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At the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), policy and governance are as critical to conservation as field action. That is why we partner with organizations like the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF), whose work in building…

African Wildlife Foundation Wins Prestigious Africa Sustainable Futures Award from the Financial Times and the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)AWF takes top spot in the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Protection…

Much of AWF's conservation work on the ground centers around these three questions: where do groups of wildlife migrate? Which routes do they use? And when? When we need answers to these questions, we turn to GIS.GIS (Geographic Information System)…

NAIROBI, KENYA--At the 15th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), being held in Doha, Qatar, March 13-25, experts from participating countries will consider competing proposals from African countries on the…

ASPEN, COLORADO--The Aspen Institute held its fifth annual celebration of ideas from June 29 -- July 5 in Aspen, Colorado. Dr. Patrick Bergin, CEO of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), was among the more than 175 leaders from the fields of arts,…

Dogs have been part of our world since time immemorial, considered a best friend and companion. But canines are not only loyal, they are also highly intelligent and possess a dazzling sense of smell. These enviable qualities form the basis of…

In January 2006, the African Wildlife Foundation and internationally recognized artist John Banovich partnered to launch the Lion P.R.I.D.E. Initiative. Banovich is among the most renowned wildlife artists in the United States, and his art is…

Over a year after an AWF-led environmental journalism training, four journalists have taken full advantage of their new skills—and the Southern African media landscape is better for it. This World Environment Day, AWF is celebrating their award…

AWF strongly believes that Africans are the ideal stewards of the continent's natural resources and that's why more than 80 percent of AWF's staff are African. But, AWF believes that simply hiring Africans is not enough. In order to empower Africans…

If you’ve seen one gangly giraffe, you might think you’ve seen them all, with their lanky legs, patched coats and famously long necks. New evidence released this month, however, points to the contrary. Africa seems to have four different species of…

Ground up. Hidden in coffee. Disguised. There is no limit to the tactics wildlife traffickers will use when they are attempting to sneak through wildlife contraband. But there is no fooling a dog’s nose. No matter how hard smugglers try to hide…

Until the beginning of the twentieth century, communities and wildlife in Africa coexisted in a fairly harmonious manner. Although people used wildlife to sustain themselves, species were not seriously threatened. The human population was small, and…

Although culling is again on the table as one of several options for keeping the large and growing elephant population of South Africa's Kruger National Park in check, park officials say no culling will occur before next year at the earliest.Culling…

As conservationists gather today for the African Elephant Summit ahead of Wednesday’s Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade, elephant poaching rates continue to exceed elephant population growth rates, according to new figures released by…

In 2017 and early 2018, African Wildlife Foundation’s canine units made over 100 busts, uncovering raw and worked ivory, pangolin scales and skins, lion bones, sable antelope horns, rhino horns, hippo teeth, and more. In August 2017 our dogs alerted…