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No decision on plastics ban
No decision has yet been made on whether to reinstate a ban on thin plastics in Malawi, following proceedings in the Supreme Court of Appeal this
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, UNDP and MPCC Ramp Up Pressure for Thin Plastics Ban
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Malawian Parliamentary Conservation Caucus (MPCC) today hosted an expert panel discussion calling for a national
94% support for ban on thin plastic bags survey finds
A survey conducted by Lilongwe Wildlife Trust has found that 94% of respondents support a national ban on thin plastic bags in Malawi. The poll
Plastic pollution: have your say!
The global plastic crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing our planet. In Malawi, we have a chance to make a real difference. On
Learn, explore, and create with Wild Kidz!
This April, children between the ages of 4 and 12 are invited to the award-winning Lilongwe Wildlife Centre to learn, make new friends, and reconnect
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust Responds to New CITES Report
In 2016 Malawi was identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as a ‘country of primary
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust Strengthens Legal Response to Wildlife Crime
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust has delivered educational training for magistrates in an effort to bolster the judicial response to wildlife crime in Malawi. During February 2019,
Minister for Natural Resources, German Ambassador: World is watching Malawi’s wildlife crime fight
Malawi’s Minister for Natural Resources, Energy, and Mining and the German Ambassador to Malawi today told a group of wildlife and legal professionals, the world’s
Sometimes nature knows best…
Here at Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, we have a proud history of coming to the aid of injured and orphaned wild animals, bringing them into our
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust’s anti-wildlife crime course praised by local communities
The Lilongwe Wildlife trust has delivered crucial sensitisation and awareness courses to communities surrounding Kuti Wildlife Reserve, aimed at curbing the illegal killing of wild
Plans for New Nature Campaign Announced at UN Environment Assembly
This week the Government of Malawi, in collaboration with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust and UN Environment, will announce plans for an ambitious new communications campaign at
Meet the Women Fighting for Wildlife
Today is International Women’s Day, so what better way to mark the occasion than to profile some of the women on our team doing amazing
Fighting Illegal Wildlife Trade: What Next for Malawi?
Did you know that in just four years, over 1.5 tonnes of ivory has been confiscated in Malawi, average monthly arrests for wildlife crime have
Volunteer review: AMELIA THORN, UK
The time spent with the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust has genuinely been some of the most fantastic months of my life, from the incredibly kind employees
The Rescue of Tom Brady
Monday 4 February 2019 will probably live long in the memory for New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady — as it was the day he
Spotlight on our Wildlife Justice Programme
Global environmental crime is estimated by the United Nations to be worth as much as $213 billion annually – with over $23 billion of this
LWT focus of ‘How it works’ feature
Top science and technology magazine How it Works have recently featured us in an in-depth 8 page spread in one of their latest issues. The
Roger and his group face final stage before release
Over the past few days, the team at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre have been preparing Roger, one of our wonderful vervet monkeys, and the seven
MALAWI REMAINS FREE FROM TROPHY HUNTING!
Great news…the Government have confirmed that they have rejected the hunting proposal! Following debate on the introduction of trophy hunting inside Malawi’s protected areas, we
LWT’S HEAD VET FEATURES ON CNN
Check out this clip of CNN’s Inside Africa, which is featuring the restoration of predators to Liwonde National Park, and you might spot our head
ANOTHER PANGOLIN RESCUED AND RELEASED
Yet another pangolin, the most trafficked mammal in the world, confiscated by the authorities. We were called in to administer fluids at court, then we