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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 »
It is quite some achievement if you have ever met an Australian who has been to the Ningaloo or Kimberley coasts and who Read more »
Okay, so these adages are well-worn or possibly even trite. However, they resonate with me today as we launch the Read more »
Burty was one such pup who arrived at the clinic in August, brought him by his owners who live in an area called 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 »
Before the vote IFAW-Staff emphasized their demand for a ban with a giant
inflatable seal in front of the Parliament in Vienna. Politicians of the Green
Party and the Socialdemocratic Party were present to show their support.
Following Croatia, Ita Read more »
There are currently more than 10,000 captive big cats, such as tigers and
lions, held captive in the U.S. In recent years, captive big cats have killed
more than a dozen people and injured more than 50 people. Many big cats are
owned by individual Read more »
IFAW will have their own dedicated channel on green.tv. IFAW’s channel
will be launched at the annual TV industry get-together in Cannes, MIP TV, where
green.tv tops the bill as part of the opening session 'Can Green TV be Primetime
TV Read more »
With a staff of only five individuals and a dedicated corps of more than 300
local volunteers, CCSN responds to 500-700 reports of stranded marine mammals
each year. Under the proposed agreement, CCSN, including its employees,
volunteers, and expe Read more »
New U.S. poll results on attitudes toward whaling show the vast majority of the
American public opposes commercial whaling and supports greater protection for
whales, while polling data from Japan shows that a sizeable majority of the
Japanese pub Read more »
Kyokuyo is a multinational seafood conglomerate that got its start in the 1930s
as a whaling company operating in the Antarctic. Although it sold its stock in
the Government of Japan’s whaling fleet last year, Kyokuyo has not cut its
connect Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today announced that the last
opportunity to move the gorillas during optimal weather conditions – essential
for the welfare of the animals – had passed. The next opportu Read more »
Dubai is a major regional and global travel and commercial hub that offers IFAW
the opportunity to reach a large and diverse audience with its awareness
building and educational programs. Further, the U.A.E.’s regional and global
leadership Read more »
The team traveled by plane and helicopter and observed a single sealing vessel
as it began hunting seals on the opening day of the Gulf hunt. As expected,
sealers were shooting at seals on small ice pans from their boat. “What we saw
today w 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 »
IFAW and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) collared nine elephants, six males and three females, in Tsavo East and West Read more »
This footage of the dolphin stranding in Brazil is amazing.
This is a rare event for this area, unlike here on Cape Read more »
Markets for seal products are disappearing, and seals need protection from threats like climate change more than ever Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says that by setting a Total Allowable Catch of 400,000 harp seals, Canada Read more »
Some 10,000 to 20,000 big cats are kept captive by private owners in the U.S. The exact number is a mystery because there Read more »
In the terrible 2009 drought that precipitated our collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to begin our Read more »
YouTube has selected IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) to be a member of its first official Read more »
In an epic operation starting today, ten elephants in Tsavo East and West National Parks will be collared using satellite Read more »
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In the news
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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