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The targeted poaching of lions has potential to become an existential threat for the species in Africa
Sam Nicholson & Peter Lindsey
Africa’s lions are facing a complex and evolving set of challenges. Over the past 25 years, the continent’s lion population has declined by roughly half, leaving a maximum of 25,000 individuals remaining today, occupying just 6% of their historic range...

At the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), we have always believed that the most enduring solutions for wildlife come from the ground up. Conservation impact is rarely about the size of an organization’s budget; it is about the depth of a commitment...

We’re excited to announce four newly awarded grants from the Elephant Crisis Fund. In Kenya, an ECF-funded beehive fence trial on farms near Mt. Elgon Forest Reserve has been transformative, reducing elephant crop raids while generating alternative income...

When villages in Northeast India began protecting pangolins, something unexpected happened. They found national recognition, and with that, a new regional identity.
In Manipur and Nagaland, communities along the Myanmar border had long been defined by what outsiders saw: remote, difficult to reach, caught between ethnic tensions and the shadow of the Golden Triangle’s notorious trafficking networks. The Golden Triangle...