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(NAIROBI, KENYA — April 11, 2022) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) donated an array of forensic investigation equipment and accessories aimed at bridging the resource gap that most trained experts have identified as high-priority items. The…

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA (February 8, 2023) — Today, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) officially handed over a canine facility to the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) at the TAWA base, Mbezi Beach. The transfer of the canine…

  (Harare, Zimbabwe-January 26, 2024)-In a long overdue gesture to strengthen anti-poaching operations in protected and communal areas of the Mid Zambezi Valley Landscape, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) handed over ranger field…

On December 16, 2021, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) passed out 18 launch-master coxswain trainees at one of Zimbabwe’s premier tourist destinations, Lake Kariba. AWF has been working with the Zimbabwe National Army Boat Squadron Regiment…

In 1979, AWF member Frank Rus, of Naperville, Ill., decided to make a trip that travel agents described as impossible, traveling the Congo River 1,100 miles from Kinshasa to the end of navigation, Kisingani. Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo)…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is gearing up for the second in-person conference of the Africa Protected Areas Directors (APAD) network, slated to convene in Zimbabwe next week.  Scheduled from March 5th to 8th, this pivotal event…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) will next week hold two regional conferences in northern Cameroon as part of its conservation interventions in the Faro landscape. The International Conference of Transhumance and the Forum for Major…

WASHINGTON, DC, September 19, 2012 -- African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) fondly remembers environmental visionary and AWF co-founder Russell E. Train, who died September 17 at the age of 92. AWF extends its deepest sympathy to his family. …

  The West African giraffe has an estimated total population of only 403 individuals. This endangered giraffe subspecies is solely found in Niger, in an area of approximately 84,000 hectares. The West African giraffe…

Every year on March 22, the world celebrates World Water Day in a bid to raise awareness about the importance of water in protecting the sanctity of life and maintaining the health of the planet's ecosystems.Humans need water to survive, as do…

A total of 27 game scouts, 10 from Mozambique and 17 from Zimbabwe participated in the activity. Trainees were drawn from existing CBNRM institutions in the two countries; Tchuma Tchato Program in Mozambique and CAMPFIRE Program in the Guruve…

Manyara Ranch has on June 8, 2021 received 30,000 vaccine doses to protect its livestock from Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague. The vaccines were handed over to the African Wildlife Foundation …

This week, the Cameroon Youth Biodiversity Network officially kickstarted its preliminary discussions on the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework and the country's second National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan. The group of 20 young influencers…

Online Wildlife Treks in Uganda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe Shine a Light on AWF's New 10-Year Strategy; Pave the Way for Restoring In-person Tourism by Late Summer. WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NAIROBI, KENYA (January 25, 2021) – African Wildlife…

Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most beautiful countries and with a rich wildlife heritage, is presently struggling from the combined effects of a drought, economic problems and political uncertainty. This is putting enormous stress on wildlife, parks and…