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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

P IS FOR PANGOLIN: A POEM BY VIRGINIA MCKENNA
In honour of her 90th birthday, we are sharing a poem written by Virginia McKenna OBE, one of our Patrons.

MINISTER BREAKS GROUND FOR PROJECT GREENHEART
Championing “Generation Restoration”, the Hon. Minister for Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo MP, presided over a special event to

STATEMENT ON CLOSING SANCTUARY TOURS AT LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE
Please note that, after much reflection, we have taken the decision not to re-open our sanctuary tours to the general

INTRODUCING OUR IMPACT REPORT 2020-21
“The past year has been one of the most striking years of my time as CEO”, says Jonny Vaughan. “Striking

FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM: PRETZEL’S LIFE AFTER CAPTIVITY
Pretzel the baboon has had an exciting few months! She’s moved into a new enclosure at Lilongwe Wildlife Centre –

FROM NYIKA TO LUSAKA: TAGGED VULTURE SIGHTED 780KM AWAY
Global vulture populations are in rapid decline. And yet vultures play an essential role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. These misunderstood

PROJECT GREENHEART: TRANSFORMING THE LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE
Today is World Wildlife Day which this year celebrates the theme Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet. As such,

PROTECTING PANGOLINS: INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD’S MOST TRAFFICKED MAMMAL ON WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2021
“On Christmas Eve we received an adult male pangolin. He was walking on all fours, with his hands down, and

FILMING UNDERWAY FOR SECOND SEASON OF ‘MALAWI WILDLIFE RESCUE’
We’re excited to announce that the TV series Malawi Wildlife Rescue will return for a second season in 2022! Filming has

REFLECTIONS ON 2020: A YEAR OF TURMOIL AND TENACITY FOR THE LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE
By Dr. Amanda Salb, Head Veterinarian The year 2020 was a year like no other, as the COVID-19 pandemic tested

LWT & PARTNERS LAUNCH ‘CONSERVING MALAWI’S VULTURES’ RESEARCH PROJECT
Vultures are critical to healthy ecosystems. And yet across the world vulture populations are in rapid decline. That’s why we’ve

FROM ELEPHANTS TO CATS TO BUTTERFLIES: BIOSPHERE EXPEDITION REPORT
New report reveals that citizen science boosts biodiversity research projects in Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve. In 2018 and 2019, citizen

LWT’S RESEARCH MANAGER OLIVIA SIEVERT INTRODUCES OUR NEW WILDLIFE MONITORING PLACEMENTS
Wildlife research and monitoring is a critical part of our mission to save wildlife, campaign for conservation justice and inspire

ELEPHANT COLLARING: A VET’S EYE VIEW
Our Wildlife Emergency Response Unit (WERU) recently helped to collar a number of elephants in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve and Liwonde

MALAWIAN AUTHORITIES MAKE PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO FIGHT WILDLIFE & FOREST CRIME
On Wednesday 30th September the Malawi Police Service and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife held a joint press

AUSSIE VET HAYLEY ON DOING A LWT EXTERNSHIP
Before COVID19 hit the world, we had lots of volunteers at our wildlife centre. Though they’ve all been gone since

FROM SCHOOLS TO PRISONS: EXPANDING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Last year Lilongwe Wildlife Trust took its environmental education programme out of school classrooms and into a prison. Inmates at

LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE RECOGNISED FOR GLOBAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
The Lilongwe Wildlife Centre (LWC), Malawi’s only wildlife sanctuary, has been re-accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS).

PRETZEL’S STORY: WHY WILD ANIMALS BELONG IN THE WILD
Rescued baboon Pretzel is finding friendship and freedom after being kept chained in captivity. Rescuing wild animals from the illegal