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On December 2, authorities in Zambia arrested alleged ivory trafficker Ben Simasiku, a Zambian national and one of nine fugitives targeted by INTERPOL’s Operation Infra Terra, the first fugitive operation to specifically pursue individuals…

Gordon C. Gray, visionary Canadian businessperson, passed away at age 96 on May 19 in Toronto, Canada. Gray was best known for his leadership in the commercial real estate business. It was his imagination that developed the Toronto skyline from a…

Three Former African Heads of State Join AWF’s U.S. Delegation: H.E. Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana; H. E. Mahamadou Issoufou, former President of Niger; and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia WASHINGTON,…

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY 16:00pm-19:00pm (CAT) - KCC Auditorium   Africa’s Protected and Conserved areas – Sanctuaries for Biodiversity and Engines for Sustainable Development Razan Al Mubarak (Pre-recorded video) – President of…

On April 8, 2004, AWF presented the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) with camping equipment and uniforms worth $74,000 to assist wildlife protection in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. The equipment includes camping tents, tarpaulins, mosquito netting,…

Gosiame Neo-Mahupeleng, a native of northern Botswana, joined AWF in December of 2002 and has recently launched a project studying large carnivores in AWF's Kazungula Heartland. His research will focus in Chobe National Park in northeastern Botswana…

Nations and conservationists must step up their vigilance against illegal ivory sales and the poaching of elephants in the wake of the Nov. 15 decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to allow one-time ivory…

Besides Lupani Primary School and Machenje Fishing Lodge, a number of other key AWF projects—in this area that includes Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—are bringing benefits to wildlife and people in the Kazungula landscape.Rhino…

AWF Working Papers, 2005.

It was a significant moment for wildlife conservation: Namibia on April 9 was permitted to auction off over 12 tons of elephants tusks, the first legal sale of ivory since a ban halted international trade nine years ago.Four days later Zimbabwe put…

The recent remarks by Botswana President H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi regarding the potential export of elephants to Germany have ignited a long-overdue debate that the world has evaded for far too long. Regardless of whether his comments were perceived…

The African Wildlife Foundation and Nature’s Best Photography tapped a diverse cadre of wildlife photographers, filmmakers, leading conservationists, and prominent safari guides to serve as judges for the 2022 Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife…

Launch of the airport's first canine team to detect illegal wildlife and wildlife products enabled through partnership between the African Wildlife Foundation and the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority. The Ethiopian Wildlife…

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 in my…

Sometime in early 2008, tons of African ivory will be sold at auction to Japan. Despite the international ban on the trade, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia will be allowed a one-time purge of their stockpiled ivory. Conservationists hope the sale…