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Doroteo, the guinea pig casanova, arrived early to the clinic and was prepared with all the precautions all the patients at Read more »
If California (and Hawaii, Oregon and Washington state) can help spread the idea that shark fin soup is not desirable, then Read more »
Seeing the cruelty and suffering of the raptors was the defining moment for me. I pledged to set up a rescue center to Read more »
It’s not the end of this crisis, at least not for the animals because we know that there are thousands more in there. Read more »
In his opening speech, Commissioner Juffa stressed the importance of collaboration and networking among relevant government Read more »
Well, it's not all bad news this week. In a rare public climb-down, Mr. Kristjan Loftsson, the plucky Icelandic Read more »
We can’t really be sure in this individual case. But, we can be fairly confident that sea level rise will affect Read more »
I salute my country and its leadership for once again making me proud. If we can now persuade others to follow the Russian Read more »
The dust had barely settled a year ago when I first encountered several cynics who felt the International Fund for Animal 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 »
More than 5,000 big cats are kept in facilities licensed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) and it is estimated that thousands more are kept as pets.
“We’ve seen too many tragedies that could have been prevented,” Read more »
The Animal Rescue Blog (www.animalrescueblog.org) will bring
readers into the trenches of on- the-ground animal rescue efforts in disaster
affected areas such as Lebanon and Israel, Indonesia and India. The Animal
Rescue Blog will provide a single Read more »
The team of scientists and volunteers from Iceland, UK and as far afield as
Trinidad, has been using modern, non-invasive research techniques to gather
important data on the many species of whales found in Icelandic waters.
Sightings have included Read more »
Rep. Ryun worked closely with IFAW to draft the legislation after a fatal attack
last year in Kansas. The Congressman named the bill ‘Haley’s Act’ in
memory of Haley Hilderbrand, a 17-year-old killed last August at a
federa Read more »
In early May, several hundred oiled Magellanic penguins began washing ashore
in the Cabo Virgenes Nature Reserve in Argentina, about 1,700 miles (2,750
kilometers) southwest of Buenos Aires near the southernmost tip of Patagonia. A
team from IFAW Read more »
“This is our fifth painted plane,” said Cape Air President Dan Wolf. “We love
taking art off the walls and into the skies and having IFAW as a partner this
time around along with Jürek’s artistry in his depiction of the Read more »
“It is high time Namibia stopped culling Cape Fur seals,” said Jason Bell-Leask,
IFAW Director Southern Africa. The Namibian Government justifies
its annual seal hunt by claiming that the seal population poses a threat to the
loca Read more »
The Big Fix Rig is part of a $3.2 million effort funded by the ASPCA, The
Humane Society of the United States, PetSmart Charities, International Fund for
Animal Welfare, and United Animal Nations to increase the number of affordable
and accessible Read more »
Mt. Merapi, a 2,965-meter-high volcano, has threatened eruption since May 13 and
has spewed sulfur and heat clouds into the sky. On June 16, a 700-degree Celsius
heat cloud struck nearby villages and spread ash across areas of Yogyakarta and
Centr 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 »
Using cute baby animals as mascots for entertainment or commercial promotions makes me hopping mad!
The most recent case was Read more »
Twenty years ago, at the now famous “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, 100 world leaders wrote a prescription for Read more »
In Sydney the first few weeks of the year are a great time to be at work – seriously. It’s time to regroup, get Read more »
In a ‘comment’ posted on Nature.com, authors Christopher Costello, Leah R. Gerber and Steven Gaines argue the Read more »
The trial of two men accused of burying a dog alive on the sports field of a Cape Town school, begins on Friday 13th January Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare—www.ifaw.org) applauds an emergency notice from China’s State Read more »
Asian officials yesterday intercepted a large-scale consignment of illegal ivory shipped from Cape Town, South Africa Read more »
As A Shawl to Die For, a documentary on Vimeo, amply shows, it’s possible to conserve wildlife while also helping Read more »
Public health officers in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, are taking action against people who keep wild animals in their homes 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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