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KILIMANJARO HEARTLAND, KENYA--Elephant killings in Kenya are spurring increased scrutiny of the illegal ivory trade and its effect on Africa's elephant populations.In the recent Kenya poachings, several of the elephants' tusks had been removed and…

Concerns have recently been raised about a water harvesting project in Ol Tukai village in northern Tanzania after reports that three zebra died after falling into water trenches. AWF would like to provide the following information regarding this…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon (MINFOF) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding, sealing their partnership for the conservation of the country’s biodiversity for the next five years…

(KAMPALA, UGANDA — June 22, 2023) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) this morning renewed their partnership for an additional five years through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that…

Within the framework of its strategic collaboration with Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF), and in a bid to ensure the conservation of Cameroon’s landscapes and their biodiversity, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is…

Gordon C. Gray, visionary Canadian businessperson, passed away at age 96 on May 19 in Toronto, Canada. Gray was best known for his leadership in the commercial real estate business. It was his imagination that developed the Toronto skyline from a…

This week, at the 39th Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee Meeting in Bonn, Germany, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is once again calling on governments and extractive…

No Mere Refinement of the Current Road Design Could Possibly Mitigate What Is a Fundamentally Flawed IdeaNearly a month after issuing a Position Statement opposing the construction of a highway through Serengeti National Park, AWF has been joined by…

(April 21, 2023 — KARIBA) The African Wildlife Foundation Zimbabwe (AWF) registered the graduation of 15 advanced coxswain trainees during a colorful pass out parade event held at Moth Camp in Kariba. This followed an intense 3-week advanced…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is proud to announce that it has received the coveted 4-star rating from the charity watchdog group, Charity Navigator. This is the sixth consecutive year that AWF has received Charity Navigator's highest rating…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) received a top, Four-Star overall rating by Charity Navigator. AWF was also ranked Four-Star for its organizational efficiency and organizational capacity. AWF has received the highest ranking possible from…

A delegation from the European Union (EU), led by the EU Ambassador to Cameroon, H.E. Phillipe Van Damme, alongside KfW Cameroon Office Director, Bruno Schoen, visited Faro in Cameroon from February 11-13, 2022. Accompanied by the African…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is deeply saddened to hear that the northern white rhino is teetering on the edge of extinction. With the death of the last remaining male rhino yesterday, this subspecies is all but gone due to poaching. This…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) early this week handed over solar equipment to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to address some of the challenges faced by UWA from the COVID-19 pandemic. The equipment, worth US$ 27,000, consists of…

The Freshwater Conservation and Water Sanitation and Health (WASH) Integration Community of Practice meeting took place at the Four Points Hotel in Nairobi on February 25, 2020. Convened by the Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Society Network …