ABSTRACT Uncontrolled entry into World Heritage Sites (WHS) and other tourism sites may impact negatively on vegetation and wild animal populations, thereby reducing their potential for ecotourism development. Balanced site ecology and conducive socio-economic environment are germane to sustainable ecotourism development. Needed, information on these is not well documented for Osun Osogbo WHS. Therefore, some aspects of site ecology and socio-economic variables were investigated in Osun Osogb...
ABSTRACT Assessment of resistance of untreated and n-hexane extract wood blocks of Afzelia africana, Nesogordonia papaverifera and Tectona grandis to decay caused by Fomes lignosus, Lentinus lepideus and Gloephyllum trabeum using percent weight loss was carried out.
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to determine the total hydrocarbos (THC) and heavy metal contents of fish (finfish and shellfish) in the Cross River Nigeria.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to provide overview information for the development of a long term plan for Lagos Metropolitan Forest.
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to assess the suitability of sawmill wood wastes as potential raw materials for the production of pulp and paper in Nigeria.
ABSTRACT Aqueous extracts of the leaves barks and roots of Anacardium occidentale Linn, Bridelia Ferruginea Benth and Ficcus sur Forsskal were bioassayed at full concentration for their antifungal potentials by determining their inhibitory effects on the mycelial growth of Rigidiporous lignosus and coriolopsis occidentalis.
ABSTRACT The cross river rainforest is a tropical rainforest located in Cross River State,Nigeria.
ABSTRACT Ecotourism development (ED) is one of the factors promoting sustainable utilisation of natural resources. Stakeholders‘ attitude towards natural resources in Old Oyo National Park (OONP) can undermine or enhance conservation goals of the park. Information on stakeholders‘ knowledge and perception that can be used for ED in OONP is limited. Therefore, this study assessed the knowledge and perception of stakeholders on ED in OONP, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used...
ABSTRACT Over the last ten years, social media has become pervasive in tourists’ decision-making to travel to any destination. The main aim of the study was to assess the role of social media in travel decision-making on Ghana by international tourists. The study adopted the cross-sectional research design and was underpinned by the quantitative research methodology. Questionnaires were used to collect data from international tourists visiting Ghana. The study revealed that most of the tour...
ABSTRACT Amurum Forest Reserve (AFR), the area around the AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute is not currently systematically monitored in terms of arthropods, which is fundamental to the bird species of the reserve that has been extensively monitored. Research opportunities to relate the bird data to this biotic factor (food resource) are being lost, particularly as Amurum has been protected for over 14 years and is undergoing regeneration in terms of gallery forest and savanna. Th...
ABSTRACT This study examined implications of Visitors’ Perception, Reaction on the management of zoological gardens; a case study of University of Ilorin zoo, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire was designed to elicit relevant information on the socio-economic characteristics of respondents, perception and motivation of visitors to the zoological garden, visitors experience and how the zoo has changed their mindset. The study was qualitative and quantitative as it had to analyze the behavior ...
The indiscriminate elimination of wildlife portends great danger for our society and world order. It is worthy to note that poaching has continually reduced the population of wildlife and if steps are not taken to correct this threat, wildlife and conservation is just about dead. Thus it will follow the trend of well planned environment without a structure. Stakeholders in this industry should take steps at reducing loss of wildlife but the errors of government towards wildlife management and...
Looking at the mutual benefit (Symbiosis) of cattle egrets and cattle, their feeding mode and all characteristics that make them a great kind of bird.
ABSTRACT Bats are viviparous and belong to the order Chiroptera; the second largest mammalian order with 1232 species (Altringham, 1996; Schnipper et al., 2008). Bats are nocturnal mammals that are important for the maintenance of the ecosystem (Hill and Smith, 1984). They are the only flying mammals and are found everywhere except in the Antarctica and Arctic regions (Hill and Smith, 1984) and perhaps are the most abundant, diverse and geographically dispersed vertebrates (Schnipper et al., ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted on the abundance and the distribution of squirrel in federal college of wildlife management, by identifying the types, abundance and the distribution of squirrel species utilizing the study area. Four randomly selected plots 200m each were established in the college estate namely, Farm land area (plot 1) Mini zoo area (plot 2), Residential area (plot 3), and (plot 4). Natural land area. Census was carried out for a period of three (3) months (...