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African Parks Our goal is to manage 30 parks by the end of 2030.

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation
that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities. We currently manage 19 national parks and protected areas in 11 countries covering over 14.7 million hectares: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Because of the geographic spread and representation of different ecosystems, this will be the most ecologically diverse portfolio of parks under one management across Africa.

🐦 🦅🦜Happy Bird Day from South Sudan!South Sudan is full of birdlife, and every year the white stork migration passes ove...
10/10/2026

🐦 🦅🦜Happy Bird Day from South Sudan!

South Sudan is full of birdlife, and every year the white stork migration passes over the Great Nile Migration Landscape.

This year, the Tango teams walked 14,760 km and deployed more than 20 camera traps across the landscape together with the communities. Our data team processed and annotated 169,387 images, capturing a wide variety of wildlife, including some of the birds featured here.

A huge team effort to document the biodiversity of this landscape.

How many bird species can you recognize?

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Ask Maybin Mwanza about his greatest achievement after nearly three decades in conservation, and he’ll talk about people...
08/10/2026

Ask Maybin Mwanza about his greatest achievement after nearly three decades in conservation, and he’ll talk about people.

Three-quarters of the law enforcement officers working across Kafue National Park have passed through Maybin’s training. Some are now leaders themselves, carrying forward the knowledge, discipline and integrity he has spent his career instilling in others.
For Maybin, this is what lasting impact looks like.

Meet the instructor whose legacy can be seen in the generations of rangers he has trained, mentored and supported: https://bit.ly/4yDi72O

07/10/2026

What can change in 20 years?

The past two decades have brought both challenges and hard-won progress for the park. Through it all, the enduring partnerships – between ICCN and African Parks, the neighboring communities, and the park teams – have remained focused on the long-term future of the park.

As we celebrate 20 years of partnership in Garamba, this film looks back at the people, communities, and teams whose work has shaped the journey so far and the vision that continues to guide its future.

Watch the full story.

Imagine that your nearest hospital was over 200km away, along roads that can become almost impassable during the rainy s...
06/10/2026

Imagine that your nearest hospital was over 200km away, along roads that can become almost impassable during the rainy season. That’s the reality for residents of Mbomo, a small and relatively remote town on the fringes of the Odzala-Kokoua National Park in Congo.

Odzala-Kokoua National Park is working with partners including the European Union’s NaturAfrica initiative, and the Legacy Landscape Fund to provide people with access to the healthcare they need, much closer to home.

This multi-partner approach is enabling the delivery of targeted healthcare initiatives by local health authorities and NGOs such as the SmileStar Charity, which is providing free dental care with the support of Kamba African Rainforest Experiences.

A landmark moment for people and wildlife in ZimbabweOn 28 July 2025, communities, traditional leaders, local government...
01/10/2026

A landmark moment for people and wildlife in Zimbabwe

On 28 July 2025, communities, traditional leaders, local government and conservation partners gathered in Zimbabwe's Nyaminyami Rural District to witness the signing of the Integrated Land Use Plan into law.

The milestone marked the culmination of a two-year process that engaged more than 1,600 people from across the district. Farmers, fishers, village leaders, councillors, researchers and conservation practitioners all contributed to answering the question: What should the future of this landscape look like?

The resulting plan reflects the choices made by the people who live, work and raise families in this landscape. It provides a framework for settlements, agriculture and grazing, while also opening up 1,754 km² of wildlife corridors on communal land.

Grounded in both community knowledge and scientific data, the plan demonstrates what is possible when stakeholders, from local people to government to conservationists, come together to shape the future of the landscapes they share with wildlife.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4z7P4Er

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1&4 Marcus Westberg Photography
2&3 Wiki West Media

A map tracing one of the world's greatest wildlife migrations has won two international cartography awards. Lines of Lif...
30/09/2026

A map tracing one of the world's greatest wildlife migrations has won two international cartography awards. Lines of Life, created by GIS specialist Inge van den Meiracker, received both the Map Gallery Artistic Award and the ICA-IMIA Recognition of Excellence in Cartography at the Esri User Conference, selected from more than 800 submissions.

Drawing on GPS collar data collected between 2023 and 2026 from white-eared kob, tiang, bohor reedbuck and Mongalla gazelle, the map brings to life the movements of animals across the Great Nile Migration Landscape in South Sudan. Home to an estimated six million migratory antelope, the landscape supports the world's largest terrestrial mammal migration.

Lines of Life is more than an artistic achievement. Each line represents the journey of an individual animal, revealing migration routes, seasonal movements and the critical corridors that connect habitats across the landscape. The same tracking data helps conservation partners understand migration patterns, identify threats to connectivity and inform landscape-scale planning.

By transforming thousands of GPS points into a compelling visual story, the map demonstrates how data can deepen our understanding of the connections behind one of Africa's most remarkable wildlife spectacles.

Read the story: https://bit.ly/4rBKMm8

📷 Marcus Westberg Photography

As Botswana celebrates 60 years of independence, African Parks is proud to work alongside government, communities and co...
30/09/2026

As Botswana celebrates 60 years of independence, African Parks is proud to work alongside government, communities and conservation partners to support the future of Kgalagadi.

29/09/2026

“The plan was always to bring them back.”
Mike Pelham, Park Manager, Matusadona National Park

In June 2026, 17 black rhino returned to Matusadona. Among them were descendants of rhino once found in this landscape, bringing those bloodlines home.

Matusadona’s black rhino story stretches back to Operation Noah, when animals stranded by the rising waters of Lake Kariba were rescued and released into the park.

During the poaching crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, rhino were moved to safer areas. Through Zimbabwe’s national approach to rhino conservation, their genetic lineages were mapped and safeguarded. That foresight made it possible for these bloodlines to return decades later.

Watch the film to discover the history, the years of preparation and the full-circle journey behind their return.

Source Reserves: Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy, Reilly Travers, Matobo National Park, and Dambari Wildlife Trust

Translocation Funders: EU Delegation to Zimbabwe, Global Wildlife Fund and Sara de Swardt, and the Rhino Recovery Fund

Matusadona’s long-term funding partners including the Wyss Foundation, Stichting Natura Africae, Pangolin Crisis Fund and Elephant Crisis Fund

Guided by Knowledge in BangweuluFor generations, local fishermen have learned to read Bangweulu’s changing waters. Join ...
27/09/2026

Guided by Knowledge in Bangweulu

For generations, local fishermen have learned to read Bangweulu’s changing waters. Join them on the floodplain and experience that knowledge firsthand as they navigate the channels in search of the shoebill.

Their knowledge is part of what makes a visit to Bangweulu so memorable, connecting visitors with the people who know this wetland best.

Read the story: https://bit.ly/4xH31YL

Inspired to see Bangweulu for yourself? Explore accommodation, activities and travel information at https://bit.ly/46J8TG4

📷 Charlotte Keast

25/09/2026

Rhino Rewild, unpacked.

African Parks’ Don Jooste joins Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith for a conversation that gets into the thinking, complexity and ambition behind the project.

Listen, wherever you get your podcasts

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