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AWF Conservation in Practice Papers. 2013

Published in South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 38(1): 52–58, April 2008.

AWF CC Discussion Papers, CC-DP-2.

Last weekend I found myself standing in front of more than 50 members of the Limalimo community. We were all marking the official start of construction at Limalimo Lodge, and everyone was very excited. Melakesbhate, who is the head…

I am very sad to announce the passing of Mr. Ozias Kubayi who worked with us on the Leopard Project from November 2010 to May 2011. The time he spent with us, albeit brief was very pleasant and educational. He was passionate about the African…

A related CITES decision that has received little attention but could have a far-reaching impact allows a one-time, noncommercial sale of ivory by any African country that had registered its stockpiles by Sept. 18.Sixteen of 37 elephant range states…

AWF Discussion Papers, CEC-DP-4. 1998.

AWF Discussion Papers, ACE-DP-3. 1997.

Consider the giraffe. From afar, they can be difficult to fathom. But take some time to think about them, about their size. A giraffe’s heart weighs 25 pounds and is two feet long. Their lungs hold 12 gallons of air. Their legs and neck are each six…

Once believed to be a subspecies of the western red colobus, the Niger Delta red colobus was only discovered in 1993 and declared a full species in 2007. The red colobus, endemic to the western Niger Delta and the upper canopies of…

I am amazed at how many people still turn their heads to the poaching crisis. Why should we care if elephants fall of the face of the earth? Just one more species bound for extinction...that's life. Survival of the fittest, right?…

Tall trees, year-round warmth, friendly faces…and bonobos as far as the eye can see. This could be the front cover of a flyer pitching a world-class holiday destination. Behind the large, stylishly designed text in Times New Roman or Verdana…

In June 2006, with the support of the local population in Lomako and Bongandanga, the Lomako-Yokokala Faunal Reserve (3,625 km2) was created and these two communities (Befale and Bongandanga) where recruited and trained by the Congolese wildlife…

“I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man...” -Mahatma Gandhi The above picture was taken by wildlife photographer Nick Brandt (Big Life…

My first experience with African wildlife began when I was young, similar to the way a lot of children see wildlife: at a zoo or circus. I always loved seeing animals in these environments, but it always seemed like something was off. Once, I…