{"id":312767,"date":"2024-03-03T09:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T08:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=312767"},"modified":"2024-03-03T09:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T08:02:07","slug":"nasarawa-govt-moves-to-protect-hippopotamus-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/03\/nasarawa-govt-moves-to-protect-hippopotamus-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasarawa Govt Moves To Protect Hippopotamus Extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Mr Musa said that the population of the hippopotamus was being threatened by activities of hunters and poachers who kill them for meat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The Village Head of Ugah, Abdulkarim Ubandoma, acknowledged that the presence of the animals was a blessing to the community.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In an effort to keep the hippopotamus population in the state from going extinct, the government of Nasarawa State stated that it is attempting to maintain it.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech on Sunday in Lafia, Dr. Abdullahi Musa, the state&#8217;s director of veterinary services, made this claim.<\/p>\n<p>Based on various estimates, the estimated global population of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/rogue-hippo-breaks-kenyan-fishermans-legs-and-removes-his-organs-in-vicious-killing\/\"><strong>hippos<\/strong><\/a> is between 125,000 and 148,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Musa, the state&#8217;s animal population has decreased from 20 to roughly 13, mostly as a result of poaching and hunting practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNasarawa State is among the few states in Nigeria, where you have hippopotamus, they are found in the Ugah community in Lafia. I think the other state where you find them is Kebbi, as they are found in Yauri in Birnin-Kebbi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Musa said that the population of the hippopotamus was being threatened by activities of hunters and poachers who kill them for meat.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe hippos live in three lakes \u2013 Oble Lake in Ugah, Feferuwa Lake and Alongside Lake, all in the Lafia Local Government Area of the state. Their number has depleted over the years due to the activities of hunters with only about 13 hippos left in the area at the moment.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mr Musa added that the state government had taken some drastic measures to preserve the hippopotamus from extinction because of their potential as a source of tourism.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the government had also made contact with the community harbouring them to create awareness about their importance.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201cThe government has reached out to the community leaders including the traditional institution to sensitise the people against hunting them. Villagers have also been educated on the need to avoid planting their crops near their locations. In addition, the government has approved the engagement of some former hunters as rangers to protect the hippopotamus from poachers and from straying into people\u2019s farms.<\/p>\n<p>These rangers were also trained by the Ministry of Agriculture and equipped with dane guns, to scare away the hippos whenever they stray from their routes around the lakes into farms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hippos are scared of human beings and that is why you hardly see them outside during the day. They usually come out at night and have a route around the lakes where they go for grazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the ministry had cultivated about 20 hectares of rice and potatoes around the lakes for the hippopotamus to feed on, as part of the preservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, said that some dry season farmers had ignored government\u2019s caution against farming near the habitat of the animals, thereby causing some problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hippos are under the protective custody of the state government and are not destroying people\u2019s farms as has been reported in some quarters. The government plans to create a game reserve like we have in Yankari, Bauchi State, to preserve the hippopotamus from going extinct. We are also to make their location a tourist destination for foreigners\u2019 delight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, the Village Head of Ugah, Abdulkarim Ubandoma, acknowledged that the presence of the animals was a blessing to the community.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ubandoma said however, that there are occasional reports of the hippopotamus straying into people\u2019s farms and destroying their produce during the rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the hippos were rarely seen during the dry season except in the Oble lake, adding that they do not attack people or go into their farms.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ubandoma said based on reports from farmers on suspected destruction of farms by the hippos, the government set up an investigative committee which led to the employment of some people as rangers in the community to protect the hippos and to prevent them from straying into farms during the rainy season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Musa said that the population of the hippopotamus was being threatened by activities of hunters and poachers who kill them for meat. 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