Nigerian bat specialist wins Goldman Prize for community conservation work

Mongabay
Apr 20, 2026, 2:59 pm188 ptsTrendingTop
In the forested highlands of southern Nigeria’s Cross River state, plumes of smoke signal the annual fire season from January to April, when farmers routinely use fire to clear new land for planting cacao, maize and cassava. In five villages near the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, the period is also marked…

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