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The Great Barrier Reef. Yellowstone. The Serengeti. World Heritage Sites are often household names, symbolic of the greatest wonders on Earth.For host countries, designation of a World Heritage Site within its borders brings with it not only…

Living near Volcanoes National Park, Mukarwego Agnes often had her crops raided by buffaloes and monkeys. She recalls how quickly conflicts could start. In those days, people would usually kill any buffalo or monkey they found.“Back then,…

In the heart of the Bili-Uéré landscape in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a quiet revolution is underway. It doesn’t involve megaphones or mass protests—just the steady footsteps of young conservationists like Christophe Diyadiya…

In Mwatate Sub-County, Kenya where households navigate farming with the pressures of a changing climate and limited income options, Hedlam Toli observed a troubling shift of young people turning to charcoal burning and bushmeat hunting in search of…

Frederick leads AWF’s engagements with government and multilateral institutions across Africa, China, and Europe in close collaboration with strategic partners. Through his leadership, his team supports African governments in international…

The following story was written by Singy Hanyona for the Environmental News Service (ENS)LUSAKA, Zambia, July 18, 2001 (ENS) - The African Wildlife Foundation has launched a new regional conservation project known as the "four corners natural…

KIGALI, RWANDA--African Wildlife Foundation has just learned that one mother gorilla and three infant mountain gorillas have died in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, home to an estimated 380 of the highly endangered great apes. The deaths were…

Four highly endangered mountain gorillas have been shot and killed in the Mikeno sector of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is not yet clear who is behind this killing.It is known that the four gorillas killed were…

During the last year, AWF doubled its number of Conservation Service Centers (CSCs). The two original CSCs are in Nairobi and Arusha. In 2000, a third center opened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and a fourth in White River, South Africa.AWF hired…

Earlier this week, former NBA star Yao Ming delivered a petition to the Chinese government asking it to ban domestic trade in ivory. The petition was delivered during the opening session of China’s annual National People’s Congress in…

LONDON, UK--The Whitley Foundation for Nature has awarded the Whitley Gold Award to wildlife vet and former AWF Charlotte Fellow Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka for her work with people and mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.Dr. Kalema…