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On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it will destroy more than one ton of illegal ivory in New York City’s Times Square. The event, which will take place on Friday, June 19, is intended to raise awareness…

The United States today destroyed more than one ton of illegal ivory confiscated through the law enforcement efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of New York. The ivory tusks, trinkets, statues, jewelry and other…

After nearly a decade of debate and public advocacy, the Senate passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act on December 7, 2022, which now goes to President Biden to sign, having been passed in the House earlier this year. This legislation will help…

Ask your Senators to pass the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act, and help provide the additional support that tigers, rhinos, elephants, great apes, and marine turtles so desperately need.WASHINGTON, DC--AWF is urging its…

Three female mountain gorillas and one male silverback gorilla have been killed in the Virungas National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The bodies were discovered in the southern sector of the park by rangers from the Institute for…

As we reported in December 2004, a young mountain gorilla was confiscated from four poachers by Rwandan police and the Rwandan Office of Tourism and Parks (ORTPN), during an undercover operation to intercept an illegal poaching incident. The young…

In late July, when four gorillas of the Rugendo Group were found killed in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two other gorillas -- a mother and her four-month-old baby -- were unaccounted for. At the end of last week, the…

Rangers in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrested two men in possession of a dead juvenile mountain gorilla. The arrests were made on September 25th after an undercover investigation of a ring of suspected gorilla…

In my previous blog post, I promised to provide details about the recent human-lion conflict incident in our study area in which a male and a lioness from one of our study prides called Altipiano were speared to death because of predation on…

Rangers of Virunga National Park Evacuate, while Infant Mountain Gorilla in Rwanda Dies From Snare VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, July 18, 2012 -- Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) Virunga National Park shows no sign of…

The world’s most trafficked mammal may vanish before many people have ever heard of it. The pangolin, a shy and scaly animal, resembles an armadillo and is found in both Africa and Asia. All eight species, four found on each continent, are…

In the lead-up to World Ranger Day, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) explores and celebrates the stories of selfless men and women who have committed their lives to ensuring wildlife and wild lands thrive while keeping people at the center of…

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on July 10, 2020 released the findings of the second edition of the World Wildlife Crime Report dubbed ‘Trafficking in Protected Species’ via a webinar due to the ongoing global pandemic.   The…

Zimbabwe, a land blessed with breathtaking biodiversity and rich ecosystems, holds incredible economic growth and sustainable development potential. However, conventional methods of measuring economic success fail to recognize the value of the…

Ruth Gathii, a student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, is among the winners of a competition that encourages innovation to achieve sustainable development goals. Ms. Gathii won second-place at the annual #MyLittleBigThing…