African elephant

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...
Mongabay

Wild animal consumption on the rise in Central Africa, study finds

A new study has shed light on the scale of wild meat consumption across Central Africa. According to research led by CIFOR-ICRAF, a roughly 50% increase in the amount of wild meat being consumed is ...
Mongabay

As forest elephants plummet, ebony trees decline in Central Africa’s rainforests

In the past three decades, poaching has decimated Africa’s now-critically endangered forest elephants, and as a result, their vital role as seed dispersers of many forest plants has been disrupted. A ...
Nature

Wild-meat consumption estimated across Central Africa

A regional analysis brought together data on wild-animal consumption by more than 12,000 households, to investigate trends and drivers of wild-meat use across Central Africa. The study found that ...
The Conversation

Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source

Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It’s quite easily passed on from one person to another. But it originally came from infected animals. It’s not yet certain which ...
Animal Welfare Institute

AWI Joins Africa Animal Welfare Conference

For the past several years, AWI has supported the Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC), an annual event that draws government officials, animal protection groups, and animal advocates from across ...