In October 2025, Nigeria's Senate passed a bill meant to strengthen protections for endangered species and make wildlife crime easier to investigate and prosecute. Now, the president has to sign off on the legislation, according to Mongabay. The move follows years of international attention on Nigeria after authorities intercepted huge shipments of trafficked wildlife products, which Mongabay said underscored the country's role as a transit point linking criminal networks across Africa, Europe, and Asia.