Education is not only a systematic approach to gaining knowledge, but it is also a source of empowerment. The unfortunate reality is a high percentage of individuals in rural Africa do not have access to a quality education and are being left behind…
Longtime AWF followers might remember Nakedi Maputla, the leopard researcher working out of South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The intrepid South African recently became our Congo landscape ecologist, where he is working to protect…
Ethiopia’s protected area system covers 14 percent of its land mass, a proportion that is larger than the global average.Bale Mountains National Park in the south-central part of the country hosts the world’s largest Afro-alpine habitat, 17 endemic…
Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains National Park is home to some of the world’s most unique and endangered wildlife, including one species of mountain goat (the Walia ibex) that is found exclusively in the park. Due to its exceptional beauty and…
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is running a cash for work program in the Simien Mountains National Park that has seen over 170 community members gain income from rehabilitating the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
Tanzanian singer-songwriter Alikiba traveled to South Africa this week ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit to take part in the China-Africa Dialogue Series, hosted by AWF and the Aspen Institute.
The Sino…
Birds of a feather will flock together, especially when they are trying to escape the cold, winters of Western and Central Europe.
But, did you know how far they travel to escape?
With bird ranges dwindling, however&mdash…
By Peter Knights, Executive Director of WildAid
Experts in rhino conservation met last week in Nairobi convened by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in response to a rhino poaching epidemic gripping…