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Yesterday, May 24, Virunga National Park sent a team of rangers back to Bukima in an attempt to reestablish the monitoring of habituated mountain gorillas that range in that area. The hope was to locate the gorillas after several weeks without…

AWF is featured in the brand new apeAPP, a tool created by the Great Ape Survival Partnership (GRASP). No, it isn’t an app for apes, but rather an app that allows you to learn about, and help, apes—like the bonobo. …

We are mainstreaming conservation across African society by highlighting African perspectives on the issues, supporting people to engage around those issues, and mobilizing new audiences to recognize the importance of conservation in their everyday…

From Kenya's savannah grasslands to the land of a million hills in Uganda, our bus rattles along rough roads taking us to our first destination – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. We are high in the mountains and though our…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is celebrating two recent on-the-ground wins that, on a local level, complement the positive international momentum that appears to be gaining for Africa’s wildlife. On Dec. 25, 2013, a rhino…

Southern Africa is facing one of the worst droughts in a century, with some areas receiving less than 25% of their usual rainfall, a direct consequence of the ongoing climate crisis. Intensifying El Niño patterns and extreme heat are driving this…

For the first time in nearly thirty years, elephants have been sighted in the Central Kajido District, which is located in the Kilimanjaro Heartland. The Kilimanjaro Heartland straddles between the borders of Tanzania and Kenya. The Heartland…

As indicated in our previous communication, Kenya's decision to downgrade Amboseli National Park's status, removes management authority from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and places it under the control of the Olkejiado County Council. This…

This is Eugene Rutagarama, Director of IGCP. I have worked for gorillas for quite a while, but visiting them never ceases to be a fascinating experience. Last Thursday, together with some colleagues, I had another amazing gorilla visit, checking in…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND--The forest fire which raged through Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park and Uganda's Mgahinga National park on the two countries' borders was completely extinguished by the end of last wek. A team of 4,000 mobilized to battle the…

Tanzanian singer-songwriter Alikiba traveled to South Africa this week ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit to take part in the China-Africa Dialogue Series, hosted by AWF and the Aspen Institute. The Sino…

Payne, K., Douglas-Hamilton, I., Moss, C. and Poole, J., 1999. Alarm raised over elephant ivory trade. Nature, 399(6734), pp.297-297.

Ivory destruction sets the stage for next week’s global summit in London, as heads of state from around the world will discuss ways to combat the illegal wildlife trade NAIROBI—Today, at the foot of the iron-latticed Eiffel…

A recent meeting with the Grow Africa team at the World Economic Forum brought home the urgent need to find sustainable pathways for feeding a growing global population while not mortgaging the earth. Africa is eyed for filling the gap, with low…