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At the base of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, infant mountain gorillas were celebrated during the Kwita Izina naming ceremony.Here’s what you need to know about the ceremony and the iconic mountain gorilla:Kwita Izina is inspired by the ancient…

With fewer than 300 mountain gorillas remaining in the 1980s, the birth of a baby was a huge victory for the rangers and conservation experts dedicated to protecting this critically endangered great ape in its natural habitat. They bestowed the…

At the foot of the chilly Volcanoes National Park lies Kinigi, a vibrant, emergent town that welcomes guests from across the world year-round to visit the astounding spectacle of nature that Rwanda has to offer, its mountain gorillas. In…

[caption id="attachment_1845" align="aligncenter" width="224" caption="AWF's own Bernard Kissui at a screening of Disneynature's "African Cats""][/caption] As part of the African Wildlife Foundation's philanthropy team, traveling…

AWF Discussion Papers, CC-DP-11.

The ecology and biodiversity in Southern Tanzania’s Kilombero Valley are critical at all levels—local, regional, national, and global. The landscape is part of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor, an area that produces more than half of all…

AWF mourns the death of ‘Rafiki’ as a monumental loss for mountain gorilla range in Uganda, Rwanda, DRC; Underscores growing economic drivers from loss of tourism, including but not limited to food security, increased poaching and human-wildlife…

The snows of Kilimanjaro are melting. Recognized throughout the world as a symbol of Africa's wild beauty and majesty, Kilimanjaro is the continent's highest mountain, located in northeastern Tanzania near the border with Kenya. Its two volcanic…

How Much Depends on You!WASHINGTON, DC--AWF is pleased to announce its Give Elephants Room to Roam program has been selected by The Walt Disney Company as a recipient of funding through Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green.Through Give…