Brief History of the Department
The department was created in the 2016/2017 session. It offers two programmes; Animal and Environmental Biology(AEB), and Plant Science and Biotechnology (PSB). It graduated the first admitted students in August 2021, with five (5) students graduating with first class. Two were from the Animal and Environmental Biology proramme while three were from the Plant Science and Biotechnology Programme.
Staff list in the Department
| S/N | Name | Appointment | Area of Specialization |
| 1 | Dr. Okpo E. Unanaonwi | Tenure | Forest Ecology and Silviculture |
| 2 | Dr. Mbosowo M. Etukudo | Tenure | Plant Physiology |
| 3 | Dr. Thomas O. Ikpesu | Tenure | Ecotoxicology |
| 4 | Dr. (Mrs) Chinonye O. Ezenwaka | Tenure | Environmental And Public Health Parasitology |
| 5 | Mr. Samuel Ihimikaiye | Tenure | Plant Conservation Phytomedicine, Ethnobiology (Ethnobotany/Ethnomedicine), Phytoremediation |
| 6 | Dr. (Mrs.) Roberts I. M. Eneni | Tenure | Plant Taxonomy and Molecular Biology |
| 7 | Dr Benefit Onu | Tenure | Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Control |
| 8 | Dr. Abah A. Edache | Adjunct | Medical Parasitology |
| 9 | Prof. (Mrs) Emilia T. Jaja | Adjunct | Plant Physiology |
| 10 | Prof. Lucky A. Elakhame | Adjunct | Hydrobiology and Fisheries |
| 11 | Prof. Ogamba E. Nwabueze | Adjunct | Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology |
| 13 | Prof. Augustina O. Davies | Adjunct | Zoology, Hydrobiology, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Aquatic Ecology/Pollution, Ecotourism and Environmental Science |
| 14 | Prof. (Mrs) Nkeiruka M. Orji | Adjunct | Parasitology, Entomology, Medical Laboratory |