Global warming has resulted in climate change and the rise in sea level with disastrous consequences, such as bad weather, hurricanes, wild fire, poverty, ill-health and socio-economic challenges (Olaniyi et al. 2013). Basically, global warming refers to the increasing average environmental (air) temperature near the earth’s surface. Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change defines climate change as a change in the state of climate that can be identified; for example, by using statistical tests, by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. The enhanced emissions of greenhouse gases have been reported to cause this increase. Global warming has been linked with anthropogenic (human activities) and bio-geographical (natural) factors (UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC 2007) . Some alterations in practically every phase of human activity may be attributed to seasonal changes. The food, clothing, shelter, recreation, occupation, health and energy are all considerably affected by climatic surroundings (Khasnis and Nettleman, 2005) . Animals, especially those reared under extensive management system and wild ones; do not have developed artificial means of self-protection, rendering them to be more adversely affected. Studies have shown that man, his livestock and plants thrive best within definite and specific condition of ambient temperature, relative humidity and sunshine; other factors affecting man are the composition and movement of atmosphere or water in which he lives. Any deviation outside the normal limit decreases efficiency, lowers the rate of production and induces potential changes in specific body parameters, which may further result in suffering or death and destruction of species (Huntington, 1978). Painfully, developing nations, such as Nigeria, have been described as ill-prepared to face the challenges. The resultant adverse effects of global warming are, apparently, serious in developing countries (Taha, 2016). These may be attributed to poor financial status and low mitigating and adaptive capacity of these nations. Adoptable preventive measures have been suggested and on-going investigations on therapeutic measure to combat vagaries in climate are crucial in order to enhance survival on the earth. Climate change involving global warming is of great global concern and collaborative efforts are prerequisite for successful combat of its negative impact on man and animals.