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AWF Monthly Newsletter

December 2014

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Oscar-Winning Director Tackles Ivory Trade

Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow teams up with African Wildlife Foundation and conservation partners to fight the illegal ivory trade and the terrorists who profit from it. "Last Days," a short animated film focused on ivory-funded terrorism, premiered alongside the launch of Bigelow's new website, which aims to bring the ivory trade and individuals who profit from it out of business in order to protect both elephants and innocent people.

> Watch the film

Only Five Remain

Angalifu, the San Diego Zoo's 44-year-old northern white rhino, died from old age on December 14. His passing leaves just five of his kind behind in the world, bringing the species even closer to extinction. As we mourn this loss, AWF is urgently responding to the threats faced by the southern white rhino to ensure it does not meet the same fate.

> Learn about our rhino work


	The clock is ticking... Make a gift to protect Africa's endangered species now, and you'll receive a 2014 tax deduction.

AWF and other leading conservation groups join forces to protect World Heritage sites from mining and oil extraction

> Find out how

Zambia Wildlife Authority, an AWF partner, arrested an ivory trafficker wanted by INTERPOL for crimes against wildlife

> Read about the success

Maasai warriors abandon traditional lion hunt, turning toward conservation during the 2014 Maasai Olympics

> View the gallery

In a country where 80% of the population relies on charcoal and firewood, AWF is providing energy-and cost-efficient stoves

> See how we're improving livelihoods

Step Up for Elephants

Actress Briana Evigan joins AWF’s Crowdrise Holiday Challenge to save Africa's elephants. Join her.

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	Fun Fact Jackal pups rely wholly on their mothers for food for the first 2 months of their lives, but at 6 months they begin hunting independently.

At AWF, we believe that protecting Africa's wildlife and wild landscapes is the key to the future prosperity of Africa and its people. For over 50 years, we have made it our work to help ensure that Africa's wild resources endure.