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In November the Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) will meet in Bergen, Norway to discuss and hopefully improve Read more »
Let’s be clear, the threats to marine life from the oil and gas industry are real. Let’s start with the Read more »
With more and more scientists finding an accelerated shrinking of Arctic habitat, and on-going attempts by single-minded US Read more »
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to testify before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives’ Read more »
Unusually heavy monsoon rains have put entire towns in Pakistan under water, displaced millions of people, washed crop Read more »
Today, October 13, is the UN International Day for Disaster Reduction and this day in particular, brings back many memories Read more »
The European Union is just a few signatures away from adopting a declaration on dog management strategies which could help Read more »
Each autumn, the three main UK political parties each hold their annual conventions. This year the Liberal Democrats were in Read more »
Each violent poaching completely disrupts the perfect harmony of the herd, leaving many baby elephants orphaned or killed, Read more »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Watch Video »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Watch Video »
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 »
In recent years, the government has set the yearly TAC around 300,000 animals, a
number well above the sustainable levels estimated by its own scientists. This
year, despite poor ice conditions that could result in 100% natural seal pup
mortality, Read more »
“The conditions this year are disastrous. I’ve surveyed this region for six
years and I haven’t seen anything like this.“ said Sheryl Fink, a senior
researcher with IFAW. “There is wide open water and almost no s Read more »
According to the latest reports from scientific agencies in Canada, ice
conditions on Canada’s east coast are shaping up to be among the worst on
record. Current ice conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence appear to be worse
than in 2002, whe Read more »
Recommendations contained in the Draft National Norms and Standards for Elephant
Management released on Friday, 2nd March, include stopping the capture from the
wild of anything other than genuine orphan elephant calves. The taking of
juvenile ele Read more »
In response to this disaster, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) and CARE (Center for Animal Rescue
and Education) have mobilized a team to rescue domestic animals that were left
homeless and abandoned and to provide basic Read more »
In making the announcement, South Africa’s Minister of Environment and Tourism,
Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, said that his department would commit an initial five
million rand ($675,000 or 514,000 Euros) to explore science-based options for
the Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) said the announcement today by the
Minister of Environment and Tourism, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, that his
department would commit an initial R5-million to an elephant research projec Read more »
"IFAW will continue to oppose the Government of Japan's whaling activities in
the Southern Ocean Sanctuary and its international efforts to expand commercial
whaling, but our thoughts and prayers at this time are also with Kazutaka
Makita, the cre Read more »
The elephants—which were hand-raised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation
and Conservation (CWRC)—were transported 450 kilometers from India’s Kaziranga
National Park to Manas National Park. In Manas the elephants will 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 »
What a week it has been!
The plans of the International Fund for Animal Welfare seal team have been shifting as quickly as Read more »
I didn’t know him well. I hadn’t seen him for a long while. But I liked him, a lot, and he taught me Read more »
On Monday, Nikita, a 7-year-old white tiger and Tasha, a 10-year-old cougar are being loaded onto a rescue trailer in Ohio Read more »
At least 50 per cent of the elephant population of Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida National Park is dead. They have been Read more »
Today is the opening day of the commercial seal hunt in the Gulf of St Lawrence, although one would be hard pressed to know Read more »
IFAW is working with governments, customs officers and rangers
to protect wildlife from poaching and illegal wildlife trade Read more »
Two new Chinese language books for young readers are showing up in bookstores in China. The books on elephant and tiger Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
A recent Sky TV HD video overview report on the ivory trade.
The illegal ivory trade starts with the slaughter of elephants 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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