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Arid parks may sound boring to some, but it’s incredibly fascinating how much plant life and wildlife is sustained despite such a harsh living environment.A small amount of Atlantic Ocean fog, traveling miles and miles over the Namib Desert dunes,…

We are in a small town called Djolu. Never heard of it? I am not surprised. This is a village in the central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Actually, if you look at a map of Africa, Djolu looks like it is smack dab in the middle of…

It is a struggle to capture leopard pictures at this point. We are heading towards the end of the dry season and somehow animal movements have been altered. I cannot say this with confidence because I am currently sampling the southern part of the…

“Do you have a favorite animal?” I ask Jealous Alafai, a 52-year-old Zimbabwean fisherman along the Zambezi River.He chuckles and says, “Of course I do!”“Which is?”“The elephant, because it is my totem.”“What do you mean?”“In our culture, we don’t…

I would like to say hi to all of you who have been following and supporting Nakedi’s work. My name is Nnzumbeni Tshikalange -- Nakedi introduced me in the previous blog. I am going to share with you my first experience in the bush. [caption id=…

Sunday November 9th marked the day of capturing the first leopard in my career. The event was too beautiful to mar with heavy words. Here is a full account of what happened that day in pictures. Removing the leopard from the trap requires a lot of…

 (KIGALI, RWANDA — July 18, 2022) The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) — the first-ever Pan-African gathering of leaders, citizens, and interest groups focused on protected areas — begins today in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, with an…

African Wildlife Foundation maintains its high GuideStar ratings and Better Business Bureau accreditation for executing our mission in a fiscally responsible way. The following documents show how we leverage our funding to deliver programmatic…

African Wildlife Foundation, 1996.

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The Faro landscape in Cameroon includes Faro National Park. The landscape is home to diverse wildlife, including elephants and the largest hippo population in Central and West Africa. Maintaining its rich biodiversity requires a holistic response to…