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When the spring comes, the rains are not far behind. Yes, this is the season of pre- monsoon in Northeast India. Kaziranga Read more »
Elephants are capricious.
In fact, I’m beginning to suspect that after 40 years, the Amboseli elephants might well Read more »
I get asked a lot about why IFAW travels to the ice each year to document the commercial seal hunt. Many people Read more »
Two weeks ago today, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and our proud partners unveiled a new Apple iPad and iPhone Read more »
Spain's King Juan Carlos is facing criticism for taking a hunting trip in Botswana, reportedly costing $56,000, during Read more »
The recent news of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, having hunted an elephant in Botswana’s Okavango Delta region, is Read more »
We don’t meet or talk to criminals often. But that’s exactly what I did last November in Bangkok. At a meeting Read more »
Two weeks ago nine elephants were successfully fitted with satellite-radio tracking collars in Kenya’s vast Tsavo East Read more »
There is nothing more frustrating than being prepared to document the commercial seal hunt and being kept down by one thing 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 »
"The world's ocean and marine
wildlife are one of our Earth's most valuable treasures, yet today they face
more threats than ever before,” said Mr. DiCaprio, an Honorary IFAW Board
Member. “It's our responsibility to protect this vital Read more »
Regional and federal officials,
scientists and practitioners responsible for tiger conservation in the Russian
Far East will be joined at the Tiger Day events by representatives of the World
Bank, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), International Un Read more »
IFAW
(International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) played a vital role in
safeguarding the lives of more than 1,300 animals as a mandatory evacuation set
the stage for a massive exodus of both people and their pets. IFAW
worked together Read more »
On
August 18th, a flash flood resulting from a broken embankment on the
river Kosi in neighbouring Nepal swept away
thousands of human beings and animals with many villages wiped off the face of
the earth. Millions of people and cattle are stayin Read more »
This week, eBay launched WorldofGood.com, billing it as “a new e-commerce
marketplace” that offers “products that have a positive impact on people and the
planet.” This contrasts with eBay’s global policies which IFAW Read more »
“This is a huge win for humpback whales and all those who have worked for
more than four decades to protect them,” said Patrick Ramage, Global Whale
Program Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW -
www.ifaw.org). Read more »
‘This event appears to be a natural occurrence and has been seen 2 or 3 times
in the last 20 years, resulting in the death of thousands of birds. What really
took us by surprise this time is the huge increase in numbers’, said Valeria Read more »
The proposal, announced today (Wed) by EU Environment Commissioner Mr.
Stavros Dimas, comes after growing political opposition and a huge public outcry
in the European Union about the ongoing commercial hunts for young seals.
Opinion polls in EU M Read more »
The adult male seal was entangled in approximately 40 lbs of
heavy netting of unidentified origin that trailed seven feet down the length of
the animal. The team was able to attach a line to the entangling gear and bring
the animal to shore for an 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 »
On August 7th I was driving back home from a massive spay and neuter campaign in Playa del Carmen, worried because Hurricane Read more »
American actress Kristin Bauer van Straten plays a lethal vampire on television, but is even more deadly serious in her Read more »
This is a heart-wrenching and beautiful letter written by a woman whose lovely dog died yesterday in Bali.
The dog’s Read more »
When I was a child, the borders of my country were closed. I grew up in the Soviet Union and only the most privileged Read more »
As hundreds of flights landing and taking off at the new international airport in Kunming, Yunnan province in China, Read more »
The growing regional demand for having wild and exotic animals as pets fuels illegal wildlife trade in the Middle East. 886 Read more »
“This is a difficult battle, this conservation. We need to address the root cause and raise awareness for people to Read more »
If you wanted to ask an elephant a question, how would you go about it? One way would be to record an elephant’s call Read more »
The United Arab of Emirates’s Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) has announced a new regulation on importing 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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