Like many early-career professionals, Sarah Chiles and Edwin Tambara are looking to the future. But where some may be thinking solely of their own prospects, Chiles and Tambara tend to focus on the bigger picture. They’re considering…
Dick worked his way through the luggage with methodical and focused movements and quickly identified what he was looking for—a smuggled illegal piece of ivory. His speed and agility are the sure-fire skills that will help…
As Spring arrives in New York City, the walls at the Forbes Galleries on Fifth Avenue are in full bloom, adorned with the vibrant colors and the awe-inspiring beauty of Africa and its wildlife.Conceived by Christopher Forbes, A Painting Safari --…
I’m looking for lions. We haven’t found them, or much at all, in this drought that has left Buffalo Springs and Samburu National Reserves parched and dusty. But we need to find them soon.I got a call from Shivani Bhalla – the Kenyan PhD candidate…
Wildlife enthusiasts generally know a lot about our closest cousins in the natural world, chimpanzees. But often they know less about a primate that is equally close and just as fascinating — the bonobo, “the forgotten ape."Like chimpanzees, bonobos…
“I was recently doing research on cheetahs for school and my mother told me there is a breed of cheetah that actually has stripes. Please tell my mother that there is only one type of cheetah- the one with spots.”
— Lucas, Edmonton, Alberta,…
Badges of wealth vary widely, from jewels to Rolex watches. In recent decades, however, there has come another one—ivory—which is regarded as both a symbol of status and a substance from which religious icons are made.
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Fact: The plight of mountain gorillas cannot be separated from the plight of people. Human population densities in the mountain gorilla region can touch in some areas to 1,000 people per square kilometer (note, that's more than 2,500 people…
I am investigating the social and economic impacts of Ngoma Safari Lodge—one of AWF’s Conservation Lodges located adjacent to Chobe National Park in Botswana on local communities.
The lodge was set up with the…
Home to the world's remaining mountain gorillas and many other endemic species of mammals, birds and plants, the Central Albertine Rift region will soon be the focus of joint conservation efforts by the governments of the Democratic Republic of…