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Africa is in a crisis that few would have anticipated, at least not the extent to which it is impacting the most visible symbols of conservation, the continent’s iconic species. Not only are current levels of illegal offtake unsustainable, but the…

Partnership between conservation interests and ADC will ensure wildlife conservation, sanctuary establishment and tourismThe African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), and the Kenyan Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC)…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in partnership with the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK), officially launched a transformative four-year project titled ‘Building a Movement of Young Conservation Change Agents’ supported by Bob and Emmy King…

Experts Underscore the Critical Role of the Youth Bulge in Africa to Help Turn Back the Tide of Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trafficking NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 10, 2020) – African Wildlife Foundation today joined Young…

Driven by international poaching syndicates as well as local bush meat hunters, the illegal killing, trading, and trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products keep African species at risk. Learn from Didi Wamukoya, African Wildlife Foundation’s…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) welcomes the decision by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala to suspend the ongoing translocation of black rhinos following the death of eight of them. The rhinos were among the…

AWF pays tribute today to the UN’s “World Environment Day 2020.” We support this year’s theme of celebrating biodiversity with a renewed call to help end the illegal trade of elephant ivory to buyers in countries in Asia and other parts of the world…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) held a five-day training in Kinshasa for law enforcement officers working at airports and ports in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from March 6 to 10, 2023. During the first three days, participants…

African Wildlife Foundation’s Counter Wildlife Trafficking team conducted a four-day writeshop from September 27 – October 1, 2021 with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to develop guidelines for storing and disposing of wildlife crime evidence…

AdventureWomen owner and longtime conservationist, Judi Wineland, to join the May 2022 trip NEW YORK / WASHINGTON D.C. / NAIROBI, KENYA (May 27, 2021) – AdventureWomen, a by-women, for-women adventure travel company, has announced that they…

In 2011, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the Africa's western black rhino extinct. All that remained of it were photographs and stories that begun ‘once upon a time’. According…

December 6, 2013 – WildAid, Save the Elephants, and the African Wildlife Foundation kicked off a campaign to reduce ivory demand today at the Shanghai Pudong Shangri-La Hotel. Former NBA star Yao Ming and WildAid co-founder Peter Knights…

Earlier this week, former NBA star Yao Ming delivered a petition to the Chinese government asking it to ban domestic trade in ivory. The petition was delivered during the opening session of China’s annual National People’s Congress in…

In the past few years, we have seen a big movement toward domestic bans for ivory and rhino horn from major consumer countries, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. However, other countries are lagging behind — in Laos and…

With 2017 upon us, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on the triumphs and challenges of the year gone by. Below, three of AWF’s top conservationists share their thoughts on our biggest moments from 2016. A strong…