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A training workshop to increase the expertise of law enforcement officers to tackle wildlife trafficking began today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The training workshop hosted by the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) in…

In March 2013, Tian Yia was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, and charged with the possession of two pieces of worked ivory weighing 16.6 kg. He pleaded guilty and was fined US$300. In January 2014, Leo Leilonge was…

The landscape of wildlife crimes is shifting, presenting a host of challenges that demand a recalibration of conservation strategies. While poaching of some species has declined, illegal online trafficking, which first became an issue during the…

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Update, November 2023: As we celebrate the College of African Wildlife Management’s 60th anniversary, we’re highlighting this article on the history of the college. The college’s 60 years of leadership in African wildlife management have made…

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After two long days of searching without success, we finally found the lion. I had been out in Buffalo Springs looking there, while Shivani was in Samburu Reserve. At 6:36 in the morning, Shivani - the AWF Charlotte Fellow - had found a pair of…

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…

AMBOSELI REGION, KENYA--In response to a suit filed by a coalition of conservation groups and tourism investors, the Kenya High Court ordered construction firm Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. to suspend excavation of an illegal quarry located within a…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, DRC--The International Gorilla Conservation Program, a coalition of the African Wildlife Foundation, Fauna and Flora International, and the Worldwide Fund for Nature, recently provided upwards of $50,000 to the Congolese national…

Washington, DC--Eugene Rutagarama, who has spent 20 years protecting Africa's endangered mountain gorillas in war-torn Rwanda, is being featured this week on CNN's African Voices.Recipient of the Jean Paul Getty Prize in 1996, the Goldman…

"My name is Eugene Rutagarama and my work is to protect mountain gorillas."CNN has launched a global initiative to showcase CNN Heroes, ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary deeds in areas ranging from the environment to civil rights. AWF's…

Young people from all over Africa gathered in Cape Town on November 5, 2019 to participate in discussions that will shape the continent’s economic, development, and political future. The conference, dubbed 'Our Joint Future - Lessons From Africa,'…

The World Conservation Congress voted earlier today in Hawaii to pass Motion 007 on the closure of domestic markets for elephant ivory. The African Wildlife Foundation fully supports the vote earlier today (10 September 2016) on…