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About 16 miles off the coast of Uganda, in Lake Victoria, lies Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Read more »
On February 16th, The Jakarta Post published the article “Bali lowers rabies alert level: Good news or bad?”- Read more »
This is an yet unpublished letter to the editor of Australia’s The Age in response to the March 2nd opinion written by Read more »
Recently, I had the privilege of representing the International Fund for Animal Welfare at the launch of the “ Read more »
VIDEO: An Esso spot from the 1960s...
Exxon, or Esso as it was known in those days (and still is in some parts of the world Read more »
It’s amazing how many times I feel humbled in this job. I seem to be constantly surrounded by people who are willing Read more »
My colleague, Celine Sissler, has just returned from Cameroon, where since January over 300 elephants have fallen to Read more »
Bouba Njida, March 5, 2012 - It is 9:10 a.m. and we're all packed. As we have been banned from flying over the park by Read more »
Bouba Njida (March 3rd and 4th, 2012) - I don't know exactly what I feel, I can't find the words. They might not Read more »
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
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 »
Significant amounts of ivory in these stocks up for export from Botswana,
Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, has been collected through culling, which is
defined as killing as a means to address population control, and also natural
deaths. Read more »
In response to these developments, IFAW today is renewing
its call for eBay, Inc. to institute a full and complete ban on all elephant
ivory products worldwide. “eBay’s affiliates in countries including
Germany, Australia, France Read more »
“At the height of the unrest earlier in the year, we
suffered a 90 per cent drop in tourism visitation, forcing us to undertake
massive budget cuts to contain the situation and ensure that the Parks are well
protected from poachers. This sup Read more »
While the exact circumstances and status of the shipments remains unclear,
the export of fin and minke whale meat to Japan appears to have taken place
without the knowledge or authorisation of relevant Icelandic, Norwegian and
Japanese authorities Read more »
“This agreement is a major breakthrough,” said Jackson Zee, IFAW rescue
leader. “Chinese media have been filled with reports of people evacuating with
their pets, being comforted by their pets, and even saved by their pets after Read more »
“The disaster has brought tremendous sufferings to millions of lives,” said
Grace Ge Gabriel, IFAW’s Asia Regional Director. “We express our deepest
sympathy to the victims of the earthquake. In addition to providing supplie Read more »
Icelandic media is reporting that whalers have killed a 7.4-metre male minke
whale. The whale, said to have been caught last night (Tue) in Faxafloi Bay near
Reykjavik, is expected to be brought ashore later today. The
International Fund for Read more »
“Closing the trophy hunting loophole removes an unnecessary
threat to the polar bear’s survival,” said Jeff Flocken, IFAW D.C. Office
Director. “While we still have a long way to go, today’s decision is a step in
the Read more »
CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) which works in townships and informal
settlements across Gauteng reports that companion animals were abandoned as
their owners scrambled to flee the xenophobic violence that has spread across
South Africa’ 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 »
After a week based in Boston, Song of the Whale and team headed out to Stellwagen Bank, off Cape Cod, to help conduct a Read more »
I don’t know about you, but when I think of Cuba, I think music, revolution, passion, and of time stood still. I Read more »
Yesterday’s seizure of 46 elephant tusks in Cape Town, the latest ivory related crime linked to the metropole, is Read more »
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has to get involved where wildlife would otherwise be forgotten. That is why I Read more »
In this recent interview by Emirates 24/7 on Dubai One Television, Dr. Elsayed Mohamed talked about the growing phenomenon Read more »
Elephants are a keystone species that play a vital role in maintaining the biodiversity in the areas where they range. Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
This report was sent to International Fund for Animal Welfare headquarters by Mike Labuscagne, the manager of our Protecting 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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