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The African Wildlife Foundation has announced selection of five Charlotte Fellows for 2000-2001. The Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Program began in 1996, in memory of AWF supporter Charlotte Kidder Ramsay, who strongly endorsed AWF efforts to…

AWF has named four Charlotte Conservation Fellows for 1999--2000. The fellows program was founded in 1996 in memory of Charlotte Kidder Ramsay, an AWF supporter who believed deeply in encouraging young African professionals to work in conservation…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is proud to announce it has been included in CharityWatch’s list of top-rated charities. The listing affirms AWF’s status as a reputable and highly efficient conservation organization. To…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND March 2, 2011 -- The African Wildlife Foundation sadly mourns the passing of another longtime AWF friend and partner, Jean Pierre von der Becke. A Belgian conservationist, von der Becke was the first Director of the AWF…

AWF joins our colleagues at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the rest of the conservation community in mourning the tragic deaths of WWF staff members and other partners.WWF lost seven of their colleagues, their friends, in a helicopter crash in…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has learnt with great sadness about the death of renowned conservationist Wayne Lotter in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.A dedicated wildlife conservationist, Wayne was the director and co-founder of the PAMS…

The African Wildlife Foundation condemns the killing of wildlife rangers in the Virunga National Park. This incident occurred 30 days after the Democratic Republic of Congo announced a national lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. Visits to the…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has learned with great sadness about the death of top ivory investigator Esmond Bradley Martin in Nairobi, Kenya.A dedicated wildlife conservationist, Esmond’s groundbreaking investigations into illegal wildlife…

On Sunday, a northern white rhino named Angalifu died at the San Diego Zoo in California, nudging the African rhino subspecies closer to extinction. Only five northern whites remain in the world and all have surpassed their breeding age,…

NAIROBI—As the world mourns the loss of a historic giant, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) remembers and thanks Nelson Mandela for his conservation leadership in Africa. As president of South Africa, Mandela’s vision for the country…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) wishes to extend its deepest sympathies to the family of James Bugg, who passed away on February 18. After his first trip to Africa in the late 1950s, Bugg played an instrumental role in the formation of…

Environmental 'Warrior' Inspired Many Through Her Commitment to Equitable Development, Environmental Sustainability NAIROBI, Kenya, September 26, 2011 -- The African Wildlife Foundation mourns the passing of Nobel laureate and…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has learnt with great sadness the death of conservation matriarch Daphne Sheldrick on April 12, 2018.A trailblazer, mentor to many, and an enthusiastic wildlife conservationist, Daphne championed the protection…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), accompanied by a delegation of partners and government authorities, this week visited artisanal mining hotspots in the Bas-Uele province of the Bili Uele landscape in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been listed as one of the Top 100 Highly Rated Charities.U.S. charitable giving reached a record $295 billion in 2006, according to Giving USA. Increasing numbers of new people are giving, and the GiveSpot…