Posted on October 27th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
On a recent visit to a hill-top habitat of the Gnamma terrapin turtles (a newly-discovered subspecies of the West-African side-necked turtle) in Akure, Ondo State capital, we found out that the water level in the turtle pool has significantly dropped below the usual average depths normally observed within the past 8 years of our [...]
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Posted on July 20th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
Naijatreks has announced its discovery of a rare turtle species- not in some far-off exotic location, but in the southwest Nigeria. Discovered in well hidden granite gnammas (rock pools) on some inselbergs dotting the northern outskirts of Akure in Ondo State, this species of turtle is believed to belong at least to a unique sub-species [...]
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Posted on May 12th, 2011 by Folarin Kolawole
� “Òkúta gbé òkúta lérí” Strolling along the Okeyinmi street of Ado town, one is suddenly captured by a dramatic and hypnotizing assemblage of massive rocks. The most enigmatic of the rock formations is also the most conspicuous from the streets; the others can be spotted pilling elusively behind it. The locals describe the myterious pose of the rocks [...]
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