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What
is the East African Wild Life Society?
Founded in 1961, after 5 years of operating as the Kenya Wild Life Society,
the East African Wild Life Society has been at the forefront of active
conservation in the region. With members from both the East African
region and other countries around the world, EAWLS is committed to promoting
the conservation and wise use of East Africa’s wildlife and the
environment’.
What makes EAWLS unique among conservation groups? With the
membership dues we receive:
• EAWLS influences policy reform through advocacy and publicity
• EAWLS helps support national park infrastructure, anti poaching measures and wildlife sanctuaries
• EAWLS provides conservation education and research
• EAWLS is involved with community conservation initiatives by helping mobilise funds, build capacity and provision of technical and organisational capacity for sustainable development
•Cheetah census in Kenya www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/species.htm
• Current status of the De Brazza’s monkey in Kenya www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/species.htm
• Advocacy www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/advocacy.htm
• Marine and Wetlands www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/marine.htm
• Forests www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/forests.htm
• Education www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/education.htm