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RELEASING HUGE PYTHONS BACK INTO THE WILD
Wrangling pythons is just another day in the office for our Wildlife Emergency Response Unit. Poached for their meat and
SAVING A BUSH PIG FROM POACHING WOUNDS
Our Wildlife Emergency Response Unit headed out on a mission to rescue a bush pig that we believe was attacked
INTRODUCING OUR IMPACT REPORT 2021-22
Our latest Impact Report is out! Find out how we worked with our incredible network of donors and partners to
ON THE HUNT FOR A BABY PANGOLIN’S FAVOURITE MEAL
Take a walk with baby pangolin Pangopup as we show her how to forage for ants. These critters are a
EXPERIENCE NYIKA NATIONAL PARK LIKE NEVER BEFORE
We’re running a limited series of research expeditions to the stunning Nyika National Park – and you can join the
RESCUING A FEISTY MONITOR LIZARD
When we get a call about a monitor lizard trapped in a drain, our Wildlife Emergency Response Unit springs into
BABY BUSH BABY OR BUSH BABY BABY?
This bush baby is Zebedee and he’s not been feeling well. He’s got a tummy bug and has become dehydrated.
WHO’S A GOOD BUOY? DETECTION DOGS HEAD TO LAKE MALAWI
The Wildlife Detection Dog Unit is taking to the waters of Lake Malawi in an effort to cover all trafficking
HEAD OF EDUCATION CLEMENT MANJAALERA NAMED A ‘CONSERVATION HERO’
Clement Manjaalera joined Lilongwe Wildlife Trust as a volunteer tour guide in 2008. Now our Head of Education, he was
ATTEMPTING MALAWI’S FIRST MAJOR PANGOLIN SURGERY
When Peggy the pangolin came to us last year, she was missing her left rear foot – likely an injury
IN FOR THE KILL: AN EXTRAORDINARY WILD DOG SIGHTING
African wild dogs were reintroduced into Liwonde National Park in July 2021 by African Parks in partnership with the Department
HOW TO TRANQUILLISE A RHINO FROM THE AIR
When a black rhino’s ear tag goes offline, our Wildlife Emergency Response Unit takes to the air to track it
REGENERATING AN INDIGENOUS FOREST
Today is the International Day of Biological Diversity, so we’d like to shine a spotlight on Kantukungwa Village Natural Resources
MEET BOUDICCA, A BABOON RESCUED FROM THE ILLEGAL PET TRADE
https://youtu.be/L4N-EBbe6WM Meet Boudicca, a five-year-old female baboon we rescued. She had been kept illegally as a pet, chained up in
MEET THE FUTURE LEADERS OF MALAWIAN CONSERVATION
We support the next generation of Malawian conservationists by offering a range of internships and placements for dedicated young professionals.
SEASON 2 OF MALAWI WILDLIFE RESCUE NOW AIRING WORLDWIDE
A brand new season of Malawi Wildlife Rescue is now airing worldwide! Follow our team in their efforts to rescue
SOUNDING THE ALARM: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS 2022
Deforestation and forest degradation are among the most pressing challenges facing Malawi today. Rampant unregulated deforestation negatively impacts crop production
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2022: YOUNG ELEPHANT SAVED FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS
Last week a concerned member of the public contacted our Wildlife Rescue Hotline with information about a young elephant displaying
WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2022: MEET BILLY
Billy is a young pangolin who came in from the illegal wildlife trade with an adult female we assumed was
MALAWI JOINS CALL FOR NEW GLOBAL AGREEMENT ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
On behalf of President Chakwera, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife Michael Usi has today announced that Malawi will join Angola,
RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE: ACCOLADES FOR THE WILDLIFE DETECTION DOG UNIT
Congratulations to the Wildlife Detection Dog Unit who have just received the ‘5 Animal Freedoms’ endorsement from the Centre for
WILDERNESS CAMPS: LEARNING IN NATURE
“We discovered that Nyika is one of the most important treasures Malawi has.” Sanderson Mbunge, a teacher at Nkhomboli Community
REFLECTING ON A YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY MONITORING IN LIWONDE
Happy first birthday to our Biodiversity Monitoring Project! It’s been just over a year since we launched our research
MEET RESIDENT HYENA CUBS LEO & MILO
Leo and Milo came to us as tiny cubs after their mum was chased away from their den and never
“AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NOTHING ELSE”: VOLUNTEER REFLECTIONS ON LIWONDE
“The payoff is immense”: Maxine reflects on her wildlife monitoring placement in beautiful Liwonde National Park… “I had dreamed of
NEW VOLUNTEER FACILITIES AT LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE!
We’re excited to announce that brand new accommodation facilities are being constructed at Lilongwe Wildlife Centre (LWC) for people undertaking
NEW VET CLINIC RECEIVES ITS FIRST PATIENTS
Our staff weren’t the only ones eager to try out our new vet clinic at Lilongwe Wildlife Centre last
ARRIVAL OF THREE VERVET YOUNGSTERS HERALDS START OF ORPHAN SEASON
Meet our latest intakes: Mvula, Joseph and Peace. These three young vervet monkeys (two of them are still infants) mark
A CLEANER, GREENER LILONGWE
The Lilongwe Ecological Corridor Initiative aims to transform Lilongwe into a green, clean and resilient city, by ensuring the protection
RAISING A BABY PANGOLIN BY HAND
All of the pangolins we care for have been rescued from the clutches of wildlife traffickers. They’ve suffered so much
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT CORRUPTION IN WILDLIFE CRIME
“Wildlife and forest crime have the hallmarks of any other organised criminal activity – money laundering, violence, and corruption. We
NEW PARTNERS AT LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE
We’re delighted to announce two new on-site partners at Lilongwe Wildlife Centre! Maravi Bakery will be opening a new café
