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Thanks to the AWF Conservation Schools program, more students in rural Africa will have access to a quality primary school education. But what happens once they graduate? Secondary schools can be located far from local villages and tuition…

MAASAI STEPPE HEARTLAND, KENYA, as published in Computerworld--The African Wildlife Foundation has devised a way to use GPS technology to curb rising conflict between wild animals and humans as well as tackle an ongoing problem with poachers.Every…

​ As heads of state prepare to gather for the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) during the first week of December, AWF is making the case for wildlife conservation to be put on the…

Partnership between conservation interests and ADC will ensure wildlife conservation, sanctuary establishment and tourismThe African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), and the Kenyan Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC)…

KIGALI, RWANDA (JANUARY 20, 2022) — The Government of Rwanda, through its Ministry of Environment, unveiled three former African heads of state as patrons for the upcoming inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC). The three…

On November 13th, at the "Conservation is Good Business" symposium in Washington, D.C., the President of Botswana, Festus Mogae embraced the concept of sustainable economic development as the only option that offers hope for struggling African…

Kalpers, J., Williamson, E.A., Robbins, M.M., McNeilage, A., Nzamurambaho, A., Lola, N. and Mugiri, G., 2003. Gorillas in the crossfire: population dynamics of the Virunga Mountain gorillas over the past three decades. Oryx, 37(3), pp.326-337.

BETHESDA, MARYLAND--The African Wildlife Foundation, the Discovery Galleries of Bethesda, Maryland, and photographer Daniel Schreiber have partnered to raise funds and awareness in support of African conservation.On September 19-21, Discovery…

By Josephine Gregory-ThomasIt's a spellbinding moment. Just ask the lucky visitors to the African rain forest who have silently watched a mountain gorilla family feeding or grooming only a few yards from them.Such a meeting, however, cannot occur-…

The security situation in the Mikeno sector of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become steadily more unstable over the weekend. Rangers who were monitoring three groups of endangered mountain gorillas—the Rugendo, Mapuwa…

Wobbling down what seems like an endless descent from the lofty perches of Nkuringo Ridge, the village of Kahurire in the patchwork of green hollows below looks tiny no matter how close we get to it, like a scattering of child’s playhouses neatly…

Although tourism in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga national parks has been hurt by the March 1 rebel attack that killed eight tourists and staff members in Bwindi, visitors are gradually returning to see the mountain gorillas.Bwindi's…

Benjamin, Augustin and James let out a hearty laugh. “Did you see that? It happened so fast! She definitely doesn’t like us today!” This could have been a scene from a café, where we were sitting having some coffee and all boasting, revisiting our…

When the trackers go out with the gorillas, it’s not all picture-taking and gorilla games. There’s work to be done. During our trek, Damascene and Gabriel showed me the techniques they use to collect data on the gorillas and monitor the groups – a…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, DRC--A newly released census of DRC's mountain gorillas shows a surprising rise, with 10 babies born in the last 16 months. Despite continuing conflict, gorillas in groups habituated to humans increased to 81, from 72 in 2007,…