REINTRODUCING WILDLIFE IN NIGERIA

Chinedu Ogoke

REINTRODUCING WILDLIFE IN NIGERIA

Chinedu Ogoke

Abstract

The activities of mankind have great and negative impacts on the ecology various organisation and individuals in Nigeria do not know how to manage the country‗s resources or how to protect the flora and fauna. The loss of wildlife in Nigeria has not received the attention it did in the past. Wild animals have almost been wiped out in Nigeria, a country where, a few decades ago, varieties of animals could have been spotted. Many zoos in Nigeria have closed. The only surviving reserve in Nigeria, the Yankaari Games Reserve, is almost fading in people‗s memories. Many countries cannot replicate what is found in Kenyan Serengeti National Park or Krugga National Park in South Africa, but can adopt the German model, which is loose wildlife colonies found in different parts of a country like Germany, for instance, has such centres. This article attempts to drive up interest in the reintroduction of wildlife in Nigeria. Materials for the essay were obtained from books, newspapers, and journal articles.

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