The African Conservation Foundation is an award-winning charity focused on protecting Africa's endangered #wildlife and their habitats.
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Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are overseeing the repatriation of the #Bongo, the shiest #antelope, from western zoos to their native east African country
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In the mist-covered forests of #Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, one of Africa's best-known reserves, scientists are turning to a new #eDNA technology to detect and protect endangered species like golden monkeys and mountain #gorillas.
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A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being hand-reared at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued.
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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) urges Laikipia conservancies to join #rhino sanctuary expansion drive
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🐘 Unethical tourism—like close wildlife interactions, overcrowding, and habitat disruption—can drive visitors away. With global demand shifting toward responsible travel, protecting wildlife isn’t just ethical—it’s essential for the future of #tourism
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#Conservation depends on #rangers. Their wellbeing is often an afterthought. Many rangers work under sustained pressure, with repeated exposure to trauma, long absences from family, and little access to mental health care.
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Critically endangered mountain #bongos are returning to Kenya 🐾
Four zoo-bred males from Europe will join a managed population at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy to boost genetic diversity and support future #rewilding.
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#Zambia seized ~500kg of elephant i#vory and arrested multiple suspects, exposing a cross-border wildlife trafficking network and highlighting ongoing efforts to combat organized #poaching.
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🌊🕊️ Meet Romario’s Seabirds Conservation Campaign on BackaBuddy - a powerful youth-led initiative to protect endangered seabirds and restore fragile ocean ecosystems. Every contribution helps 💙
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A new study in Kenya’s Mara conservancies finds #lions increasingly avoiding areas used by #Maasai livestock, even after the animals have moved on.
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#RDC🇨🇩 Le "HQ du Parc National de l'#Upemba a été attaqué ce matin par les #BakataKatanga qui ont pris en otage l'ensemble du personnel civil et paramilitaire, notamment Mme Tina Lain, Directrice du parc emportant avec eux, armes, munitions, vivres...tuant au moins 5 à 6 personnes", à en croire @laudive1978
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📣 Call for Applications! CSO delegates for the 8th GEF Assembly (Samarkand, 2–6 June 2026) can now apply for sponsorship. Limited spots available!
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#GEFAssembly #CSO #ClimateAction
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New study finds that much of what’s happening in the name of #forestrestoration in the #CongoBasin may not be restoring forests at all, but largely focused on growing nonnative, commodity species.
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#generationrestoration #rewilding #ecosystemrestoration
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Experiments show #Bonobos can understand pretend objects, suggesting imagination and secondary representation may go back 6–9 million years to our shared ancestors.
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In Kenya, large numbers of #cattle are pushing #lions out of their habitats. This affects both the ecosystem balance and the nature-based tourism on which many Maasai communities in Kenya depend.
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Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's #Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai eviction cases.
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One in five mammals in #SouthAfrica, #Lesotho and #Eswatini is now threatened with extinction, according to a new regional #RedList, highlighting rising pressures from habitat loss and degradation
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