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Story by Prosper Uwingeli, a warden in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.When twin mountain gorillas were born in May 2004 in the lush Virunga mountains of Rwanda, observers were concerned about the health and safety of the twins as they grew older…

KENYA--A rare monkey species, the Tana River Red Colobus, today found only in Kenya, faces extinction due to encroachment on their habitat by human activities, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources…

The world’s largest terrestrial mammal is also famed for being notoriously water-dependent. African savannah elephants in temperate rangelands drink water almost daily and love a mudbath to stay cool. Yet, in northern Mali’s Gourma region and the…

The giant black sable, a magnificent antelope once feared extinct, has been rediscovered. In August 2002, a group of South African and American scientists set out on an expedition to find the giant sable. They recorded five separate sightings but…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, DRC--Mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park are getting renewed, if still limited, protection, with up to 70 rangers returning to their posts. The rangers were forced to flee in October 2008…

Rampaging wildlife. Poachers and, sometimes, rebel forces. Harsh climatic conditions. The job of the wildlife ranger may vary by day, but whether conducting ecological monitoring or arresting poachers, one factor remains the same: how difficult…

Only about 700 mountain gorillas are left in the world, most of which live in the Virunga mountain range spanning the borders of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), AWF's Craig Sholley recently told NPR's Tony Cox.The…

Here's another story of people from different sides of the border working together to help their communities and reduce pressure on the Virunga Massif and its mountain gorillas. Last week, 10 women and men traveled from Jomba,…

Tuyambaze, center in dark blue, helps put up the frame of the water tank alongside Annonciata Akobahoranye of Imbere Heza, right. Tuyambaze and his younger sister are no longer in school, but tend the potato fields and manage the household…

As the leader of the Nkuringo mountain gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Rafiki was the gentle giant who protected his family of 17. He was speared and killed in an act of self-defense after accosting four poachers. They were in…

With only 300 African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) left in Kenya, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and our partners are working diligently to mitigate the key threats to this important carnivore. Research on this highly endangered predator is…

​ You may have seen that this past Sunday, Dec. 4, was International Cheetah Day—a day the conservation community has dedicated to celebrating the world’s fastest land mammal and to raising awareness about the threats it…

AWF"s Kathleen Garrigan sits down to ask filmmaker Dan Duran, winner of the WILD to INSPIRE film competition, a few questions ahead of his trip to Tanzania this December. Q: Is wildlife filmmaking a new area for you, or have you…

At AWF, we believe conservation will only succeed in Africa if it is linked to the aspirations of Africa’s people. That is why we emphasize strategies at the intersection of conservation and development. We focus on creating opportunities for people…

When we checked in on progress of the Bwindi census in September, we met Harriet Kyakyo, a volunteer with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the only woman participating in the census as a team member. She ended up spending a total of 4 weeks in…