brink of local extinction in Nigeria. But if implemented, the National Plan should stabilise their numbers.”Ofua said habitat loss can lead to human-elephant conflict, which occurs when people clash with elephants due to crop raiding or property damage.
Wild Africa said it has been actively supporting the federal government’s efforts to fight illegal wildlife trafficking and improve its wildlife laws through the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill alongside the Africa Nature Investors Foundation , the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency , with support from the UK Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, and the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
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