Environment
Experts urge reduction in transnational wildlife trafficking routes
3 years agoOfficials destroy elephant tusks in Abuja after being seized from wildlife traffickers on January 09, 2024. Nigeria destroyed 2.5 tons of confiscated elephant tusks worth over $11.2 million as part of efforts to safeguard its diminishing elephant population. Photo: AFP
Conservationists have identified weak legislation, corruption in the government agencies, as factors responsible for illegal wildlife trade in West Africa Sub-region.