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Even as it urges the U.S. government and lion range countries to do more to protect the African lion, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) welcomes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS’s) proposal to list Africa’s largest…

Japanese giant Internet retailer, Rakuten, on July 6, 2017, announced that it was banning the sale of ivory on its site with trading to be phased out over the next month. The move, which came following mounting international criticism of the…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is pleased to announce the birth of two baby white rhinos in Mosi-Oa-Tunya Park in Zambia. Just over a year ago, AWF helped wildlife authorities settle four new white rhinos in the park after all but one of…

On August 2, 2022, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) CEO Kaddu Sebunya kicked off his Uganda visit in Kampala. This week-long visit entailed meeting the former Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Honorable Amama Mbabazi, Senior Counsel, Ministry…

WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NAIROBI, KENYA (September 28, 2020) – The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been closely monitoring the difficult situation for safari operators in Africa since the outset of the pandemic when travel bans and government…

On Monday, China’s State Council released a statement declaring that rhino and tiger parts from farmed animals can now be used "in medical research and healing" in "qualified hospitals by qualified doctors," which reverses a 1993 ban that was…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) welcomes the recent agreement between Kenya's leaders to resolve the political crisis that broke out after closely contested national elections late last year. Under the agreement, President Mwai Kibaki and…

At a time when African elephants are facing extraordinary threats to their survival, AWF is urging governments that currently allow sport hunting of elephants to suspend such activities, and to enact a moratorium on elephant trophy hunting. …

Parties at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, have endorsed the closure of all domestic ivory markets worldwide. "The decision taken at CITES to adopt a resolution calling…

A new initiative involving 20 of the world’s leading conservation organizations today issued an unprecedented joint declaration to the G20 calling for urgent action to invest in nature to protect biodiversity and reduce the risk of future pandemics…

NAIROBI, KENYA (October 25, 2020) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) yesterday participated in the fourth edition of the Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Congress themed 'Stories of Hope – inspiring a call to action.'…

Bart Walter's Bronze Sculpture to Honor Uganda's Commitment to Gorilla Conservation(Kampala, Uganda) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) today unveiled a life-sized bronze sculpture of a mountain gorilla in recognition of Uganda's commitment to…

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 is deeply saddened to share news of the death of our friend and valued trustee Stuart L. Scott. We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.Stuart was a longtime conservationist who cared deeply about the future of Africa’s wildlife and…

The African Wildlife Foundation ended the 20th century by ushering in sweeping changes that will transform the way wildlife and the wilderness are protected in Africa in the next century. The most far-reaching change is AWF's expansion of its focus…