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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…

Hello, fellow AWF members and wildlife enthusiasts. I want to start by thanking you for reading along with me as I blog about the amazing trip I’ll be taking thanks to AWF’s generosity and the kind of luck that strikes once in a lifetime (if it…

Comprising environmental policy experts, youth networks, and grassroots conservation groups, African Wildlife Foundation’s delegation to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference also includes two professionals enrolled in AWF’s 2022 Charles…

Antidius Raphael, African Wildlife Foundation’s new Ecohydrologist in Kilombero, Southern Tanzania, started his journey with the organization as a student trainee in 2019 while completing an undergraduate degree at the Sokoine University of…

Evaline Adei Ayepa is a Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) community conservation ranger born and raised in Moroto district in Karamoja, northern Uganda. Growing up, she desired to be a teacher, and until 2015 taught grade three students at a school in…

African Wildlife Ecology Handbook Series, No. 2. 1979.

Njueini, J. K., 2021. Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) population and land use trends in the Tsavo landscape, Kenya (Masters  dissertation, University of Nairobi).

The Maringa-Lopori-Wamba landscape covers approximately 72,000 square kilometers and is home to many endangered species, including the bonobo, found only in the DRC. To help promote long-term resilience and food security, we are intensively engaged…

Growing up on the vast, sun-soaked Athi-Kapiti Plains, just south of Nairobi National Park, Margaret Mereyian spent her school breaks grazing her family’s livestock. The open landscape was alive with zebras, wildebeests, and antelopes, creating a…

The Mara-Serengeti landscape, a transboundary ecosystem connecting Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park with Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, is famous for its great wildebeest migration. But habitat fragmentation and human-wildlife conflict…

This year’s Earth Day theme, “Invest in Our Planet,” emphasizes supporting businesses that protect our environment through their practices and climate-friendly investments. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is proud to partner with companies…