CHECKLIST OF URBAN WILDLIFE SPECIES IN RIVERS STATE: A CASE STUDY OF OBIO/AKPOR, PORT HARCOURT AND ELEME LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF RIVERS STATE

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  • Abere S.A
  • Ukoima H.N

Abstract

The checklist of urban wildlife species was conducted in Obio/Akpor, Eleme and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas of Rivers State. The checklist is composed of 74 species in 10 classes of wildlife fauna with 46 families. The frequency of occurrence of species in various wildlife species showed that class insecta recorded 29.7% followed by class aves – 27.0%, class mamalia – 13.5%, class reptilia – 9.5%, class amphibia – 6.8%, class gastropoda – 4.1%, class arachnida – 2.7%, class clitellata – 2.7%, class diplopoda – 2.7% and class chilopoda – 1.4%. The study revealed that some wildlife species do exist in urban cities. There is the need to investigate urban wildlife species in different states in Nigeria to know why these species exist in the urban areas rather than the forest is recommended.

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01-01-2014

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S.A, A., & H.N, U. (2014). CHECKLIST OF URBAN WILDLIFE SPECIES IN RIVERS STATE: A CASE STUDY OF OBIO/AKPOR, PORT HARCOURT AND ELEME LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF RIVERS STATE. Caribbean Journal of Sciences and Technology, 2(01), 603–610. Retrieved from https://caribjscitech.com/index.php/cjst/article/view/171

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