Prince Harry holds talks with Malawi leader
Britain’s Prince Harry hosted Malawian president Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika at Buckingham Palace in London where they had a private audience on April 17th. According to Presidential Press Secretary Mgeme Kalilani, the Prince and the Malawi leader discussed how to further promote wildlife conservation as one way of enriching benefits that Malawi gets from its […]
African Parks continue Malawi’s transformation in 2018
African Parks have been responsible for transforming Malawi’s wildlife in recent years, helping it to emerge as one of Africa’s most complete destinations as the quality of its safaris develops to match the cultural, scenic and adventure experiences already well established. With new initiatives and projects continuing to be announced through 2018, their commitment to […]
No rhinos poached in Majete for 15 years
In the 15 years since DNPW’s partner African Parks assumed management of Majete Wildlife Reserve and reintroduced rhinos, not a single one has been lost to poaching. This is a fantastic result, considering that rhinos had been poached out of the park by the 1970s and elephants by the 1990s. When African Parks took over […]
Malawi’s Wildlife Crime Justice Programme produced record results
A wildlife crime case review has highlighted the remarkable impact of Malawi’s new court initiatives, with the percentage of custodial sentences passed rising from 3% to 77% since the launch of court monitoring and public-private prosecutions in July 2016. The new court initiatives were introduced by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Malawi Police […]
DNPW Director Brighton Kumchedwa wins prestigious Tusk Award
Our very own DNPW Director, Brighton Kumchedwa, won the K19.5million Tusk Award for Conservation on October 4, 2017. Brighton was in the running against Nigeria’s Nachamada Geoffrey, who is responsible for anti-poaching raids in Yankari Game Reserve and Kenyan Serah Mungati, who advocates for conservation in the Tana River Delta. The Tusk Award is given […]