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The Nigeria Bird Atlas project NiBAP seeks to update info about birds & biodiversity distribution to be used for conservation. We need volunteer members of the public to help us do this. Young Nigerians are signing up to support this project! Impressive! m.facebook.com/groups/1563328…

Happening now - inaugural meeting of Nigeria #KBA National Coordination Group. @ncfnigeria @WCS_Nigeria @KeyBiodiversity @BirdLife_News @FMEnvng @RSPBNews @aploritwit1 @NigeriaParks @theGEF @ConservationOrg @IUCN @CommunityCEPF @WWF @amphibiansorg @Global_Wildlife @natureserve

Hearty cheers and congratulations to @LeventisAgriSch from all of us at APLORI for 3 wonderful decades of service and enhancing lives. We celebrate with you today!

Phil Hall OBE, Chairman of @aploritwit1, is going on stage to propose the toast. #LFNat30 #enhancedlivelihoods cc @NovariaInvests

@LeventisAgriSch @NovariaInvests Indeed, birds provide natural & free pest control services consuming millions of tonnes of insects! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#DidYouKnow Birds provide valuable ecosystem services defending farmlands and crops from insects and rodents? Interesting discoveries unearthed thanks to @aploritwit1 and their presentation at #LFNat30 #EnhancedLivelihoods

From L-R Phil Hall - @aploritwit1 Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Mantey - Chairman Leventis Group, A.I. Leventis Representing A.P. Leventis (chairman Leventis Worldwide and Special Guest of Honour #LFNat30) and The comptroller, @NigeriaParks #EnhancedLivelihoods

Just a token of our appreciation for all the support that the Leventis Foundation continues to give. #LFNat30

Day 2: APLORI presentation at the @LeventisAgriSch 30th Anniversary symposium emphasises the provisioning & supporting service that nature & biodiversity provide including ensuring sustainable food production @oviehope @BirdLifeAfrica @FAOKnowledge @FAO @AfDB_Group @ncfnigeria

Conserving biodiversity & ecosystems ensures that we continue to enjoy the services they provide including the provisioning service - food production: Our message at @LeventisAgriSch at 30 exhibition @AnimalDUnit @ncfnigeria @oviehope @BirdLifeAfrica @NigeriaParks @FAOAfrica

Biodiversity conservation & food security: two sides of the same coin! We are live at the @LeventisAgriSch 30th Anniversary celebration exhibition! Be sure to stop at the APLORI stand. @iou @MigrantLandbird @ncfnigeria @AnimalDUnit @WCS_Nigeria @BirdLifeAfrica @unijos @_BTO

Are you a bird enthusiast, #BirdWatcher in Nigeria? checkout @aploritwit1 or search Facebook for Bird Clubs (BC) close to you. #LFNat30 #EnhancedLivelihoods cc @NovariaInvests

Postdoc position in Plant Science available in the @Barnabas_Daru lab (barnabasdaru.com) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. To apply, complete an online application by visiting goo.gl/hvuYSg Deadline: November 22, 2018

Excellent 2014 bird survey data from Sapo NP in Liberia. Notably good numbers of Gola Malimbe but only a single White-breasted Guineafowl, and a nest of White-necked Picathartes tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.298… @Golarainforest @BirdLife_News @ostrichJAO @aploritwit1 @ShokelluT

#BirdsConservation #MigratoryBirds You can consider doing this for them while welcoming them to your territory. The season is here. @ojay_78 @NatureSolomon @msimire @desmajek

Day 4 rounded off with the inauguration of the Ondo Bird Club comprising of bird watching enthusiasts from @FUTAkure, @ElizadeUni & across Ondo State! #ornithologytrainingworkshop @BirdNigeria @ncfnigeria @FMEnvng @SA_birdatlas

Day 4: We now listen to a talk by Dr. Yahkat Barshep (Science Director @aploritwit1) about research topics & opportunities in ornithology & tropical ecology! So many research questions waiting to be answered! #ornithologytrainingworkshop @ElizadeUni @ncfnigeria @FMEnvng

It's now time for field practice, bird watching and identification in the field. #ornithologytrainingworkshop by NHM @oslouniversity, @aploritwit1 & @ElizadeUni

Read our paper here; showing how body size of Common Bulbuls follow Bergman’s rule but in a contrasting latitudinal pattern, because temperature and aridity decreases from north to south going from the Sahara to the Atlantic Ocean in west Africa @aploritwit1 #birds #ornithology

@ChimaobimNwaogu talks to the St Andrews @ScottishBirding branch about moult differences in the common bulbul

Exam time for our participants. Time to assess what everyone has learn on birds. No cheating allow😆😆..no team work..just yourself ..silience!!! @ncfnigeria @ElizadeUni @aploritwit1 @oslouniversity @BirdNigeria @FMEnvng @JEnvironmentNG @ClimateActionNG @TheWCS @WCS_Nigeria