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Nigerian Wins Global Prize for Bat Conservation Efforts
A Nigerian conservationist has been awarded a global prize for their dedicated efforts to save bats in a country where these creatures are often shunned. The award recognizes their significant contribution to bat conservation despite local challenges.
20 Apr, 13:10 — 20 Apr, 17:11
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Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them
Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.
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Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them
A Nigerian scientist's "personal experience" with a wildfire, its threat to endangered bats she discovered just days before, and her campaign to protect them, has won her the global Goldman Environmental Prize.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
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First report: BBC · 20 Apr, 13:10|Full coverage: 2 · 4h|Window: 4h
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