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Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and Uganda Police Friday raided a palatial home in the suburbs of the capital and arrested three men believed to be dealers in the illegal ivory trade. The law enforcement agents, who were acting on a tip from the…

Entebbe, Uganda – August 26, 2025 – A team of highly trained dogs has become one of Uganda’s strongest weapons against wildlife traffickers. Now, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has assumed full responsibility for managing this canine unit, in a…

KAMPALA, UGANDA (APRIL 15, 2021) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has partnered with the Ugandan government and digital intelligence firm Cellebrite to train and certify wildlife law enforcement officers from Uganda Wildlife Authority on…

Uganda has an extraordinary natural beauty and significant untapped tourism potential. From the highest mountain range in Africa — the Mountains of the Moon — to the mighty Nile, Uganda is filled with natural beauty. So, it’s only natural that…

Uganda is home to the largest freshwater lake on the continent and significant biodiversity, but its rich natural resources are threatened by a push for development to serve a growing population. We are helping to realize a prosperous Uganda in…

The U.S. State Department has announced a five-year bilateral partnership with Vietnam to combat wildlife trafficking. The annoncement was made as U.S. President Barack Obama visits the Southeast Asian country this week. Both the U.S…

On November 15, United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visited the Manyara Ranch in the Kwakuchinja wildlife corridor. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has supported the African Wildlife…

UPDATE: On Friday, 7 October, President Obama signed the END Wildlife Trafficking Act, an important step in the fight against wildlife crime.UPDATE: On Wednesday, 21 September, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2494…

Administration taps AWF’s CEO to Help Advise Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking  WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13, 2013—Last Monday U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell appointed several members…

On Thursday, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the Global Anti-Poaching Act to go before the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.  Introduced by U.S. Rep Ed Royce, chairman of the Committee,&nbsp…

Today the U.S. government unveiled a new national strategy for combating the global illegal wildlife trade. In response, the African Wildlife Foundation released the following statement from its CEO, Dr. Patrick Bergin. Bergin is part of the…

Today the U.S. Departments of Interior, State and Justice released the implementation plan for the U.S. government’s National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. While the strategy, issued by President Obama on February 11,…