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Photo courtesty of: WildAid “War” PSA featuring Li Bingbing unveiled following screen star’s tour of Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14, 2013 -- China’s top actress and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill…

January 6, 2014 – WildAid, Save the Elephants, and the African Wildlife Foundation applaud China’s decision to destroy an estimated 6 tons of confiscated ivory in Dongguan today. In 2013, the NGOs, along with former NBA superstar Yao…

Today, China announced it would ban its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017. The following is a statement by African Wildlife Foundation CEO Patrick Bergin in response to the news. We commend the decisive action by the Chinese…

U.S. President Barack Obama and People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping have announced a commitment to “take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory” in their respective countries,…

Supporting youth action in the conservation agenda has been a priority for African Wildlife Foundation since the organization was founded in 1961. AWF established the Mweka College of African Wildlife Management in Tanzania, kickstarting the careers…

On the eve of the heads-of-state summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation in South Africa, a group of respected Chinese and African civil society leaders and celebrities called the China-Africa Wildlife Conservation Council are…

African Wildlife Foundation CEO Patrick Bergin: ‘This is a courageous and critical first step by China to elevate the important issue of wildlife trafficking’ On Monday, the Chinese government plans to destroy several tons of…

Following on the heels of an initiative announced yesterday by the Beijing Capital International Airport Customs Office to inform Chinese air travelers to never buy ivory abroad and bring it home, the Chinese government today symbolically…

On Thursday, China, the world’s largest ivory-consuming nation, imposed a one-year ban on ivory imports, according to a public notice posted on the official site of the State Forestry Administration. The Administration announced it…

Grace Kipwola is solely responsible for supporting her six kids, including paying school fees for two in secondary school. But elephants made it difficult for the Ugandan farmer to earn a steady income. When it’s harvest…

One fine morning in 2019, Chenjerai Chimukoro woke up to a herd of nearly 70 elephants in his farm working their way through his sorghum, cotton, and maize plants. He knew that he had to act fast to save what was left of the crop and ensure that his…

When it comes to biodiversity, Uganda is among the world’s most fortunate countries. It claims 10 percent of the world’s bird species (more than 1,000) and more than 340 species of mammals, including the elephant and the endangered mountain gorilla…