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KIGALI, RWANDA (JANUARY 20, 2022) — The Government of Rwanda, through its Ministry of Environment, unveiled three former African heads of state as patrons for the upcoming inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC). The three…

On November 13th, at the "Conservation is Good Business" symposium in Washington, D.C., the President of Botswana, Festus Mogae embraced the concept of sustainable economic development as the only option that offers hope for struggling African…

Kalpers, J., Williamson, E.A., Robbins, M.M., McNeilage, A., Nzamurambaho, A., Lola, N. and Mugiri, G., 2003. Gorillas in the crossfire: population dynamics of the Virunga Mountain gorillas over the past three decades. Oryx, 37(3), pp.326-337.

BETHESDA, MARYLAND--The African Wildlife Foundation, the Discovery Galleries of Bethesda, Maryland, and photographer Daniel Schreiber have partnered to raise funds and awareness in support of African conservation.On September 19-21, Discovery…

By Josephine Gregory-ThomasIt's a spellbinding moment. Just ask the lucky visitors to the African rain forest who have silently watched a mountain gorilla family feeding or grooming only a few yards from them.Such a meeting, however, cannot occur-…

The security situation in the Mikeno sector of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become steadily more unstable over the weekend. Rangers who were monitoring three groups of endangered mountain gorillas—the Rugendo, Mapuwa…

Wobbling down what seems like an endless descent from the lofty perches of Nkuringo Ridge, the village of Kahurire in the patchwork of green hollows below looks tiny no matter how close we get to it, like a scattering of child’s playhouses neatly…

Although tourism in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga national parks has been hurt by the March 1 rebel attack that killed eight tourists and staff members in Bwindi, visitors are gradually returning to see the mountain gorillas.Bwindi's…

Benjamin, Augustin and James let out a hearty laugh. “Did you see that? It happened so fast! She definitely doesn’t like us today!” This could have been a scene from a café, where we were sitting having some coffee and all boasting, revisiting our…

When the trackers go out with the gorillas, it’s not all picture-taking and gorilla games. There’s work to be done. During our trek, Damascene and Gabriel showed me the techniques they use to collect data on the gorillas and monitor the groups – a…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, DRC--A newly released census of DRC's mountain gorillas shows a surprising rise, with 10 babies born in the last 16 months. Despite continuing conflict, gorillas in groups habituated to humans increased to 81, from 72 in 2007,…

The “big tusker” known as Mountain Bull weighed six tons but his size was nothing compared to his stubbornness. Born in Kenya, he was notorious for trampling fields, knocking down fences, and raiding crops as he traveled along age-old migration…

Decades of poaching and overhunting of large tusked elephants may be leading to generations of elephants with smaller tusks—or no tusks at allWhen Mountain Bull and Satao—two of Kenya’s oldest and most famous elephant bulls—were killed by poachers…

San Francisco, CA--In support of the African Wildlife Foundation and 12 other leading conservation groups, the artist-founded organization GlobalSave has launched a new website, offering original wildlife art on fair trade, organic cotton shirts and…