In 2022, it is a mistake to speak about the effects of climate change in the future tense. We are living through climate change-induced emergencies right now in the form of extreme weather shifts.
For four years in a row, the Horn of Africa has…
AWF Joins Conservation Partners in Extending Deepest Condolences to the ICCN Family
Democratic Republic of the Congo--African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has confirmed that yesterday three rangers and five soldiers were killed during an…
As conservationists gather today for the African Elephant Summit ahead of Wednesday’s Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade, elephant poaching rates continue to exceed elephant population growth rates, according to new figures released by…
For a cheetah to end up as a pet in the palatial home of an elite Emirati, it must endure a harrowing journey. From the moment it is captured as a cub, it moves between borders and across oceans along a lucrative chain of illegal traffickers and…
Amboseli Elephant Research Program (AERP) Director Cynthia Moss has been awarded a 2001 MacArthur Genius Fellowship. In 1972, while she was editor of AWF's newsletter Cynthia Moss established AERP, which has become the longest running study of…
Horrific poaching incident inside Hwange National Park underscores the need for engaging communities living near national parks
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia—Recent reports suggest more than 300 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s…
If you’ve been following our blogs and recent news, you’ve probably heard about the horrific elephant poisonings that occurred in Zimbabwe early last month. When I first wrote about this tragic situation, I reported on the immediate elephant deaths…
Much of AWF's conservation work on the ground centers around these three questions: where do groups of wildlife migrate? Which routes do they use? And when? When we need answers to these questions, we turn to GIS.GIS (Geographic Information System)…
Two months ago, I arrived in Kinshasa after a grueling four weeks deep inside the dense Congo Basin rainforest delivering critical materials so rural communities can protect themselves against the coronavirus disease.It was an extraordinarily…
Mohamadou Ahmadou never imagined that River Faro, the gushing tributary of the Benue that his parents forbade him and his siblings from swimming in, would one day fill with sand and dry up in some sections. Growing up in Tchamba, Northern Cameroon…
Once a refuge to huge populations of forest and savanna elephants, chimpanzees, bongos, and elk — as well as increasingly rare big cats like leopards and lions — the Mbomou-Uele region along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast border is now…
Earlier this year African Wildlife Foundation’s ecological monitoring team and conservation partners surveying the Simien Mountains National Park were delighted to discover three Ethiopian wolf pups. With less than 500 remaining in Ethiopia’s…
What would you place more value on, a cow or a gorilla?
Chances are your response is 'gorilla'. But for people living near the gorilla parks, a cow is far more valuable, potentially life-changing. Benjamin Mugabukomeye, IGCP&…