Residents of Yauri, Nigeria, celebrate after a weeks-long hunt ends with the killing of a feared hippo and its calf The hippo, responsible for a fisherman’s death and widespread fear ...

Nigeria’s hippo population has declined rapidly over the last few decades - estimates suggest there are now around 100 animals, which mainly live in conservation areas.

Residents of a town in north-western Nigeria are celebrating after a rare but feared hippo - along with its calf - was killed by rice farmers and fishermen in a hunt lasting several weeks.

Residents of a town in north-western Nigeria are celebrating after a rare but feared hippo - along with its calf - was killed by rice farmers and fishermen in a hunt lasting several weeks. People in ...

People in Yauri had been afraid to go out as the hippo was also wandering into paddy ... was killed by rice farmers and fishermen in a hunt lasting several weeks. People in Yauri, in Kebbi state ...