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Once a refuge to huge populations of forest and savanna elephants, chimpanzees, bongos, and elk — as well as increasingly rare big cats like leopards and lions — the Mbomou-Uele region along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast border is now…

Earlier this year African Wildlife Foundation’s ecological monitoring team and conservation partners surveying the Simien Mountains National Park were delighted to discover three Ethiopian wolf pups. With less than 500 remaining in Ethiopia’s…

What would you place more value on, a cow or a gorilla? Chances are your response is 'gorilla'. But for people living near the gorilla parks, a cow is far more valuable, potentially life-changing. Benjamin Mugabukomeye, IGCP&…

UPDATE JUNE 15, 2020: See AWF's updated COVID-19 Emergency Response Framework COVID-19 STATEMENT April 23, 2020: The impact of coronavirus is being felt across the world and conservation projects are no different. These are…

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Nackoney, J., Demol, M., Akpona, H. A., Bauters, M., Boeckx, P., Dupain, J., C. Facheux, M. C. Hansen, J-C. Kalemba, A.G. Kehbila, P. Potapov, A. Tabu Senga, J. Six, S. Turubanova, D. Williams & Vanlauwe, B. 2022. Coupled forest zoning and…

Juma was telling me about the movements of Grevy’s during different seasons when we heard the loud crack of wood somewhere in the thick bush ahead. He stopped and was silent. We heard another branch snap and he turned around and mouthed the word …

I crawled out of my tent at quarter to six. The sky was a dull grey-blue, with a few stars left scattered around the crescent moon. Shivani had already started Gypsy's engine, warming up the little white Suzuki. Joseph, the camp chef and general…

A comprehensive census in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park has confirmed the existence of nearly 300 mountain gorillas.The world's total number of mountain gorillas has been estimated for some time at just over 600; the other 300…

Living in a tropical climate means that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish one part of the year from another. The clues - more rain or less rain - are more subtle than more temperate climates. However, you know it is June when talk of the…

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How a census aids in elephant conservation work Count sheep. That’s the advice given to people having trouble falling asleep—a clear indication that most don’t consider counting animals an exciting task. Yet the counting of animals is crucial…