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This post was filed by Shannon Walajtys, International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Response officer working with a Read more »
Report filed by Michael Booth currently in Tripoli, Libya deployed with the International Fund for Animal Weflare's ( Read more »
It was an astonishing sight: the lion cub, only 5 weeks old, was found living on a balcony in downtown Beirut. He weighed Read more »
UPDATED - 6.1.12 : The NOAA 2012 Hurricane Season Outlook has been released.
In their 2011 Hurricane Season Summary, FEMA Read more »
Much to our surprise, French Canadian media is reporting that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has recommended a Read more »
When the Japanese accented announcement at the end your 14 hour flight calls out your name and asks you to "see the Read more »
The recent seizure of 15 tons of elephant ivory is the largest recorded seizure in more than a decade. While congratulations Read more »
It’s cold. My breath is steaming and deep snow is crunching beneath my snowshoes. I’m accompanying a group of Read more »
This post was filed by Shannon Walajtys, International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Response officer working with a 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 »
On October 11th, 93.9 kg (207 lbs) of elephant ivory was
confiscated in Zambia. Again, on October 18th, 22 tusks were seized in Zimbabwe.
On October 12th, a man in British Columbia was prosecuted for illegally
importing 30,000 pieces of African el Read more »
Federal Minister Seehofer declared in March 2007 publicly that he wanted to
implement a national trade ban speedily as a legislative procedure on an
EU-level could take years. In a letter to IFAW in September 2007 though, Mr.
Seehofer declared tha Read more »
“This export should not have
taken place. It undermines the good reputation that the Solomon Islands
Government has built up since taking the decision to ban the export of live
dolphins in 2005. We implore the Government to reins Read more »
More than twenty representatives of fifteen non government organizations
(NGOs) from ten Latin American countries are meeting in Santiago de Chile from
October 15th to the 18th in order to coordinate strategies with a view toward
the 60th Annual M Read more »
Indeed, IFAW believes that special interests’ attempts to repeal China’s
domestic trade ban on tiger products remains the biggest threat not only to the
future of the South China tiger, but to the few remaining tigers in the wild of
Ch Read more »
In a move to show support from the highest levels of Tongan Society, the
evening will be hosted by the Her Royal Highness, Princess Salote Mafile’o
Pilolevu Tuita, whose father, the Late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV courageously
banned wha Read more »
Russia has fewer than 450-500 Amur (also known as Siberian
or Ussury) tigers in the wild, and no more than 35 Amur leopards. Historically,
fines in Russia for killing a tiger or leopard in Russia have been hopelessly
low - less than 2,000 rubles, Read more »
“Maximizing the sustainable use of the oceans and seas” is
one of the key objectives of the EU Maritime Policy. “IFAW is particularly
concerned that the expansion of economic activities at sea and/or in coastal
areas as envisaged Read more »
Under the proposed agreement, CCSN – including its
employees, volunteers, and expertise – has become part of IFAW. With a
staff of five and a dedicated corps of more than 350 local volunteers, CCSN
responds to 500-700 reports of 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 »
While the ivory wars of the 1980’s more than halved the African elephant population in a short decade, we’re Read more »
In a world of economic uncertainty, elephant ivory has become a new investment vehicle in China, which coincides with Read more »
An unprecedented surge in ivory seizures occurred
in 2011. Media reported that 5,259 elephant tusks
were seized worldwide Read more »
CEO Fred O’Regan, Siobhan Magnus and other IFAW staff discuss the 2012 Animal Action Awards.
There are three things I Read more »
The Northern Dogs team retraced our steps back to the first community again today so that Jessica and Karen could go into Read more »
The expansion of global communications and travel makes us much more aware of the plight of animals around the world.
Global Read more »
I have travelled to nearly all of the International Fund for Animal Welfare projects around the world, and have always been Read more »
As part of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Northern Dogs Project, a team of veterinarians, vet technicians Read more »
Through through the spring I was able twice to travel by train to the International Fund for Animal Welfare bear 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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