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Formerly called. African Wildlife Leadership Foundation. The African Wildlife Foundation ( AWF) is an international conservation organization created with the aim of preserving Africa's wildlife, wild lands, and natural resources. [1] Since its inception in 1961, the organization has protected endangered species and land, promoted conservation ...
African Cats. African Cats (known as Felines in France) is a 2011 nature documentary film about a pride of lions and a family of cheetahs trying to survive in the African savannah directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey. The film was released theatrically by Disneynature on Earth Day, April 22, 2011.
The College of African Wildlife Management ( CAWM ), [1] commonly known as Mweka College or just Mweka, is located near the village of that name on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, above the city of Moshi, about 14 kilometres north of its centre. The locality also gives its name to the Mweka Trail, one of the routes on ...
Patrick J. Bergin was the chief executive officer of the African Wildlife Foundation from 2002 to 2017. [1] A community development specialist with expertise in forging linkages between conservation and human well-being, Patrick joined the Peace Corps in 1988, where he was posted to Tanzania . He joined the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in ...
Male Hyrax. The Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afro-tropical realm. [1] Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favorable conditions for rich wildlife.
Inside the crater. Ngorongoro Conservation Area (UK: /(ə) ŋ ˌ ɡ ɔːr ə ŋ ˈ ɡ ɔːr oʊ /, US: / ɛ ŋ ˌ ɡ ɔːr oʊ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɔːr oʊ, ə ŋ ˌ ɡ oʊ r ɔː ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ r oʊ /) is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Ngorongoro District, 180 km (110 mi) west of Arusha City in Arusha Region, within the Crater Highlands geological area of northeastern Tanzania.
The African wild dog is the bulkiest and most solidly built of African canids. [36] The species stands 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) at the shoulders, measures 71 to 112 cm (28 to 44 in) in head-and-body length and has a tail length of 29 to 41 cm (11 to 16 in). Adults have a weight range of 18 to 36 kg (40 to 79 lb).
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