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Next week, NOVA will be presenting The Last Great Ape, the story of the endangered bonobo, whose remarkable social behavior and genetics scientists are only beginning to understand. The film features AWF primatologist Jef Dupain, heads AWF's…

(KIGALI, RWANDA – 18 July 2022) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) opened the AWF Rwanda office in a move to further cement the integral role of African leadership and integration in managing conservation on the continent. The unveiling…

AWF has launched a new program designed to help African wildlife businesses become more profitable while improving their impact on conservation."For reasons that are not always clear," says Joanna Elliott, head of AWF's Conservation, Economics and…

A new partnership formed between an international hotel chain and a village community outside Tanzania's Serengeti National Park assures that local people will share in the profits of wildlife-related businesses established in the area.The landmark…

Topi, an innovative mobile solution that optimizes networking at conferences, meetings, and other special events, has announced its support to advance the conservation mission of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), an international…

On Friday, June 7, AWF had the pleasure of attending the Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards Reception at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The reception was held to honor the 2012 winners of…

10 African Storytellers will be selected to participate in a Fellowship, each receiving a $7,500 grant to produce a conservation film JACKSON, Wyo. (September 27, 2023) — Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) and the African Wildlife…

Metcalfe, S., 1998. Natural resources tenure in the context of sustainable use. Tenure and Sustainable Use, pp.31-41. Weblink TBD.

National Geographic Wildlife Watch reports that the number of rhino killed by poachers in South Africa saw a slight drop last year compared to 2016, but the current rate of killing remains unsustainable. South Africa is home to the majority of the…

Esmond Bradley Martin, one of the world’s premier wildlife researchers and investigators, was found dead at his home on Sunday. Bradley Martin was an eccentric and driven protector of wildlife who frequently set aside his own safety to further the…

Omondi, P., Kanga, E., Ngene, S., Kyalo, S., Kaka, A., Muruthi, P., Watol, Y., Okita, B., Ihwagi, F., Kiambi, S., Gichohi, N., Itela, S., Bashir, M., Essau, K., Litoro. M., Wandera, P. and W. Kiiru. 2023. National Elephant Action Plan for Kenya 2023…

Nairobi, Kenya - Friday, 9 August - The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry (MoECCF) proudly announces the launch of Kenya's National Biodiversity Coordination Mechanism (NBCM), a vital initiative aimed at bolstering the…

Winning Filmmaker Will Apprentice With Acclaimed National Geographic Filmmaker in Africa SUN VALLEY, Idaho, March 15, 2012 -- Nat Geo WILD, in partnership with the Sun Valley Film Festival and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF),…