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As I mentioned in my earlier post, working with local communities is crucial in our Grevy’s zebra conservation efforts. We therefore work with local community  scouts  to monitor Grevy’s zebras and other wild animal numbers, human-wildlife…

When African Wildlife Foundation designed its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization knew that focusing only on wildlife and wild lands would fall short of mitigating the ongoing crisis. Our decades of experience in conservation in…

In 1968, students at Kagumo High School in Nyeri, Kenya wrote to the national Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife and asked how they might learn more about Kenyan wildlife. This simple query started an unprecedented youth movement, first within Kenya…

AWF’s climate change programme focuses on both climate mitigation and adaptation and the inclusion of climate-related impacts into AWF’s entire conservation planning framework. The development of Reducing Emissions from…

My first experience with African wildlife began when I was young, similar to the way a lot of children see wildlife: at a zoo or circus. I always loved seeing animals in these environments, but it always seemed like something was off. Once, I…

Dick worked his way through the luggage with methodical and focused movements and quickly identified what he was looking for—a smuggled illegal piece of ivory.  His speed and agility are the sure-fire skills that will help…

In two weeks an AWF delegation will join thousands of people from around the globe in Paris for the 21st Conference of Party on Climate Change. AWF is strongly urging all parties to support a binding and universal agreement on climate…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have rolled out the first African regional training workshop to enhance the operational effectiveness of GEF Operational Focal Points (OFPs) across 23 African countries…

The illegal trafficking of protected African wildlife species can take various gory forms across the continent. Wildlife management authorities and investigators often discover concealed elephant tusks still dripping with blood or even pieces of…

The Tsavo-Mkomazi landscape is home to elephants, lions, giraffes, rhinos, and other key species. Infrastructure development, climate change, and fresh water availability are threatening wildlife habitat and creating competition for resources…

Eliud Mwasingo Kimori’s memories of his early education are smoky—literally. Looking back, Mwazola Primary School was often characterized by smoke-filled kitchens. As a boy, the smoke-filled kitchens signified that something was indeed cooking.As he…