Earlier this year, we were very lucky to be joined by several emininet conservationists. Visiting us from the Nigerian Conservation Foundation were Executive Director Professor Obot and Senior Conservation Officer Ruth Akagu. They were joined by Deni Bown, one of the worlds leading herb specialists and the Coordinator of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture’s forest [...]
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7 Apr
Landmark community inauguration ceremony held at J4 village
On Wednesday 4th January 2012, the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa (OSO) Partners held a ceremony to celebrate the inauguration of the OSO Community Conservation and Development Foundation’s General Assembly.
23 Mar
BHL helps us to keep moving
Ensuring that vehicles function is always challenging, especially when your vehicle is eight years old and has had to travel over some of the toughest terrain in Nigeria carrying everything from school children to cement. Realising that the Initiative was in danger of being crippled by expensive repair bills, BHL Investment and Technology Ltd took [...]
29 Feb
Cleanup campaign march held in J4 village
One of the most visible environmental issues within Nigeria is that of solid waste management; many people drop waste of any kind anywhere, leaving the roads and communities covered with litter. The Forest Elephant Initiative supports the activities of the Omo conservation club, based in the Plantation high school – the only secondary level education [...]
18 Feb
Vultures on the verge of extinction in Nigeria
Vultures on the verge of extinction in Nigeria
“Five of the six species of vultures in Nigeria have been wiped out, according to a scholar” – Please read this good article that brings attention to the crtical plight of vultures within the country.
13 Feb
Omo’s Bailey bridge repaired
The Omo ‘Bailey bridge’ has stood in place for over four decades, allowing access for pedestrians, motor-cycles, heavy duty timber logging trucks and other vehicles. Designed as a short term bridge for logging operations, it has stood the test of time and remains strong. Not surprisingly though, it needs maintenance, something that has often been neglected. [...]
24 Jan
Elephants in the OSO forests caught on camera!!!
Elephants and at least six other mammal species have been caught on camera within the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa forest complex in south-western Nigeria. We are very grateful to EXP Marketing Nigeria Ltd. who donated the four ‘Bushnell trophy cams’ that have enabled us to finally gather photographic evidence on the existence of these wonderful but highly elusive [...]
23 Jan
Guardian (Nigeria) Newspaper: Conservationists decry disappearance of Chimpanzee from Africa
The following article by Isa Abdulsalami in Jos was printed last Friday on page 20 in The Guardian newspaper (Nigeria) highlighting the need for action in regards to the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzees, a sub-species that has one of its last remaining populations within the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa forest complex: “A TEAM of Nigerian Conservation biologists has raised alarm [...]
