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Nat Geo Wild, The Sun Valley Film Festival, and African Wildlife Foundation Announce “WILD to INSPIRE Short Film Competition"
- 03/15/13
- Washington, D.C.
Winning Filmmaker Will Apprentice With Acclaimed National Geographic Filmmaker in Africa
SUN VALLEY, Idaho, March 15, 2012 -- Nat Geo WILD, in partnership with the Sun Valley Film Festival and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), announced today at the Sun Valley Film Festival the first annual WILD to INSPIRE Short Film Competition—a short film competition that will give independent documentarians the chance to win an apprenticeship in wildlife filmmaking with an acclaimed National Geographic filmmaker in Africa.
African Wildlife Foundation Calls on Africans to Stand Up to Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
- 03/11/13
- Nairobi
As the CITES conference ramps up, conservation NGO urges Africans to stand up for their natural heritage and join in the fight to end illegal wildlife trafficking
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 11, 2013 -- As the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)—the treaty that regulates the global trade of endangered wildlife and plants—enters its second week, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) calls on Africans to make a stand to save their natural heritage. Rampant poaching has ravaged the continent in recent years, and the ramifications of this illegal wildlife trafficking extend far and wide.
Extinction Looms for Forest Elephants
- 03/04/13
- New York
PLOS ONE study with largest dataset on forest elephants ever compiled reveals a loss of more than 60 percent in the past decade.
NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 -- African forest elephants are being poached out of existence. A study just published in the online journal PLOS ONE shows that across their range in central Africa, a staggering 62 percent of all forest elephants have been killed for their ivory over the past decade.
During Golden Jubilee, Kenya Deserves Accolades for 50 Years of Conservation
- 02/04/13
- Nairobi, Kenya
As Kenya celebrates Golden Jubilee year, African Wildlife Foundation salutes ongoing stewardship of its wildlife and land resources
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 4, 2013 -- As Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence during its Golden Jubilee year, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) congratulates the nation on its continued commitment to conservation. Kenya has a long history of protecting and promoting its extraordinary natural heritage, and AWF is pleased to continue partnering with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and local communities to ensure Kenya's wildlife will endure long into the future.
Tanzania's Elephants Receive a Reprieve as Ivory Trade Proposal is Withdrawn
- 01/28/13
- Nairobi, Kenya
African Wildlife Foundation commends Tanzanian government's decision to withdraw CITES proposal to sell ivory stockpile
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 28, 2013 -- African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) commends the Tanzanian government's recent decision to withdraw its proposal to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to sell some of its ivory stockpile. CITES is the international agreement that regulates the trade of endangered plants and wildlife; more than 176 countries are signatories. Ahead of CITES' 16th Conference of Parties, Tanzania had submitted a proposal to downlist the status of the country's elephants and to allow a one--time sale of more than 100 tons of ivory to China and Japan. The government's decision to withdraw the proposal comes in the midst of an elephant--poaching crisis stemming from a growing demand for ivory primarily in Asia.