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A new Visitor Center at Lake Manyara National Park is bringing conservation messages to park guests, thanks to a partnership between AWF, USAID, and Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA). The new center educates visitors about the park's importance as an…

AWF and Soundprints, a leading publisher of natural science books for children, have teamed up to produce an exciting new series about young animals' adventures in the African Heartlands. Each story is told by an AWF curator, providing a unique…

On February 23, 2023, Vietnamese national Tran Trang was sentenced by the Maputo City Law Court to 16 years imprisonment for trafficking a staggering amount of wildlife products: 5 rhino horns, 127 lion claws, and 36 lion teeth. This successful…

11,400 Bamboo Seedlings Grown in the Aberdare Region of Kenya Delivered to Greenhouses in Kigali, Courtesy of African Wildlife Foundation KIGALI, RWANDA and NAIROBI, KENYA – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) today announced the delivery of 11…

NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON D.C. (JUNE 23, 2021) — A recent study conducted by a global team of researchers predicts massive range declines of Africa’s great apes — gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos — due to the impacts of climate change,…

Mkapa Photography Awards Entrants Have the Opportunity to Win Cash, Prizes, and Awards Totaling USD $30,000 NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. (APRIL 13, 2021) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) have…

NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON D.C. (March 3, 2021) — The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) officially announce the new Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards. Named to honor the late, iconic African…

This year’s competition attracted 9,500 entries from 57 countries including entrants from 16 African countries. NAIROBI, KENYA AND WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. (October 28, 2022) — Building upon the success of the inaugural Mkapa Photography…

Spanning over 5,260 square kilometers, the Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon is a critical biodiversity hotspot, home to critically endangered great apes, such as western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. However, this vital ecosystem is under…

Today, at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, the African Wildlife Foundation and MASS Design Group announce the opening of the Ilima Primary School in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.    …

(NAIROBI, KENYA — January 26, 2023) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) participated in a webinar organized by Internews Earth Journalism Network (EJN). The webinar, dubbed ‘Can Canines Help Prevent Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in East Africa?’ is…

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…

Last week African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conducted a writeshop at the KWS Training Institute in Naivasha to analyze the needs and gaps of the KWS Law Enforcement Academy curriculum at Manyani. KWS…

Last week, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conducted a two-day workshop funded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at Maanzoni Lodge in Machakos to analyze the results of the needs and gaps…

From June 20-23, 2023, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conducted the DNA Forensics First Responder to Wildlife Scenes of Crime Training. Funded by the U.S. Bureau of International…