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BREAKING: AWF Applauds Passage of a Kenyan Parliament Motion to Increase Penalties for Wildlife Crime
- 05/22/13
- Nairobi, Kenya
Historical action hopes to decrease rising wildlife attacks
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22, 2013 -- AWF applauds Kenya for passing a revolutionary emergency amendment to the Wildlife Act elevating penalties for wildlife crimes.
China’s Leading Actress Joins Campaign Against Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade
- 05/14/13
- Nairobi, Kenya
Photo courtesty of: WildAid
“War” PSA featuring Li Bingbing unveiled following screen star’s tour of Kenya
Mozambique Loses Last Surviving Rhinos in Limpopo National Park, Continuing Africa’s Rhino Poaching Crisis
- 05/02/13
- Nairobi, Kenya
Rhino in Limpopo / Photo by: Craig R. Sholley
African Wildlife Foundation continues to ramp up efforts to save Africa’s rhinos
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 30, 2013 --- African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) strongly condemns the recent poachings that killed the last population of rhinos living in the Mozambique portion of Southern Africa’s Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.
Yao Ming Says No to Ivory and Rhino Horn
- 04/16/13
- Beijing, China
Surveys find Chinese public highly supportive of wildlife protection but unaware of African poaching crises
BEIJING, China, April 16, 2013 -- Today, former NBA star and Chinese icon, Yao Ming, launched a major public awareness campaign targeting consumption of ivory and rhino horn in China in partnership with WildAid, Save the Elephants, African Wildlife Foundation, and the Yao Ming Foundation.
Coconut phone cases protect wildlife in Africa
- 04/01/13
- Shenzhen, China
A protective phone case that combats deforestation
SHENZHEN, China, April 1, 2013 -- In step with the release of its first range of protective cases, Coconut Workshop has allied itself with African Wildlife Foundation in an effort to save the Mau Forest, as well as protecting the environment.