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AWF Exhibition on Endangered African Wildlife Species Opens at Beijing Zoo
- 09/07/18
- Beijing, China
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in partnership with the Beijing Zoo launched the exhibition Save African Endangered Species on September 7, 2018.
AWF Trustee Takes Part in Kwita Izina Ceremony
- 09/07/18
- Washington, D.C.
Alexa Gray, a young conservation champion and daughter of African Wildlife Foundation Trustee (AWF) Donald Gray, was today among 23 international personalities who named baby gorillas at the 14th Kwita Izina ceremony in Kinigi, northern Rwanda.
AWF Calls for International Support to Combat Elephant Poaching Crisis
- 09/05/18
- Washington, D.C
According to the Great Elephant Census, Botswana holds 37% of Africa’s endangered elephant population, making it home to the largest population in the world. Despite the lack of fences on the international border, data from tracking collars showed elephants retreating from Angola, Namibia and Zambia and deciding to stay within the boundaries of Botswana where it was thought to be safe. With only 130,000 elephants, Botswana has been described as their last sanctuary in Africa as poaching for ivory continues to wipe out herds across the rest of the continent.
AWF Convenes First East African Wildlife Crime Prosecutors Group
- 09/03/18
- Nairobi, Kenya
The East African Association of Prosecutors, in partnership with the National Public Prosecution Authority Rwanda, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), and Space for Giants held the first-ever East African Wildlife Prosecutors Coalition Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda from August 14-16, 2018.
AWF Donates Patrol Vehicle to LUMO Conservancy
- 08/28/18
- Nairobi, Kenya
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has donated a specially customized patrol car to the LUMO Conservancy in the Greater Tsavo Landscape to aid in wildlife protection and community conservation.