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Two contrasting scenes stand out in my mind when I remember my past as a young boy herding my father’s cattle in the former wildlands of Domboshava, Zimbabwe. Mountains covered with forest full of diverse, juicy wild fruits—this was the common…

For Dodo Tshidinda, a typical day at work looks nothing like what you might expect. Traversing hundreds of kilometers on a motorcycle deep in the Congo Basin rainforest is par for the course for Dodo, African Wildlife Foundation’s Program Officer in…

On World Ranger Day, the International Ranger Federation estimated that more than one-and-a-half million rangers are needed to achieve our global targets by 2030. Yet, the current ranger workforce stands at 286,000, showing the need to invest in a…

Heartland Offers Chance to Test New Conservation ApproachesIn the world of wildlife conservation, the Laikipia-Samburu Heartland is truly a land of opportunity.A starkly beautiful area with an exceptionally wide diversity of wildlife, Laikipia…

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Chance Conservationists is a series highlighting AWF staff who have embraced people-centered conservation in their professions despite coming from diverse academic fields. These remarkable individuals now espouse conservation values to propel the…

Africa’s wild dogs are a genuine anomaly among the continent’s large predators. For one thing, they’re canids—a doggy minority in a landscape dominated by large cats and hyenas. They hunt in packs like wolves but aren’t very closely related, being…

Lomako is a sector of the Befale Territory in the Tshuapa district of the Province of Equateur, DR Congo. The local population is that of the ‘Mongo’ who share the forest with the bonobos. In 1973, the Mongo population saw the first researchers…

(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) - About 15 years after a process was initiated to create a Protected Area for the conservation of one of the world's best studied bonobo populations, the Ministry of Environment and Conservation of Nature,…

After this brief return to Nairobi, George, Theo, and I were then sent out to the Samburu Heartland (also in Kenya but located north of Nairobi). This held a special interest for me as I visited this area on a short safari six years ago and fell…

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As the clock counts down to the close of 2021, the season of giving is underway. Consider these six easy, flexible, and impactful opportunities as you plan your giving this holiday season and support wildlife conservation through the African…

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is pleased to announce that 50 community rangers graduated on September 21, 2020 at Kasigau Community Conservancy Headquarters in the Tsavo-Mkomazi landscape. The 3-week training was organized by the Taita…

​ Whether you've only seen it through photographs and videos, or have experienced it for yourself in person, there's no denying the majestic beauty of Africa's picturesque landscapes and awe-inspiring wildlife. Sadly, habitat…