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Every year, on June 21, the world commemorates World Giraffe Day. This day was initiated by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation in 2014 to celebrate the world’s tallest animal on the longest day or night (depending on which hemisphere you live) of…

Without buy-in from people, conservation efforts rarely work. Which was why, when AWF launched a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) project in north–central Tanzania with the Norwegian Embassy a few years ago, one…

In April 2019, two women who are influencing the course of conservation in Africa — Fiesta Warinwa and Didi Wamukoya — traveled from Nairobi to visit their African Wildlife Foundation colleagues in the US and UK. Over three weeks, they met with AWF…

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya, was an important milestone in defining how Africa chooses to engage with the world on climate change. The Summit gathered leaders and senior government representatives from more than twenty…

We are sitting on the porch at Tawi Lodge in the Kilimanjaro Heartland. Mt. Kilimanjaro is smack dab in front of us. The view is brilliant as the mountain stands with magnificent enormity. Tawi Lodge sits right in the middle of Kilitome Conservancy,…

Developing: As I was writing about the incredible community conservation program at Olderkesi, the COVID-19 crisis was just developing. Now, as I finish this piece, unfortunately, much of the work outlined here is in great threat as tourism comes to…

This past week has felt like one long safari trip that I never want to end. The amount of wildlife, people, and stories I have encountered humbles me greatly and I can’t believe I still have two weeks left.I’ve been to Africa once before. Ghana,…

Besides the overabundance of wildlife I have been shooting, this week I had the opportunity to travel to Burunge to visit one of AWF’s WMAs. Just a quick recap for those of you who don’t know what a WMA is, WMA is an acronym for Wildlife Management…

  For my third and final week in Tanzania, I had the privilege of spending time at the Manyara Ranch Conservancy. Previously owned by the Tanzanian government, the ranch was established by AWF in 2001 to address the threats of…

Where do I even begin? I feel like I lived a lifetime is just a matter of days. I’m so incredibly blessed and humbled to embark on amazing opportunity thanks to Nat Geo WILD and the African Wildlife Foundation.Just a brief recap, I’m the winner of…

What's the fuss about wild dogs? Well, it is quite a big deal. Wild dogs are endangered, almost disappearing from Tanzania's northern parks. It is easier to find a leopard, cheetah and lion on the same day than a wild dog. These …

As dawn breaks over Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, the expansive Tsavo landscape in Kenya awakens. Spanning over 48,000 square kilometers – nearly twice the size of Rwanda – the Tsavo landscape’s vast savannah grasslands, volcanic hills, and…

In Africa, getting access to a good education isn’t so easy if you live in the bush. Meanwhile, these rural areas are where you find the rich habitats and wildlife. Through the AWF Conservation Schools (ACS) program, AWF has leveraged…