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When the trackers go out with the gorillas, it’s not all picture-taking and gorilla games. There’s work to be done. During our trek, Damascene and Gabriel showed me the techniques they use to collect data on the gorillas and monitor the groups – a…

VIRUNGA HEARTLAND, DRC--A newly released census of DRC's mountain gorillas shows a surprising rise, with 10 babies born in the last 16 months. Despite continuing conflict, gorillas in groups habituated to humans increased to 81, from 72 in 2007,…

The “big tusker” known as Mountain Bull weighed six tons but his size was nothing compared to his stubbornness. Born in Kenya, he was notorious for trampling fields, knocking down fences, and raiding crops as he traveled along age-old migration…

Decades of poaching and overhunting of large tusked elephants may be leading to generations of elephants with smaller tusks—or no tusks at all When Mountain Bull and Satao—two of Kenya’s oldest and most famous…

San Francisco, CA--In support of the African Wildlife Foundation and 12 other leading conservation groups, the artist-founded organization GlobalSave has launched a new website, offering original wildlife art on fair trade, organic cotton shirts and…

Latremouille, C., Khan, S., Maputla, N., Deppen, J., d’Arcy, L., O’Connor, S. Global Environment & Development Agendas: An Integrated Strategy for Conservation (2020)_ Definition, Theory of Change, and Recommendations for Application…

Sebunya, K., 2024, January. Global Challenges Like Climate Change Cannot Be Addressed without Africa. In Fletcher Forum of World Affairs (Vol. 48, No. 1).

In Kenya, the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary has been successfully expanded to make more room for its horned inhabitants, thanks to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Eden Wildlife Trust, IUCN-SSC-African Rhino Specialist…

You can get your loved one (or even yourself) an extra special gift this holiday season. When you buy one of these gifts, you also support the African Wildlife Foundation.TeemillAWF has partnered with Teemill — the zero-waste apparel company — on an…

If you love Africa’s wildlife and care deeply about African-led conservation, there are plenty of ways to give back to African Wildlife Foundation just by shopping. African Wildlife Foundation is also proud to partner with quality brands that share…

Giraffes will for the first time enjoy protection after countries voted on August 22, 2019 to end unregulated international trade in giraffe parts.The proposal to include giraffes in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered…

Since the beginning of 2012, the African Wildlife Foundation began a project on the monitoring of elephant and giraffe populations in the WAP ecosystem in West Africa. The WAP or W – Arly – Pendjari ecosystem, covering…