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After many years of absence, African wild dogs, a threatened species, have reappeared in Laikipia, Kenya, says Laurence Frank, a biologist at the University of California at Berkeley. And local ranchers--who once shot and killed them at first sight-…

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September 13, 2023, will forever remain a critical day in Zimbabwe’s biodiversity economy circles following the launch of the Zimbabwe Biodiversity Economy (ZBE) Report by the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife with support from the…

Today begins a four-day conference in Congo-Brazzaville wherein attending parties aim to develop roadmap for combating wildlife crime across Africa. Organised by the Republic of Congo and the African Union, in partnership with the United…

(GABORONE, BOTSWANA — May 20, 2022) As the world commemorates Endangered Species Day, over 60 African negotiators attached to the two main global bodies that set up key policies within biodiversity conservation — The Convention on Biological…

They are gorgeous creatures. Solid black dots on their faces, chests, and feet that break into the signature cracked rosettes along their backs, each of their coats bearing a unique pattern of spots. The leopards’ rosettes are a familiar pattern,…

Strategies to Deter Crimes, Such as Poaching, Discussed at Judicial Luncheon Convened by African Wildlife Foundation and Kenya Wildlife Service NAIROBI, Kenya, November 2, 2012 -- Top legal minds came together at a judicial discussion…

Protecting Uganda’s biodiversity The challenges of Bili Uele Conservancy best practices

AWF Conservation in Practice Papers, 2005

Eighteen years after the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) banned the ivory trade, Ministers from the African elephant range states have for the first time achieved a regional consensus on how to address this highly…

“Nature Voices Pledge” will be launched at a Presidential Panel on nature at the Africa Climate Summit  Nairobi, September 5th, 2023: Some of Africa’s largest financial institutions are backing a call to conserve and restore nature amid a…

African Wildlife Foundation partners with Jackson Wild to deliver training program to build conservation awareness and appreciation for conservation efforts on the continent  NAIROBI, KENYA/JACKSON HOLE, WY/WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2021) –…