African Wildlife Foundation

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is an international conservation organization created with the intent of preserving Africa’s wildlife, wild lands, and natural resources.^[1] Founded in 1961, the organization helped establish conservation programs at the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka in Tanzania, and the Ecole de Faune de Garoua in Cameroon.^[2] The Foundation works with governments and businesses to develop conservation efforts as a source of revenue.

The African Wildlife Leadership Foundation (AWLF) was founded in 1961 by Russell E. Train, a wealthy judge, hunter, and member of the Washington Safari Club.^[3] Other founding members of the Safari Club were Nick Arundel, a former United States Marine Corps combat officer and journalist; Kermit Roosevelt Jr. of the Central Intelligence Agency; James S. Bugg, a businessman; and Maurice Stans, an accountant who would later serve as finance chairman of the Richard Nixon administration