A bird known as the Western Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus), was recently caught in Jigawa. The bird which is rare in Nigeria, was reportedly caught on Thursday, October 25th at Malam Madori, Jigawa State. 

According to the persons who caught it, the bird also known as sea hawk or fish hawk is purportedly owned by the University of Helsinki, Finland, as a ring bearing the information was spotted on one of its legs. 

After much celebration for the rare bird, it was released and allowed to fly at the Baturiya Wetland Reserve in Jigawa.

A Facebook user Abubakar S. Ringim and a graduate of Zoology, took to the platform to write; 

Osprey Pandion halietus caught on 25/10/2018 at Malam Madori, Jigawa State. The bird came from University of Helsinki, Finland. Available records from the University revealed that the bird was ringed 106 days prior to its caught in Jigawa, and covered 5808 kilometers during it's migration to winter in Africa, in particular, Nigeria. The bird were celebrated and successfully released today at the Baturiya Wetland Reserve in Jigawa.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/11/bird-owned-by-the-university-of-finland-caught-in-jigawa-state-photos.html

lalasticlala

That's cool oh. So birds can give NIPOST a run for their money...

If this happened anywhere in the South that bird would have been eaten ..I know what I am saying

Wow.....! That Eiye deserves an award, for covering nearly 6000Km to inspect the Land of the Extreme Poorest People on Earth.

Return it to the appropriate authority

This bird should be allowed to fly away, it’s part of an ongoing academic research and has probably been injected with something.

ZKOSOSO:
Wow.....! That Eiye deserves an award, for covering nearly 6000Km to inspect the Land of the Extreme Poorest People.

May Jakujaku grant u safe trip back to your BaoBao....

You don too either old for this or too young for this kind nonsense wey dey comot for ya mouth.

abiolert:

You don too either old for this or too young for this kind nonsense wey dey comot for ya mouth.

Hey...! Take a Chill.....! It's sarcasm..!
Life is too short not to have a sense of humour for the weekend...!

The people that caught that bird are mad





how can God give you free meat and you let it fly away ??

Fiction

At least it wasn't cooked or roasted.
I am still surprised. I think Nigerians are really OBIdiently
ATIKUlating.

At least it wasn't cooked or roasted.
I am still surprised. I think Nigerians are really ATIKUlating OBIdiently.

Interesting they have freed the bird, great to see some Nigerians still value wild life.

SarkinYarki:
If this happened anywhere in the South that bird would have been eaten ..I know what I am saying

in the south. Some one would have given testimony on Facebook how the bird was sent by her grandmother in the village to spoil her destiny

People from the south be like

SarkinYarki:
If this happened anywhere in the South that bird would have been eaten ..I know what I am saying

Especially in warri, delta state

Proper Record system is the key to Development.

Thank goodness say then no call am bush shicken, and put knife for hin throat..........

Waoh

Una and nonsense news.

Glad they let it go.
VIN Checks and customized reports for car buyers and owners in signature.

That it was ringed by someone in the university of Helsinki doesn't mean it is owned by them.
This is called Tagging..
Banding is a type of tagging
There is also telemetry, a small electronic device attached to animals to track their migratory pattern.

airsaylongcon:


Naaaah it wont have been eaten. It would have been burnt as a witch that 'missed' road

You just had to contribute nonsense to the discussion

TruthHurts1:
Una and nonsense news.

There is a post on Danielle Okeke also on the fp
That is where you belong..


http://mentalfloss.com/article/63777/10-animals-we-tag-and-what-we-learn-it

vedaxcool:
Interesting they have freed the bird, great to see some Nigerians still value wild life.

Spot on.

I GIVE NORTHERNERS SOME CREDIT. I CAN BET WITH ANYBODY HAD DIS BIRD WAS CAUGHT ANYWHERE IN D SOUTH, IT WOULD BEEN HISTORY

Thank God they released it.

Hope she has a right paper before she entered our country if not send her back to Finland.Illegal bird. Maybe she came to naija to study witchcraft.