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GOOD NEWS: gibbons in India welcome a new baby to their family
GOOD NEWS: a milestone reached as gibbons in India welcome a new baby to their family
23rd January 2013 Sashanka Barbaruah
This post was sent to the team from International Fund for Animal Welfare/Wildlife Trust of India staffer Sheren Shrestha, Read more »
"Tika" the orphaned bear cub recuperates at NLWS. Photo by IFAW-NLWS/P.Langen
Close call for a starving grizzly bear cub, rescued in the nick of time
20th January 2013 Gail A Brunzo
"We don’t know what happened to his mother. We don’t know how long he’s been alone. But it’s Read more »
One Australian landscape after the devastating bushfires.
Will the extent of the devastating Australian bushfires ever be known?
18th January 2013 Josey Sharrad
Eleven days after the first bushfire of the New Year started, many areas of south-east Australia continue to burn.  Read more »
Spotlight India: rescue workers reach new heights to save rare gibbons
17th January 2013 Shannon Walajtys
Recently, I traveled to India to support a team of local rescuers who save the lives of endangered Eastern Hoolock gibbons. Read more »
BRIEFING: Canada, Norway challenge EU seal trade ban at the WTO
BRIEFING: Canada, Norway challenge EU seal trade ban at the WTO
15th January 2013 Adrian Hiel
The collective outcry of millions of European citizens brought the cruel trade in commercial seal products in the European Read more »
Download a free “Sharks of the Arabian Gulf” poster
Download your free “Sharks of the Arabian Gulf” poster now
14th January 2013 Dr. Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed
The poster is an illustrated guide to the sharks of the Arabian Gulf which summarizes a list of shark species in these Read more »
WATCH: Cinderella, our rescued Amur tigress, caught on camera
14th January 2013 Anna Fillipova
It’s not often that one gets to witness a day-in-the-life of a wild Amur tiger, one of only 350 left in the world. Read more »
The scale of lost is overwhelming.
BUSHFIRE UPDATE: the scale of the loss in Tasmania this week is beyond words
14th January 2013 Valeria Ruoppolo
On Sunday 13 January, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) team drove into the footprint of the Dunalley, Read more »
WATCH: Russian bear cubs can't stay children forever, back to the wild they go
13th January 2013 Elena Zharkova
In every family there comes a time when the children have grown up and are ready to live on their own. Children look Read more »
VIDEO: Libya Update: Medicine Delivered to Animals at Tripoli Zoo
16th September 2011
In this short video produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dr. Ian Robinson gives us an update on the Watch Video »
VIDEO: When Cruelty is the Norm, Fighting for Seals is Crucial
8th June 2011
Canada remains defiant in its intent to challenge the EU seal product ban at the WTO, despite the estimated $10 million Watch Video »
Political will is top down, capacity building is bottom up
23rd November 2010
As you know, the tiger is in trouble. That is why we are here at the International Tiger Forum in St. Petersburg. There are Watch Video »
© IFAW/D.Willetts elephant collar
Nine Tsavo elephants successfully collared to minimise conflict and boost security operations
21st March 2012
IFAW and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) collared nine elephants, six males and three females, in Tsavo East and West National Parks in three days. Our plans were to collar ten elephants but one of the collars failed to pick a signal from the satell Read more »
© IFAW/S. Cook
IFAW condemns Canada’s seal hunt quota, 400,000 harp seals set to die
20th March 2012
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says that by setting a Total Allowable Catch of 400,000 harp seals, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) not only ignores the lack of market for seal products but demonstrates a cont Read more »
YouTube chooses the International Fund for Animal Welfare for its inaugural Next Cause class
19th March 2012
YouTube has selected IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) to be a member of its first official YouTube Next Cause class for leading nonprofit organizations. From thousands of eligible organizations, YouTube selected IFAW an Read more »
Satellite collar for Tsavo elephant © IFAW/D. Willetts
Tracking Tsavo elephants by satellite collars to help reduce conflict and beef up security operations
19th March 2012
In an epic operation starting today, ten elephants in Tsavo East and West National Parks will be collared using satellite technology. The collared elephants, both male and female, will assist in mapping out the migratory corridors in the Parks and th Read more »
photo © Idris Ahmed/IFAW-WTI
Rhino orphans return to the wild in India
12th March 2012
Two orphaned rhinos--Maju and Raja--are on their way back to the wild in northeast India, after several years under the care of the Assam Forest Department (AFD) and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI). Co Read more »
A map of Cameroon showing the areas where elephant carcasses have been found
Too late – military intervention fails to halt elephant slaughter in Cameroon (GRAPHIC IMAGE)
12th March 2012
With up to 400 elephants already butchered for their ivory, soldiers were in a deadly battle with poachers last week to prevent further killing in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida National Park. A team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFA Read more »
© IFAW/D. Willetts
Bipartisan bill prohibiting private possession of big cats introduced in House, with Senate bill to follow
29th February 2012
Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives that would prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats. The “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act,” introduced by Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) a Read more »
New alliance calls for unprecedented protection for Antarctica’s oceans
29th February 2012
 The Antarctic Ocean Alliance, an international collective of environmental organizations and high-profile supporters, have come together to call for the world’s largest network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves to be e Read more »
A map of Cameroon showing the areas where elephant carcasses have been found
Breaking News - Another 14 slaughtered elephants discovered in Cameroon (GRAPHIC IMAGE)
22nd February 2012
14 dead elephants have been found in Boubandjida National Park, Cameroon, just a week after the grizzly discovery of at least 200 elephants slaughtered by poachers for their tusks. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw Read more »
Animals in the Community Education
Animals in the Community Education
This action encourages municipalities to work in partnership with schools, state agencies, and other community organizations Read more »
Companion Animal Management Plan
Companion Animal Management Plan
A Companion Animal Management Plan is a tool for Municipalities to establish humane, efficient, and effective solutions to co Read more »
World of Animals Issue 6
World of Animals Issue 6
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World of Animals Issue 5
World of Animals Issue 5
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The fading call of the wild
A status update on 15 species of disappearing wild cats & canids Read more »
World of Animals Issue 4
World of Animals Issue 4
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No Return To Cruelty
No Return To Cruelty
No Return to Cruelty Publication Read more »
The Puppy Files: An investigation into the illegal trade of puppies
The Puppy Files: An investigation into the illegal trade of puppies
The illegal trade in dogs is entwined with the legal trade, which makes it possible for large international networks to emerg Read more »
Assessing the hunting practices of Namibia’s commercial seal hunt
Dr. David M. Lavigne
The annual hunt for the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus occurs at breeding colonies situated along Namibia Read more »
IFAW's German Director Perry Sonntag saving #polarbears at #CITES
Meet our 12-strong team of animal welfare experts working at CITES CoP 16 in Bangkok
5th March 2013 by Adrian Hiel
A 12-strong team of International Fund for Animal Welfare wildlife and policy experts from around the world will be flying Read more »
VIDEO - CITES Bangkok day two - marching together to list polar bears as Appendix 1
5th March 2013 by Jeffrey Flocken
In this brief video, the International Fund for Animal Welfare's North America Regional Director, Jeff Flocken, takes Read more »
VIDEO: World Trade Organisation challenge begins as the commercial seal hunt ends
5th March 2013 by Sheryl Fink
Warning: video contains graphic images of sealing activity. The first set of hearings on the WTO challenge concerning the Read more »
EU Sells Out Polar Bears at CITES
EU Sells Out Polar Bears at CITES
5th March 2013 by
The EU delegation currently in Thailand at an international conference is actively derailing the polar bear’s best Read more »
To interact with “Unveiling the Ivory Trade”, click here.
Use our “Unveiling the Ivory Trade” iPad app to help sound the alarm for elephants
4th March 2013 by Jason Bell
In 2011 an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 elephants were killed to supply the increasing demand for elephant ivory around the Read more »
VIDEO - CITES Bangkok day one - politics, politicians, ivory and democracy
4th March 2013 by Adrian Hiel
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's Peter Pueschel gives us an update from the floor of CITES CoP 16. Read more »
Unveiling the Ivory Trade Online
Unveiling the Ivory Trade Online
4th March 2013 by
Urgent, interactive and as close as your nearest internet link, that’s IFAW’s Unveiling the Ivory Trade, an Read more »
The welfare basis for euthanasia of dogs and cats and policy development
The welfare basis for euthanasia of dogs and cats and policy development
4th March 2013 by
IFAW works from the concept of ‘adequate guardianship’, which requires that an animal’s basic needs are Read more »
HUMANE DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE
HUMANE DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE
4th March 2013 by
All the organisations within the ICAM Coalition seek to improve animal welfare as a common purpose, and as a priority. Dog Read more »

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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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