Habitat preference and distribution of pangolin in Ala Forest Reserve and Onipanu Community Forest of Southwestern Nigeria

Despite the ecological significance, social and economic values roles being played by pangolin, their remain under-studied in context to Nigeria. There is dearth of information on current status, distribution, habitat preferred pangolin especially tropical rainforest ecoregion Information overall ecology, preference distribution pattern study areas were generated. Species name, height diameter at breast (DBH) woody trees recorded Shannon-Wiener index species diversity used evaluate diversity. Knowledgeable source, field guide books indirect indices such as signs, footprints decayed dead parts employed. Hunters living villages around sites interviewed facilitate opportunity examine hunting practices, feeding habits where each lived independently. Findings from this reveal presence Phataginus tetradactyla, ecosystem, pattern. The provided will go a long way towards developing conservation strategies for based available animal   Key words: Conservation, habitat, hunters, forest.