"A single elephant killed for its ivory is one too many." Join Leonardo DiCaprio in taking action for elephants.
Our best hope
IFAW’s education programmes empower young people and communities to take positive action for animals.
- Our Animal Action education programme reaches 7,000,000 young people in 15+ countries.
- Aboard our floating classrooms, children learn to respect and appreciate whales and other endangered marine wildlife.
- We teach community-based companion animal welfare from South Africa to Navajo Nation.
- We help local communities in Africa and Asia learn to live in harmony with wild animals.
Animal Action Education: Elephants, Never Forget
- New! Visit East Africa's Animal Action Art Gallery to enjoy the winning masterpieces of this year's "Elephants, Never Forget" calendar design competition
- Learn. Download our free Elephants, never forget programme
- Join. Take part in our family petition in Southern and Eastern Africa
- Nominate. Tell us why your hero should receive an Animal action award
- Connect. Learn how IFAW is supporting primary students in Burkina Faso on a journey towards better elephant conservation
Education news
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CEO Fred O’Regan, Siobhan Magnus and other IFAW staff discuss the 2012 Animal Action Awards.
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Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio joined IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today in calling for the world community to step up efforts to save elephants from poaching and the illegal ivory trade, which have escalate Read more »
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Song of the Whale, owned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) and o Read more »
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The market for dog meat isn Read more »
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The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Mid-year Meeting last week was a family affair.
CGI is an organization that brings Read more »
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