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19th September 2011 Per Berggren
Seeing the amount of nets actually out on the water every day brings home just how much of a threat these pose to both Read more »
16th September 2011 Dr. Ian Robinson
In this short video produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dr. Ian Robinson gives us an update on the Read more »
There is a long list of animals and plants seeking protection under the Endan
15th September 2011 Jeffrey Flocken
There is a laundry list of animals and plants seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and it has become Read more »
15th September 2011 Adrian Hiel
In most French-speaking places ‘La Rentrée’ refers to the return to school for eager, and not-so eager Read more »
Breaking: US puts a shot across Iceland’s bow on whaling
15th September 2011 Patrick Ramage
It's coming across the wires as I type: President Obama has just announced diplomatic moves against Iceland for its Read more »
IFAW films during Wildlife Enforcement training in Gaborone.
14th September 2011 Adrian Hiel
Many of those secret details will eventually be known to all, as the main purpose of this training is to launch a series of Read more »
IFAW films at the Police College in Gaborone.
13th September 2011 Adrian Hiel
As we drove out of the airport, the high walls and electrified fences of Johannesburg quickly changed into the parched Read more »
13th September 2011 Elena Zharkova
After 22 days of bad weather on Piltun (including fog, rain, and wind), evening of August 19th gave us a hope that we will Read more »
Almost 700 tusks were seized in Malayasia.
12th September 2011 Adrian Hiel
More often than not, we are left with only anecdotal evidence; stories and accounts which once combined, can still give us Read more »
13th June 2013
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
6th June 2013
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 »
3rd June 2013
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia. I Watch Video »
23rd May 2013
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
20th May 2013
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 »
10th May 2013
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers. This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
8th April 2013
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
4th April 2013
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum. If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
1st April 2013
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
18th February 2007
The results of a new Ipsos - MORI poll1, released today by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org), the League Against Cruel Sports, and the RSPCA, shows that despite the pro-hunt protestations, little has changed,  wi Read more »
13th February 2007
“While protesters and whalers clash, Japan’s “scientific” whaling program has already inflicted prolonged painful deaths on hundreds of whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary,” said Darren Kindleysides, IFAW Campaigns Read more »
9th February 2007
The multi-media installation will showcase IFAW’s award-winning photographic images of animals and people in a variety of habitats from around the globe. This educational exhibit is designed to appeal to viewers of all ages while underscorin Read more »
8th February 2007
The statement has been welcomed by IFAW as a sign of the growing opposition to Canada’s cruel commercial seal hunt, which is now the biggest marine mammal hunt in the world. During last year’s hunt more than 350,000 seals were killed a Read more »
8th February 2007
While claims have previously been made by the CITES (Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species) Secretariat that Japan no longer has significant involvement in the ivory trade industry, this 2.8 ton seizure clearly disproves such Read more »
7th February 2007
Ramage this week commences a series of trips to advance IFAW’s campaign against commercial whaling. He will be visiting Iceland from February 10 to 15, Washington, DC from February 26 to March 1, and Tokyo, Japan from March 14 to 20, meeting Read more »
1st February 2007
The Defra document, Protecting Whales - A global responsibility, was showcased at an event held yesterday on IFAW’s non-invasive marine research vessel, Song of the Whale. It is endorsed in a foreword by Prime Minister Tony Blair and the nat Read more »
29th January 2007
“The Commission’s reply provides a description of the current EU legislative framework applied to this issue and an analysis of how to possibly address the Parliament’s request”, said IFAW’s political campaigner in the Read more »
29th January 2007
The rhinos, female calves nicknamed Manasi and Roje, were rescued from the floodwaters that annually spill over the banks of the Brahmaputra River. The pair, both three years old, were rescued in the summer of 2004 and rehabilitated at the Center Read more »
IFAW‘s Approach to Dog and Cat Issues
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 »
The Economics of Japanese Whaling
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
2012 SOTW Azores Research USA cruise report March 13
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 »
Annual Report 2012
Annual report 2012 Read more »
World of Animals Issue 15
World of Animals Issue 15 Read more »
Criminal Nature: The Global Security Implications of the Illegal Wildlife Trade
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
IFAW WTO Seal briefing
The EU legislation being challenged by Canada and Norway is Regulation (EC) No. 1007/2009, also known as the “EU s Read more »
Final Seal Amicus Brief from IFAW and other NGOs
Final Seal Amicus Brief from IFAW and other NGOs. Read more »
Amicus Brief: European Communities — Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Ma
The preliminary submissions in this brief are aimed at correcting the misleading and incomplete manner in which Canada has ch Read more »
Donald Trump Jr. holds the tail of an elephant he presumably had just killed.
14th March 2012 by Jeffrey Flocken
I was horrified to see the pictures just released of Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric taken from an African safari the Read more »
Japan's Imperial Palace in downtown Tokyo.
13th March 2012 by Patrick Ramage
Wading through the past week’s non-stop media commemorations of 3/11 -- a devastating day that changed both the Read more »
Spotlight Russia: Case File - The killing of Amur tigers
12th March 2012 by Anna Fillipova
In 2008, Russia’s Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service (Rosprirodnadzor) toughened the penalties Read more »
photo © Idris Ahmed/IFAW-WTI
12th March 2012 by
Two orphaned rhinos--Maju and Raja--are on their way back to the wild in northeast India, after several years under the care Read more »
A map of Cameroon showing the areas where elephant carcasses have been found
12th March 2012 by
With up to 400 elephants already butchered for their ivory, soldiers were in a deadly battle with poachers last week to Read more »
Cameroon’s elephants: weep not too long, we need you to act.
9th March 2012 by Azzedine Downes
Faceless poachers and faceless elephants. One group scurrying away with their bloodied tusks, hoping to sell their grim Read more »
Slideshow: Maju and Raja, two young rhinos about to be relocated in India
9th March 2012 by Sashanka Barbaruah
The above slideshow contains photos of Maju and Raja, two young rhinos who were rehabilitated at the International Read more »
UPDATE: Mass dolphin stranding event has officially ended, yet strandings contin
8th March 2012 by Michael Booth
The mass stranding event of common dolphins in Cape Cod that started in January 12, 2012 officially Read more »
8th March 2012 by Elena Zharkova
Four bear cubs were brought to the International Fund for Animal Welfare bear rescue center from the Central Forest Nature 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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