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Uganda is home to the largest freshwater lake on the continent and significant biodiversity, but its rich natural resources are threatened by a push for development to serve a growing population. We are helping to realize a prosperous Uganda in…

The U.S. State Department has announced a five-year bilateral partnership with Vietnam to combat wildlife trafficking. The annoncement was made as U.S. President Barack Obama visits the Southeast Asian country this week. Both the U.S…

On November 15, United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visited the Manyara Ranch in the Kwakuchinja wildlife corridor. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has supported the African Wildlife…

UPDATE: On Friday, 7 October, President Obama signed the END Wildlife Trafficking Act, an important step in the fight against wildlife crime.UPDATE: On Wednesday, 21 September, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2494…

Administration taps AWF’s CEO to Help Advise Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking  WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13, 2013—Last Monday U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell appointed several members…

On Thursday, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the Global Anti-Poaching Act to go before the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.  Introduced by U.S. Rep Ed Royce, chairman of the Committee,&nbsp…

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…

Today the U.S. Departments of Interior, State and Justice released the implementation plan for the U.S. government’s National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. While the strategy, issued by President Obama on February 11,…

Rhino subspecies receives U.S. protection in light of Africa’s poaching epidemic  African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) applauds the move by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today to list the southern white rhino …

Conservationists now have more resources to study the elephants of the Maasai Steppe and protect their habitat, thanks to an $80,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).AWF partners at the Tarangire Elephant Project (TEP) and…

The U.S. Department of State has revised its Travel Warning for Kenya, lifting the ban on non-essential travel to this East African nation. The new Travel Warning advises Americans to "consider carefully the risks of travel to Kenya at this time."Mr…

Statement from Dr. Patrick Bergin, CEO of the African Wildlife Foundation and member of the U.S. Federal Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking, on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s revised 4(d) rule for the African elephant under the…

Nairobi, Kenya--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another step to eliminate use of the pesticide carbofuran in the United States.Although issued by a U.S. agency, the ruling is being followed closely in Kenya, where lions poisoned…

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, a highly alkali lake rich with algae, is the only breeding ground for the lesser flamingo. Each summer, hundreds of thousands of flamingos flock to its shores, forming an endless sea of pink.But this breathtaking…