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In many cases, poaching, habitat loss, and other threats to wildlife occur because people do not have other options for making a living. In Cameroon, the DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, we helped local community members pursue economic…

Bordering the Lomako forest, in the north-western region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a protected area straddling the provinces of Equateur, Tshuapa, and Mongala, created to protect ecosystems. Deep in the equatorial rainforest between…

Last week brought good news for elephants and other species threatened by illegal wildlife trafficking, as a collaborative effort between the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) national police, the Lusaka Agreement Task…

"In Africa, and especially in my country the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most young people orient their studies by projecting the person or iconic figure they will become, and the benefits that go with it. Very few, before making this crucial…

Through the vegetation, meet the newest member of the Kyaguliro family group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Born to Tindamanyire on Thursday, September 15th, it was born just in time to be counted in the census of mountain…

The first time Epoko Loyenga Son saw a female bonobo with her young, he was shocked at how similar she was to a woman. “The mother was so caring that I literally had tears in my eyes seeing her nurture the infant bonobo,” said the eco-guard working…

After more than a year of training and field experience, the first round of AWF Conservation Management Trainees has already amassed a wealth of experience. George Okwaro Trainee George Okwaro most recently supported the Mau…

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…

Iyondji Community Bonobo Reserve (ICBR) was established at the request of the Iyondji community, who saw the benefits their neighbors were enjoying as the result of living alongside the Lomako Reserve—specifically job creation and income…

The endless expanse of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s rain forests can only be fully appreciated from the air, but the complexity of its life and the timelessness of its beauty are best grasped from the forest floor.  Attempts to…