Happy #WorldWildlifeDay2026! Today we celebrate this year's theme: "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods" and we're sharing a story that brings it to life. In southern #Cameroon's Campo Ma'an National Park, the #Bagyeli Indigenous community has tended a living forest pharmacy for generations. Plants that treat childhood illnesses, infections, and chronic conditions grow here, sustained not just by soil and sun, but by wildlife. Elephants plant seeds as they

Wildlife facts: African elephants' ears can grow to be up to 5 feet long. When they flap, they operate as large fans, cooling the blood that flows near the surface behind their ears. Learn more about elephants on the Link below : https://bit.ly/2AfJuYs #Elephants #Wildlife #Nature #Conservation | African Wildlife Foundation

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AWF's recent $25 million commitment to conservation includes funds to build African leadership, protect key habitats, and fight wildlife crime. http://bit.ly/2 | African Wildlife Foundation

60 years of African-led conservation at its best. Leading for wildlife. Living with wildlife. Caring for wildlife. Join us. | African Wildlife Foundation

This #WorldNatureConservationDay, we celebrate that across the continent, protected and conserved areas are doing more than safeguarding wildlife. They are sustaining livelihoods, fueling economies, and providing essential services that millions depend on. These landscapes support over 70 million people—farmers, fishers, tourism entrepreneurs. They supply water to 250 million people. They underpin 24 million jobs tied to nature-based industries. And though they cover only 5% of Africa’s land, th

Delaware River watershed gets $12.5M for access, conservation projects

What does the future of conservation look like? It looks like classrooms alive with curiosity. It sounds like young voices speaking up for wildlife. It feels like a generation ready to lead change. In Tsavo, Kenya, the African Wildlife Foundation, in collaboration with the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, is bringing this vision to life through the Young Conservation Heroes Project, an initiative investing in African conservation leadership by nurturing young students to become environmentally conscious

Africa's children are the conservation leaders of tomorrow. https://bit.ly/3A9MVKD | African Wildlife Foundation