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Ten elephants were gunned downed by a well-organized gang of ivory poachers using automatic weapons in Tsavo East National Park on March 28, 2002, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) reported.On the same day a total of seven elephants were killed by…

Intermittent torrential winter rains linked to the El Nino weather system have pounded parts of Africa, taking a toll on people and wildlife alike.Several parks and reserves reported flooding in low-lying areas. In Tanzania, about 500 hippos and…

Packer, C., Brink, H., Kissui, B. M., Maliti, H., Kushnir, H., and T. Caro. 2010. Effects of Trophy Hunting on Lion and Leopard Populations in Tanzania. Conservation Biology. 25(1): 142-153. DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01576.x. 

Education has been described as the “great equalizer.” This can only be true if students have access to good schools with well-trained teachers. In Uganda’s Kidepo Valley landscape, African Wildlife Foundation’s Classroom Africa program built Kidepo…

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Mitchell, B.A., MacKinnon, K., Anukur, L., Apin, L., Campilan, D., Cyiza, B., Kumah, F.K., Maklarin, L., Perkin, S., Rao, M. and Sandwith, T., EDITORIAL ESSAY: TRENDS IN PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS: REFLECTIONS FROM REGIONAL PARKS CONGRESSES. …

The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda survived a horrific war that killed an estimated 750,000 people. In the midst of chaos and catastrophe that affected every family in this small and impoverished African nation, one of the world's most endangered…

Encompassing diverse ecosystems, Africa’s network of protected areas is home to rare species facing a combination of threats — habitat conversion, poaching, and bush meat consumption are just some of them. While the challenges vary across landscapes…

AWF Working Papers, 2005.

African Wildlife Ecology Handbook Series, No. 4. 1978.

Funded by African Wildlife Foundation's mission-based investment company, African Wildlife Capital, Limalimo Lodge is scheduled to open in fall of 2015 and bring benefits to area’s wildlife and people African Wildlife…

AWF was once again invited to the WESSA/WWF Eco-Schools Limpopo Province Green Flag Award Ceremony held in Polokwane on Friday January 22nd. Just like last year it was a great honour for me to have been part of such a great event. This also means…