Although strong and powerful, mountain gorillas are generally gentle and shy. Gorillas have strong attachments to members of their own group, which are led by the dominant male silverback, like the one shown here.

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AUGUST - DECEMBER 2009

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Combatting Climate Change for the Benefit of Wildlife, Wild Lands and the People of African Heartlands
  • Critical Wildlife Corridor Secured in the Sekute Chiefdom, Kazungula Heartland
  • African Wild Dog Applied Research and Conservation Project
  • Restructuring LUMO Lodge
  • West African Charlotte Fellows for 2009
  • U.S. Ambassador Visits AWF and Other Partners in Arusha
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Programme

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MAY - AUGUST 2009

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Opening of Conservation Science Center in Lomako Yokokala Reserve, DRC
  • Kenyan Court Orders Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. to Suspend Quarry Excavation in Amboseli
  • Integrating Livestock and Wildlife Systems in Heartlands
  • Why the Research on Grevy's Zebra
  • Capacity Building Fellowship for Namibia Awarded
  • AWF Hosts Delegation of Zambian Tourism Minister to Kenya
  • Update from West Africa
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Programme

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AUGUST - DECEMBER 2008

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Using Technology to Research Leopards in Limpopo Heartland
  • Lease Program Established Around Amboseli National Park
  • Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge Opens for Business in Uganda
  • AWF Expanding Program to West Africa
  • Support to Southern Sudan - Diploma and Charlotte Fellows
  • AWF Experience in Implementing the WMA Policy in Tanzania
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Programme

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JANUARY - APRIL 2008

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Lions in the Maasai Steppe
  • AWF Brings West Kilimanjaro Ranch to the Conservation Landscape
  • A Lodge to Benefit Mountain Gorillas
  • Striking a Balance Between Conservation and Development
  • AWF Announces Its New Charlotte Fellows
  • AWF Partners with NEPAD in Conservation
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Programme

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MAY - AUGUST 2007

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Improving Wildlife Management in Mozambique
  • Management Framework for Shared Elephant Population Developed
  • AWF and Partners Control an Anthrax Outbreak in Samburu Heartland
  • An Interview with AWF’s Newly Appointed President, Dr. Helen Gichohi
  • Protecting the Lomako Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • The Congo Shipping Project – Innovation at Work on the Congo Area Rivers
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Programme

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APRIL - JULY 2006

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Putting the Landscape Back Together in Maasai Steppe
  • Celebrating 45 Years of AWF's Work in Africa
  • Species Stories: The Endangered Mountain Gorilla
  • AWF's 45th Anniversary Timeline
  • Land and Habitat Conservation in Africa: Conservation Easement in Kitengela
  • Capacity Building and Leadership Development: The Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Program
  • Conservation Enterprise: Tourist Lodges Bring Benefits to Wildlife and Communities
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Programme

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SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2005

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • The Kenya Land Conservation Trust Formed
  • From the Desk of the Vice President for Programme: No Wildlife Conservation Without Land Conservation
  • AWF Helps Cubo Community Acquire Land Rights and Develop Community Reserve
  • Koija Starbeds Lodge: A Success Story of Using Enterprise for Land Conservation
  • Land Conservation in the Chiefdoms of Zambia
  • Land Purchase in Virunga to Support Mountain Gorilla Conservation
  • Tanzanian Military Signs Land Agreement with AWF
  • The African Wildlife Foundation's African Heartland Program

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JANUARY - APRIL 2005

African Heartland News

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • The African Wildlife Foundation's Heartland Programme
  • From the Desk of the Vice President for Programme
  • How are African Heartlands Selected?
  • Landscape Conservation Planning
  • What Does AWF Do in Heartlands:
    • Land and Habitat Conservation
    • Species Conservation & Applied Research
    • Conservation Enterprise
    • Capacity Building & Leadership Development
    • How Does AWF Measure Impact or Success in Heartlands?

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