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Concern about the survival of the African elephant is hardly new. In 77 A.D., Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder pondered its potential extinction. By the European Middle Ages, his prediction seemed to be coming true: Thanks to the demand for ivory,…

In the next few weeks, the South African government is facing the decision on how to handle the growing elephant population in Kruger National Park (KNP). The elephant population numbers are about 12,500 and are said to impact negatively on the…

Published in Pachyderm, No. 40, January-June 2006.

Rumors of increased elephant poaching around Africa have circulated for the last year and have now been confirmed in at least one location. Reports from the area around Lewa Downs on the Laikipia plateau in central Kenya indicate a loss of 23…

Have you ever visited an elephant graveyard? It's not like the graveyards you and I know. No neat rows, no gravestones, no tulips. Stark white bones on dusty soil. Stark white bones juxtaposed against green vegetation. …

Nat Geo WILD, in partnership with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), announced today the Rally the Herd public service announcement (PSA) contest, to raise awareness of the plight of the African…

Satao and Mountain Bull, two of Kenya’s most famous and longest-living elephant bulls, are latest victims of today’s brutal poaching war In May, two of Kenya’s most revered elephant bulls succumbed to poachers, their…

Ten elephants were gunned downed by a well-organized gang of ivory poachers using automatic weapons in Tsavo East National Park on March 28, 2002, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) reported.On the same day a total of seven elephants were killed by…

Intermittent torrential winter rains linked to the El Nino weather system have pounded parts of Africa, taking a toll on people and wildlife alike.Several parks and reserves reported flooding in low-lying areas. In Tanzania, about 500 hippos and…

Packer, C., Brink, H., Kissui, B. M., Maliti, H., Kushnir, H., and T. Caro. 2010. Effects of Trophy Hunting on Lion and Leopard Populations in Tanzania. Conservation Biology. 25(1): 142-153. DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01576.x. 

Education has been described as the “great equalizer.” This can only be true if students have access to good schools with well-trained teachers. In Uganda’s Kidepo Valley landscape, African Wildlife Foundation’s Classroom Africa program built Kidepo…

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