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The above SkyTV video shows the killer whales surfacing through a hole in the ice to get access to air.
Whales, dolphins Read more »
Last weekend, in one of the worst poaching incidents recorded in Tsavo Park’s recent history, a family of 12 elephants Read more »
As many of us prepare for the holidays surrounded by friends and loved ones, news reports of heavily armed poachers in Read more »
The children in these photos are seriously concerned by the record amounts of ivory that have been seized of late in Hong Read more »
Devastating bushfires are burning across large parts of South-Eastern Australia, with homes destroyed in Tasmania, Victoria Read more »
Some great news to start off 2013, as Taiwan passed legislation this week to close its markets to marine mammal products, Read more »
This post was originally filed by Mila Danilova in our Russian office. -- EZ
Two wintering bear cubs named Zahar (male) and Read more »
After several workshops with Dubai customs, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) office of International Fund for Read more »
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a cross road - to adopt the changes and survive or ignore them Read more »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Watch Video »
In the video above, Peter Pueschel, International Fund for Animal Welfare Programme Director, describes the massive impact Watch Video »
Editor’s note –
This email of thanks came in from Dr. Vicki Fishlock, a member of the Amboseli Trust for Watch Video »
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Watch Video »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, an entangled juvenile seal who came to be known Watch Video »
I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro.
It has been a spectacular journey Watch Video »
The five-person expert IFAW team began to arrive in Baghdad a week ago, and now
includes vets and logistical experts and has many years experience in handling
difficult and dangerous situations to bring care to animals in need. The
international I Read more »
Three islands - Ons, Cies and Salvora – form the new National Maritime Atlantic
Islands Park and are the most important nesting and migration locations for
birds in the region.Tens of thousands of birds inhabit and visit the
island and nearb Read more »
The whales stranded once again with the falling tide and veterinary experts
determined the animals were too weak to survive another rescue attempt. By late
afternoon, the difficult decision was made to euthanize the remaining animals
and end their Read more »
The stranded whales were discovered at six o’clock in the morning as low tide
was approaching on the North side of Cape Cod. Member organizations of the Cape
Cod Stranding Network immediately responded to the situation. More than 100
volunte Read more »
The chimpanzee, nicknamed “Commando” and of the sub-species Schwienfurthii, is
roughly two years of age, based on dental development, but due his poor state of
health is so severely stunted in growth, that rescuers initially estimated h Read more »
IFAW formed its specialist international oiled wildlife team, headed by Jay
Holcomb of the International Bird Rescue Research Centre (IBRRC), to be a
hands-on disaster unit prepared to travel immediately to assist countries and
their conservation Read more »
As of today, more than 11,000 individuals have donated the equivalent of 39,614
volunteer days to assist with the rescue and rehabilitation of the penguins
affected by a massive oil spill caused by the June 23 sinking of the ore carrier
MV Treasur Read more »
IFAW approaches helping communities care for their dogs and cats by working with community leaders and local partners to ensu Read more »
Around the world, safe wild places for bears are disappearing. Mankind is destroying bear habitat at an alarming rate, and to Read more »
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade surveyed websites in the UK, Franc Read more »
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to prepar Read more »
IFAW calls the increase of 70,000 seals irresponsible and shortsighted, noting that seal pups are being threatened by some Read more »
The baby Asian elephant born at the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s project site in Pu’er, Yunnan Read more »
This is the one truly pristine ecosystem sufficient to accommodate significant herds of elephants and other large mammals. Read more »
This post was filed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare program communications officer Michael Booth who received Read more »
I can only describe Day Two of my participation in the collaring of elephants for satellite tracking as transformative. I Read more »
The lucrative nature of the illegal trade in ivory means that stakes are very high for both poachers and the rangers who Read more »
Twenty five participants, including the park conservation officer and his three assistants, are being trained by two French Read more »
Firstly, I think it is worth reminding ourselves of the enormous ecological footprint that we as humans have and the impact Read more »
Since 1995, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org), has campaigned to end the winter den hunt and to Read more »
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In the news
Ivory Worship - Thousands of elephants die each year so that their tusks can be carved into religious objects. Can the slaughter be stopped? See the original article »
Japan, Norway, others vote down South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary - The Los Angeles Times See the original article »
Mysterious Cape Cod dolphin beachings continue - CBSNEWS.com See the original article »
The New York Times: Dozens of Stranded Dolphins on Cape Cod Shores Perplex Rescuers See the original article »
The UAE National: "Falcon smuggler arrested at airport" - IFAW's Elsayed Mohamed is quoted: See the original article »
The Guardian: Activists push for international ban on legal trade in polar bear items See the original article »
Los Angeles Times - "South Korea said to be scrapping whaling plan after outcry" - IFAW's Matt Collis is quoted: See the original article »
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