WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2025 HERO Young Conservationist Leadership Summit (YCLS) Awards Debate and Essay Competition Videos and Interviews WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2025 HERO Our World Pangolin Day 2025 hero – DEJI ADISA ! Deji is 8 years old and lives in Canterbury, Kent. Deji’s school is called Wincheap Primary School, and his Cub Scouts group is […]
Wildlife Market Rally for Pangolin Conse...
Day 3: Pangolin Conservation Rally at Bode Wildlife Market The bustling Bode Market in Ibadan became the focal point for PCGN’s awareness campaign on 16th February 2024. Engaging directly with market traders and their buyers, the rally highlighted the importance of protecting pangolins. The reality of pangolin poaching and trafficking was underscored by the discovery […]
WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2024 CELEBRATIONS!
The Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria (PCGN) celebrated World Pangolin Day 2024 with the theme “Unity for the conservation of pangolins: Working to keep pangolins in the wild”.
WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2023 CELEBRATIONS!
It was a very special time for us as we celebrated #WorldPangolinDay2023! Prof. Morenikeji gave the first lecture, highlighting the vision, operations and achievements of the Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria. Our guest speakers were Mrs. Abimbola Animashaun- Isafiade, Officer in Charge of Nigeria Customs Service Special Wildlife Office; Joseph Kruzich, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General […]
World Pangolin Day 2022
World Pangolin Day occurs on the 3rd Saturday in February every year. An event themed Pangolins and Politics took place at the Lagos Theatre, Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria on the 19th of February 2022 to commemorate World Pangolin Day, 2022.
PANGOLIN DAY 2022!!!
PREPARING TOWARDS THE WORLD PANGOLIN DAY CELEBRATION 2022!!! EPE in Lagos is a hotspot for the trade of wildlife, including pangolins. PANGOLINS have been sold for many years here. It is also known that illegal trading in pangolin and its parts go on here. EPE is our destination this year for WPD 2022! It is […]
World Pangolin Day 2020
The Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria has said to mark this year’s World Pangolin Day, it will embark on an awareness campaign for the preservation of pangolin, an endangered mammal. The guild, in a statement on Thursday by its chairman, Prof. Olajumoke Morenikeji, said it was collaborating with AFRINET Radio and TV Network, African Pangolin Working Group […]
Pangolin Conservation Working Group Nige...
7TH WORLD PANGOLIN DAY – 2018 The theme we selected this year was “Meet the Pangolin”, because we realized when more people know the pangolin and the threat they face and their importance, they may help to stop and discourage those who exploit them for trade. The event did not hold like in previous years […]
Pangolin Conservation Working Group Nige...
6TH WORLD PANGOLIN DAY – 2017 Emphasis in 2017 was on enforcement of national protection laws for threatened species. Our theme was – “Speak up for Pangolins.” We involved all the major enforcement agencies in the country- The Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Immigration Service and the Nigerian Military. Other relevant stakeholders like NCF, […]
Pangolin Conservation Working Group Nige...
The primary mission of PCWGN is to ensure that pangolins are protected in Nigeria through collaborative efforts that includes, conservation education, awareness creation as well as research that helps us to understand their biology and ecology. 5TH WORLD PANGOLIN DAY – 2016 We unveiled and launched a poster for pangolin conservation and awareness in Nigeria, […]