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Once roaming freely across vast savannas, Africa's iconic rhino populations have faced a steep decline since the 1970s due to poaching and habitat loss. But there is hope as Kenya’s conservation efforts have made significant strides in protecting…

Illegal wildlife activities continue to threaten Africa's precious biodiversity, despite existing policies and strategies. The African Wildlife Foundation’s (AWF) Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) program is working to supplement efforts to…

WASHINGTON, DC--AWF is pleased to invite members to participate in an exceptional 13-day safari to Tanzania in late July that will be led by AWF's Craig Sholley.The trip is limited to 12 participants and offers an outstanding opportunity to visit…

Each morning, Virginie Ambo'o and her sister-in-law, Clautilde Mango'o, walk along a narrow, muddy path through Schouam village in eastern Cameroon, near the Dja Faunal Reserve. With hoes on their shoulders and baskets of machetes, cocoa…

WASHINGTON, DC--African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is pleased to again offer members the exclusive opportunity to participate in AWF's Annual Member Safari. This year's trip, Kenya's Best -- Height of the Great Migration, will feature many of Kenya's…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in partnership with the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK), officially launched a transformative four-year project titled ‘Building a Movement of Young Conservation Change Agents’ supported by Bob and Emmy King…

Partnership Aims to Curb Demand for Rhino Horn Through Multimedia Campaign Educating Rhino Horn Consumers in China NAIROBI, Kenya, May 4, 2012 -- The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid have entered into a strategic partnership…

Lupita Nyong'o, Sauti Sol and Caroline Mutoko Launch “Poaching Steals From Us All” Campaign in Kenya In the run up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) this…

 The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), has completed a training program for 59 rangers within the Murchison Conservation Area. The…

Wildlife poaching and trafficking is a well-organized transnational crime that has decimated iconic species such as elephants, rhinos, pangolins, great apes, and giraffes. This scourge has not spared the Democratic Republic of Congo, given the…

On Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, Mozambique officially welcomed a specialized team of detection dogs and their handlers to Maputo. The new unit has been established to enhance law enforcement activities at critical points along the country’s most notorious…

On September 28, 2018, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni passed out 487 ranger recruits at Paraa Training Wing in Murchison Falls National Park. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been working with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA)…

382. That is the staggering number of wildlife product seizures our canine detection units have made in just East Africa alone in roughly six years. African Wildlife Foundation has trained and deployed over 70 dog handlers and 48 dogs have been…

Africa's youth are a powerful force for positive change, and nowhere is this more evident than in the fight for conservation. With the continent facing unprecedented environmental challenges, the upcoming African Conservation Forum (ACF) organized…