The Park Headquarters is the coordinating and Administrative Secretariat of the National Park Service in Nigeria. It is located along Nnamdi Azikiwe
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EU TO SPEND 3.5 MILLION EURO IN GASHAKA GUMTI NATIONAL PARK
The European Union (EU) has earmarked 3.5 million Euro to spend in conservation and development of ecotourism in Gashaka Gumti National Park in Serti, Taraba State.
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CONSERVATOR GENERAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CELEBRATES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
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THE COURTESY CALL OF THE NIGERIAN FORUM FOR WOMEN MINERS LED BY NGOZICHI THERESA OKORIE ON THE CONSERVATOR – GENERAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DR. IBRAHIM MUSA GONI.
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NIGERIA-CAMEROON GOVERNMENTS SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO ENHANCE TRANSBOUNDARY COLLABORATION.
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FAMILIARIZATION VISIT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA.
Members, House Committee on Environment, led by its Chairman, Honorable Pondi Julius Gbabajor (fourth from the left) and the Management Team of the National Park Service in a Group Photograph during a Familiarization Visit of the Committee to the Service Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday, 13th March, 2024.
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CONSERVATOR GENERAL NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VISITS THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL, ABUJA FOR POSSIBLE COLLABORATION
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2024 WORLD WILDLIFE DAY CELEBRATION
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THE CONSERVATOR GENERAL MEETS WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND OTHERS
The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Dr. Ibrahim Musa Goni in a meeting in the office of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun with the Nigerian Armed Forces, NSCDC, NESREA, Solid Minerals Development Ministry etc on forming of a National Forestry Task Force to curb […]
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Latest News
EU TO SPEND 3.5 MILION EURO IN GASHAKA GUMTI NATIONAL PARK
May 9, 2024CONSERVATOR GENERAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CELEBRATES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
May 6, 2024THE COURTESY CALL OF THE NIGERIAN FORUM FOR WOMEN MINERS LED BY NGOZICHI THERESA OKORIE ON THE CONSERVATOR – GENERAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DR. IBRAHIM MUSA GONI.
May 2, 2024ACReSAL DONATED 20KVA SOLAR PROJECT TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA.
April 26, 2024
ABOUT US
The National Park Service of Nigeria was established by Decree 36 in 1991 with five national parks. These were Gashaka Gumti, Kainji Lake, Cross River, Old Oyo and Chad Basin National Parks. In 1992, Yankari Game Reserve was converted to a national park, bringing the total to six national parks. With the promulgation of Decree 46 of 1999, now Act 46 (Cap 65 LFN 2004), in 1999 two additional national parks; Kamuku and Okomu were established.
INTRODUCTION
National Park Distribution
What is a national park?
Many definitions have been given to explain what a national park is. We adopt here the definition provided by The World Conservation Union, IUCN (1990):
A national park is a relatively large area of land and/or sea where;
a. One or several ecosystems that are not materially altered by human exploitation and occupation; where
OVERVIEW
National Park Distribution
NATIONAL PARKS OVERVIEW
Nigeria is blessed with rich and unique array of ecosystems, and a great variety of wild fauna and flora. This rich natural endowment is a product of the climatic variations resulting into various north-south gradations of habitats and ecosystems. The habitats support more than 1,340 species of animals among which is 274 mammalian species, making it the 8th highest in Africa.