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Series of burns by Hong Kong authorities to destroy 29.6 metric tons of seized ivory Three wildlife conservation groups operating in Africa and Asia are hailing tomorrow’s ivory burn in Hong Kong as a moral, and necessary, step in…

Hong Kong Customs seized about 7.2 tons of ivory tusks from a container from Malaysia with an estimated street ­value of HK$72 million (US$9M). This is the biggest ivory bust in 30 years.The 40-foot container declared to contain frozen fish…

WASHINGTON, DC--The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is pleased to announce the publication of Endangered Liaisons, a 320-page coffee-table book of African Wildlife photography and personal memoirs by longtime AWF supporter Don Shay.The vision…

As holiday shoppers in the United States head to the stores the day after Thanksgiving—also known as Black Friday—for bargain deals, Africa’s rhinos are getting a horrific raw deal, according to the African Wildlife Foundation …

Lelenguyah, G.L, Ogol, C., and  Muoria, P.K. 2011.  Historical distribution and threats to Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) in Samburu – an indigenous people perspective. African Journal of Ecology 49(2): 258–260. 

The newcomer to Manyara Ranch was not hard to flush out. Two rangers crept around a bend toward its hiding spot — a thicket at the edge of a large pond. With a sudden rush from the foliage, the hippo flew out and into the water with a decisive…

KIGALI, RWANDA--The critically endangered mountain gorilla's current status is to be revealed through a census to determine its population size in the Virunga Volcanoes area that straddles the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…

Today, there are 56 more mountain gorillas roaming the Virunga Volcanoes than in 1989, when the last census was carried out. That's a 17 percent increase over the 1989 estimated population of 324 individuals in this region. This growth is…

Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are those diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Scientists say that every year zoonoses account for more than 60 percent of known infectious diseases reported globally, causing approximately 2.5 billion cases…

Amboseli National Park - in the AWF-designated Kilimanjaro Heartland - hosts an amazing profusion of diverse wildlife. The park is a stunning mosaic of grassy plains, clear springs, mud pans, and Phoenix palm woodland framed by the presence of Mount…

A new report supported by African Wildlife Foundation and others details the valuable ecosystem services provided by "lionscapes," or landscapes in which lions thrive as apex predators. Lionscapes offer a larger than average share of: …