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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…

On July 29, 2025, Kenya’s Cabinet ratified the transfer of Amboseli National Park from national to county-level management, marking the first time in the country’s history that a national park will be co-managed by a local government. The move…

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-African group of…

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…

AWF works with farmers and commercial agriculture to balance sustainable farming with space for wildlife. The work includes everything from zoning land so wildlife and agricultural development can coexist, to introducing farming techniques that…

Recently, on his late night program, Jimmy Kimmel emotionally conveyed his sympathy for Cecil the Lion. The now viral footage of Mr. Kimmel’s thoughts for Cecil, is just one of the numerous reactions over Cecil’s tragic death…

Almost 20 million protestors took to the streets across the United States to stop pollution and environmental destruction on April 22, 1970, or Earth Day. Fifty years later, the movement is global but the fight for the future of the planet is taking…