Kerubo is a young male African wild dog living in the Samburu region of northern Kenya. When Kerubo was born, his family had denned so close to a settlement where livestock were kept that there were some conflicts.

A leopard "family" consists of a leopardess and her cubs - although it may briefly include young males or older leopards. Habitat fragmentation means leopard numbers are declining. AWF has a plan to save these marvelous spotted cats!

Wanda is an adult female warthog who had eight piglets when AWF staff first saw her. Tails all held high as they trotted across the acacia-studded grassland, Wanda and her piglets were headed for the safety of an underground burrow.

Giraffes are the tallest of the world?s land-living animal species. They digest their food in multiple stomachs. Giraffes live in non-territorial herds. AWF is working to ensure the survival of this iconic species.

Loss of habitat is the single largest threat facing wildlife in Africa today.

The loss of African land is the inspiration behind the African Wildlife Foundation’s “African Heartlands” and our Adopt African Acres program. African Heartlands are large landscapes identified by AWF as having unmatched concentrations of wildlife – and the potential to sustain them for centuries to come.

By Adopting African Acres today, you’ll be helping communities create conservation trusts with the power to purchase land for conservation outright … or secure long-term leases to parcels of land that provide essential habitat … or protect special areas like wildlife movement corridors and life-giving springs.

When you adopt one or more acres, you’ll be giving elephants room to roam … lions access to watering holes … and mountain gorillas and bonobos dense forest havens.