What is left of Nigeria's Niger Delta today is its residual ecological image. Bearing in mind the total significance of what the habitat once represented for the inhabitants of this capriciously vanishing wetland, the need to salvage what is left is absolutely imperative. The aftermath of the mindless and soulless exploration and exploitation of crude oil in the area has led to the destruction of the major part of ecolife in the Niger Delta. Life has become precarious for the human inhabitants and other living beings that make up the ecosystem of this wetland as a result of the nightmarish consequences of oil exploitation, captured in the apocalyptic images of river oil slicks and hellish flares against the night sky. As a consequence, numerous creek communities, both human and animal, which form part of an interconnected natural web, have evacuated and continue to evacuate this area. Therefore, one often observes flocks of migratory birds circling the skies, struggling to locate their former habitat, then in frustration changing direction to alternative feeding sites. Animals are either burnt to death by uncontrolled gas flares or die of starvation. The most stunning of the ecological disasters in the area are the dead rivers, a product of constant blow-outs and oil spillages. It is important to note that the activities of multinational oil firms in the Niger Delta have completely destroyed local biodiversity and devastated local economies. Migratory birds are now seldom seen in this area. Many freshwater plant species have become extinct, and fishing – once a primary source of income for local people – has come to a tragic end. With the transformations to the creeks and wetlands, the climate also continues to change with the passage of time.