A5019675812- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Biochemical and Structural Characterization
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
Federal University Dutse
2018-2024
Morgan State University
2023
Citizen science projects are expanding globally, with the African continent, particularly Nigeria, registering significant growth. Here, we document and analyse novel operations of Nigerian Bird Atlas Project (NIBAP), 2015-2022. This project has employed use ornithologists, mainly trained at A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI) located in Jos, its 28 bird clubs established across Nigeria to enlist 827 enthusiasts that contribute regular near real-time data about...
The Arewa Atlas Team (AAT) in northern Nigeria has set an example for a robust methodological data collection and made big impact the African Bird Project. To broaden national bird atlas projects coverage across continent, this paper reports on activities protocols of AAT. We out how we have galvanised clubs club members to participate important monitoring project. then focus expedition conducted Bauchi State as example. outing was carried from 24 28 September 2020 line with BirdMap...
Vulture and raptor populations have declined across West Africa during recent decades due to numerous widespread anthropogenic threats. To estimate encounter rates of vultures raptors in northern Nigeria, we conducted a total 248 km driven transects on 195 53 paved unpaved roads, respectively. We also walked surveys beneath 79 power transmission lines search for dead raptors; visited 12 abattoirs, 11 slaughterhouses, dumpsites assess the occurrence raptors. All fieldwork was done between...
Interest in citizen science, notably biodiversity mapping, has soared recently Africa, owing to several converging factors. First, is the growing recognition that threatened, and second, there a need for collective effort among public improve state of biodiversity, driven by human activities. Amongst important components Lepidoptera (butterflies moths) which underpin crucial roles ecosystem. Although been major field study past decades, its ecology distribution have only gained attention...
This paper describes progress with the atlas of birds Nigeria, from 7 March 2012 to 15 December 2019. The database project contained 658 records 246 species submitted BirdPix section Virtual Museum. Museum was launched in and is a supplementary data capture for African Bird Atlas. Over this period, twelve citizen scientists contributed BirdPix. most frequently recorded were Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis (769 across its range, 12in 12 grid cells), Northern Red Bishop Euplectes...