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Bomas are traditional wooden or thorn-bush/wire mesh enclosures designed to keep cattle in and predators out. With help from African Wildlife Foundation, Tanzanian Maasai pastoralists living around Manyara Ranch have benefited from an upgrade:…

With Africa's lion population expected to drop by half over the next couple of decades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced on Monday it would list two lion subspecies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). …

On August 4th, 2004, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) celebrated the official opening of the Lion Rock Tented Camp, a spectacular 24-bed luxury ecolodge located in the Taita Taveta district of Southern Kenya, close to AWF's Kilimanjaro…

MAASAI STEPPE HEARTLAND, TANZANIA--The African Wildlife Foundation urges supporters to respond to the troubling increase in lion killings--often by poisoning--being reported in Kenya and Tanzania.After reporting 12 lions killed in 2008 alone, AWF…

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…

In the last blog I spoke about animals crossing the border in to Mozambique. Sometimes they don’t come back!! On Friday October 24th I went in to Mozambique together with Francois and Erin and ended up on the border with the Kruger National Park…

Samburu National Reserve has not had lion cubs since May 2006. This was a major concern considering the lion population here has been declining, according to lion researcher and AWF Charlotte Fellow, Shivani Bhalla.But in a place full of surprises,…

Over the years we have learnt that ineffective husbandry - especially poor livestock security at night - contributes significantly to high levels of livestock predation. At night, livestock is kept in enclosures (bomas) usually made of thorn bush…

The dark blonde-brown mane, the golden fur with tawny spotting that grows out with age, the deep reverberating roar that can be heard for miles. It is the profile that is synonymous with the African savanna — the lion. And though lions are found…

To some African communities, the presence of wildlife is perceived as a threat to their livelihoods. Elephants are crop eating, water tank tipping nuisances. Lions are cattle attacking predators. Routine chores involve the added danger of…

Acta Oecologica 97 (42-48). 2019.

AWF Discussion Papers, CC-DP-8.

Today, March 3, is World Wildlife Day—a recognition of the need to protect the many wildlife species with whom we share the planet. This year’s theme: “Listen to the young voices.” With nearly 25 percent of the…

Reid, R.S., Gachimbi, L.N., Worden, J., Wangui, E.E., Mathai, S., Mugatha, S.M., Campbell, D.J., Maitima, J.M., Butt, B., Gichohi, H. and Ogol, E., 2004. Linkages between changes in land use, biodiversity and land degradation in the Loitokitok area…