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Update: The Big Cat Public Safety Act Becomes LawA year after “Tiger King,” what has changed for captive lions, tigers, and cheetahs?There are as many as 10,000 privately held captive tigers in the U.S., as compared to fewer than 4,000 tigers in the…

It is early evening at Taita Ranch, which lies adjacent to Kenya’s biggest national park, the Tsavo. We drive slowly along the bumpy roads in the 98,000-acre conservancy, stopping to peer into bushes, alert for any signs of movement. We are looking…

At its southern reach, Kenya’s Tsavo Conservation Area crosses into Tanzania, encompassing Mkomazi National Park and critical dispersal areas for the region’s iconic wildlife. The area, covering more than 47,000 sq. kilometers, is home to more than…

The hippo has two habitat requirements: waters deep enough to cover them entirely and nearby grasslands where they can graze. With the growing demand and competition for water resources, plus rising rates of land conversions for infrastructure…

Becky Walter, AWF intern in the field, signs off with the final installment of her photo diary of adventures in the Kazungula Heartland. Click on any of the images below to view them in full size.  I am now back in the States, and…

Strategies to Deter Crimes, Such as Poaching, Discussed at Judicial Luncheon Convened by African Wildlife Foundation and Kenya Wildlife Service NAIROBI, Kenya, November 2, 2012 -- Top legal minds came together at a judicial discussion…

Call to Save the Serengeti May Still Be Heard, But Time Is Running Out What began with science-based opposition by AWF and other conservation groups has grown into a grassroots movement playing out across social media outlets and echoed by…

Humanity’s remarkable ability to self-destruct is one of the most inexplicable yet enduring paradoxes of life. We are perhaps the only species endowed with the capacity to understand nature yet so desperately poor at managing it. A recent study by…

I’m looking for lions. We haven’t found them, or much at all, in this drought that has left Buffalo Springs and Samburu National Reserves parched and dusty. But we need to find them soon.I got a call from Shivani Bhalla – the Kenyan PhD candidate…

Let’s just say I’m really glad I’m short and leave it at that, because I can’t imagine being tall and taking such a long flight in such a small seat. But as with all amazing journeys – and trust me, this trip was the very definition of amazing – all…

Faro National Park, an important protected area in Cameroon’s semi-arid northern region spans over 3,000 sq. kilometers, with the Faro and Deo Rivers forming a natural boundary. However, the protected area's close proximity to traditional grazing…

“Indifferent land, red with dust Lost gray souls flee a world unjust…” In January of 2013 my son and I visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s orphanage in Nairobi. His adopted elephant, a beautiful 15…

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Bangkok, Thailand, 17 November 2004 (IUCN and The World Conservation Union).A total of 15,589 species face extinction, reveals the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. One in three amphibians and almost half of all freshwater turtles are…

​ In my next series of blogs I will write about the elephant warriors, entertainers, artists, deities and icons...in hopes that you might find what an elephant is to you and also, that these remarkable creatures—that are so similar to…