The presence of a vulnerable species in Ekor Waterfalls is a signal that the area could support other rare or threatened species. Based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Ramsar Convention criteria, Ekor Waterfalls qualifies for protection. The presence of some plastic litter points to the possibility that the site could become polluted, like many Nigerian freshwater systems, if it is not protected.
AuthorEmmanuel O. Akindele
I am a Freshwater Ecologist and Conservationist, and Senior Lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. I have had the privilege of attending some professional training courses in conservation in the UK, USA and the Netherlands; hence, my research interests focus on freshwater ecosystem conservation. Specifically, I investigate the conservation values of freshwater systems using the macroinvertebrate index approach. I also research on freshwater ecotoxicology vis-a-vis heavy metals and other toxicants. I have also been a visiting researcher at the German Federal Institute of Hydrology where I researched the occurrence of microplastics in some freshwater invertebrates from Nigeria.