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It seems like we had been traveling for days on bumpy roads, so it was a relief to be on the smooth, paved road from Nairobi toward Nakuru and the Great Rift Valley. We passed many sights; small villages selling fruit and other products…

​ Whether you've only seen it through photographs and videos, or have experienced it for yourself in person, there's no denying the majestic beauty of Africa's picturesque landscapes and awe-inspiring wildlife. Sadly, habitat…

Today the U.S. government unveiled a new national strategy for combating the global illegal wildlife trade. In response, the African Wildlife Foundation released the following statement from its CEO, Dr. Patrick Bergin. Bergin is part of the…

So we have now left the direct training part of the program and are now in what I think of as the go-around-asking-people-for-interesting-things-to-do phase. This is basically is a time where we are in the HQ and have the freedom…

Police in Kenya have arrested several people in connection with two caches of illegal ivory seized in Thailand and Singapore respectively. Abdurahman Mohammed Sheikh, a tycoon living in Mombassa, Kenya, and his two sons…

Twelve-year-old Faith Mwikali, a sixth grader at Kikwasuni Comprehensive School in Makueni County, lives just 10 kilometers from Tsavo West National Park. Growing up near one of Kenya’s largest wildlife sanctuaries, she developed a fascination with…

Renowned as one of Cameroon’s most biodiverse landscapes, the Campo Ma’an National Park is home to more than 80 mammal species, particularly great apes like gorillas, chimpanzees, and mandrills. Sadly, the protected area has become a target for…

What do a porter in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and a safari guide in the Maasai Mara in Kenya have in common? Apart from enjoying decades-long careers in the wildlife tourism industry, they are both the stars of two short films produced by the…

In many of Kenya’s wildlife-rich landscapes today, despite the numerous efforts put in place by the government and other stakeholders, conservation continues to face challenges including habitat fragmentation and illegal killing of wildlife. Further…

How is Africa’s wildlife faring? Last year there were a number of significant actions taken on behalf of, and new data released about, many of Africa’s iconic species. What follows is a brief summary of these developments. …

The world’s largest terrestrial mammal is also famed for being notoriously water-dependent. African savannah elephants in temperate rangelands drink water almost daily and love a mudbath to stay cool. Yet, in northern Mali’s Gourma region and the…

African Wildlife Foundation calls attention to the seriousness of poaching as high quantity of ammunition is seized during anti-poaching operations NAIROBI, Kenya, December 21, 2012 -- Over the past several years the crimes against…

WildAid, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Save the Elephants and Animal Planet are calling on the public to do its part to end the ivory poaching crisis by taking the Ivory Free pledge at ivoryfree.org. The new campaign asks consumers to pledge…

What will it take to crush the ivory trade? This is the question governments and conservation groups like AWF are grappling with, as Africa’s elephants—and, unfortunately, many other species—continue to fall prey to the…

Last Wednesday, November 8, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the establishment of the International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC). Whereas the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) would typically applaud such an effort by the U.S…