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In memoriam: H.E. Benjamin Mkapa Black rhino numbers are on the rise A dream becomes a legacy

For three weeks earlier this year, AWF President R. Michael Wright and Mark R. Stanley Price, director of AWF's African operations, visited South Africa to talk with experts involved in conservation efforts there. One item on their agenda was to…

Chinese consumer awareness of the ivory and rhino horn trade’s devastating impact on African wildlife has grown rapidly over the past two years, the result of major public awareness campaigns by wildlife organizations and state media,…

In Kenya, the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary has been successfully expanded to make more room for its horned inhabitants, thanks to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Eden Wildlife Trust, IUCN-SSC-African Rhino Specialist…

​ The “butterfly effect”—the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings can set in motion a series of events that result in massive change halfway around the world—is a pretty apt way to describe our increasingly…

Zimbabwe’s Southeast Lowveld region, located within the Savé and Limpopo Valleys, is a critical landscape for black and white rhinos, wild dogs, lions, and elephants. For these populations to thrive, they must overcome threats including poaching,…

A record 1,152 rhinos in South Africa could become victims of the illegal wildlife trade by the end of the year, according to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). The African conservation group based its projections on today’s…

The Tsavo-Mkomazi landscape straddles the boundary between Kenya and Tanzania. It is one of the world’s largest protected areas, home to more than a third of Kenya’s elephants and nearly a fifth of its black rhinos. Stresses include infrastructure…

National Geographic Wildlife Watch reports that the number of rhino killed by poachers in South Africa saw a slight drop last year compared to 2016, but the current rate of killing remains unsustainable. South Africa is home to the majority of the…

AWF has supported rhino conservation efforts since 1979. Recently AWF's Mark R. Stanley Price, director of African operations, and Philip Muruthi, coordinator of the Species and Ecosystems program, visited two rhino projects in Kenya's Tsavo…

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is pleased to announce the birth of two baby white rhinos in Mosi-Oa-Tunya Park in Zambia. Just over a year ago, AWF helped wildlife authorities settle four new white rhinos in the park after all but one of…

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…

The African Wildlife Foundation has supported species conservation since its founding in 1961. AWF has initiated or contributed to scores of model conservation programs, large and small, that have yielded new knowledge about wildlife and effective…

For the past several years, Africa has experienced unparalleled economic growth and entrepreneurship. As indigenous and multinational companies look to make their mark on the continent, they would be remiss to overlook the incredible value…