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There had already been highly vocal complaints asserting some IWC member countries who wished to attend the meeting had not Read more »
With our global scope and expertise, IFAW has been able to make humane advancements and shift attitudes on a tremendous Read more »
There was much talk about quorates, banker’s drafts, voting rights, EU consensus and a variety of IWC technicalities, Read more »
I hugged the rubber bucket tight and sat heaving into it as violent gusts of wind and whipped-up waves engulfed the foredeck Read more »
A few days after arriving to Piltun, the weather conditions were favorable to start our work and four of us went out on the Read more »
International Fund for Animal Welfare Russia director Masha Vorontsova speaks about IFAW campaign efforts to protect the Read more »
One of the rules of the boat for the day was no screaming, well that rule went right out when the dolphins were swimming all Read more »
“Buying this piece is a good investment”, a sales woman unlocked a cabinet to take out a ball with multiple Read more »
UPDATE: 9.26.11
After two months of good and steady information, the satellite tracking info started showing that Jason Read more »
It is 8 am. The temperature is already near 40°C on this part of the planet, which has now been identified as a high- Watch Video »
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers.
This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum.
If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their Watch Video »
I was completely shocked to hear that 86 elephants were killed close to the Chad border with Cameroon and their ivory Watch Video »
A video update from Geneva, Switzerland on Canada's WTO challenge to the EU seal import ban by IFAW's EU Watch Video »
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
Four of the birds were sent by Russia’s environmental watchdog to IFAW’s
wildlife rehabilitation center in Moscow. One of the falcons died.All four gyrfalcons were fully rehabilitated and were released to the
wild on the Kamchatka penin Read more »
Kenya’s Vice President Hon. Moody Awori, who led senior government officials
and conservationists in the commemoration of IFAW’s contribution to conservation
in Kenya, termed the Laikipia West Fence project “a practical solution Read more »
The permits were issued by Zimbabwe National Parks, and the animals are being
caught in the country’s largest game reserve, Hwange National Park in south-west
Zimbabwe. They are to be moved to an elephant training camp owned by Shearwater
Ad Read more »
An animal rescue team from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) and the Borneo Orangutan Sanctuary
Foundation (BOSF) has already treated more than forty orangutans for respiratory
problems and burns. Annual fires are in Read more »
The demarche expresses the countries’ opposition to the resumption of
commercial whale hunting and asks the Icelandic government to reconsider its
policy. “We are heartened by the strong global reaction and hopeful that the
Icelandic g Read more »
IFAW and the National Zoo met in Pretoria last week and agreed to collaborate
on all levels to return the gorillas to the Cameroon. A working date of 7
December 2006 has been set.
The decision ends months of speculation regarding the possibility of Read more »
“This is a great day for IFAW, for our staff and partners on Cape Cod, and for
the many animals we protect worldwide,” said IFAW President and CEO Fred
O’Regan. “The headquarters we break ground for today will bring our 150 Read more »
The whale is expected to be brought ashore early Tuesday afternoon, and will be the second fin whale hunted commercially by whalers since the Minister of Fisheries, Einar K. Gudfinnsson, issued hunting permits last week for nine endangered fin whales Read more »
In November 2004, detectives from the Metropolitan Police executed search
warrants at three London premises belonging to George F Trumper Ltd, a company
specialising in the sale of gentleman's grooming accessories. Twenty four ivory
items were sei Read more »
As domesticated animals, dogs and cats
rely on us for the basic care that is essential for
their health and well-being. At Read more »
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
The IFAW research vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW) left the Azores at the beginning of May bound for the north-east coast of t Read more »
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
The EU legislation being challenged by Canada and Norway is Regulation (EC) No. 1007/2009, also known as the “EU s Read more »
The preliminary submissions in this brief are aimed at correcting the misleading and incomplete manner in which Canada has ch Read more »
One of the toughest judgments ever for animal cruelty in South Africa was handed down by a Krugersdorp court today. Read more »
I meant to update everyone on the dog house build for the northern community but between travel and a travel bug, I’ve Read more »
The short video below was produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare team. One way to help the team effort is Read more »
More than 30 officials from wildlife law enforcement, customs, immigration, ports, judicial and park management in Tanzania Read more »
This has been an exceptional stranding season for us - having already responded to 102 dolphins since January Read more »
The waters and dolphins in Cape Cod are capturing attention on a worldwide scale, but unfortunately not for a positive Read more »
Cape Cod is one of only a few places in the world where multiple whales and dolphins frequently beach themselves. These mass Read more »
Janice Girardi, the founder and Director of the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) never arrives at the office before Read more »
Time flies when you’re having fun, so they say. The past 12 months have certainly been amongst the fastest of my life 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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