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A growing number of Asian consumers are opposed to the cruel commercial slaughte
2013 off to a great start as Taiwan bans seal products
10th January 2013 Sheryl Fink
Some great news to start off 2013, as Taiwan passed legislation this week to close its markets to marine mammal products, Read more »
Minister Tony Burke needs to answer some key questions on oil and gas exploratio
Minister Tony Burke needs to answer some key questions on oil and gas exploration
8th January 2013 Matt Collis
Back in October last year, we highlighted the controversial application by Bight Petroleum to explore for oil and gas in the Read more »
Wintering brown bear cubs Zahar and Pippi at the IFAW Bear Rescue Center in Bubo
Spotlight Russia: hibernating bears welcome the New Year
4th January 2013 Elena Zharkova
This post was originally filed by Mila Danilova in our Russian office. -- EZ Two wintering bear cubs named Zahar (male) and Read more »
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a crossroads
Spotlight Amboseli: help needed as the Maasai community turns a vital corner
27th December 2012 Bernard. M. Tulito
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a cross road - to adopt the changes and survive or ignore them Read more »
Animal Action winners
The year in review
27th December 2012 Isabel McCrea
And so this is Christmas…or almost. I’m sitting at my desk with only a couple of hours to go before I pack up Read more »
A feral Katrina refugee gets a new lease on life as a barn cat
Last ones out: wild animal sanctuary’s feral cats finally find new homes
24th December 2012 Gail A Brunzo
The Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO) in Northwest San Antonio Texas was forced to close due to a financial crisis.  The Read more »
Northern Dogs Project Update: The Final Four feral pups each find forever homes
Northern Dogs slideshow: the "Final Four" feral pups each find forever homes
21st December 2012 Janice Hannah
Since 2002, each year the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Northern Dogs Project takes a team of vets and Read more »
Southern Right whales (mother and calf) at Logan’s Beach, Warrnambool c. M. Wats
Great Ocean Road: another whale hotspot in peril
21st December 2012 Sharon Livermore
Last month The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) marine team held information sessions for local communities on Read more »
The year in review
The year in review
21st December 2012 Isabel McCrea
And so this is Christmas…or almost. I’m sitting at my desk with only a couple of hours to go before I pack up Read more »
WATCH: CEO Azzedine Downes on commitment and trust in a vision for animals
13th June 2013
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
I Found A Way to rescue a stray Mexican dog
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 »
IFAW finds a way to rehabilitate and release an Amur tiger
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 »
First ever NGO, INTERPOL agreement establishes partnership to fight wildlife crime
23rd May 2013
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
In our fight to protect Africa’s elephants, rangers are our most precious allies
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 »
Bear attacking monkey video from Chinese wild animal park begs big questions
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 »
WATCH: mother rhino and little one reunited in India
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 »
In Paris, even dead elephants aren't safe from ivory poachers
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 »
WATCH: incredibly cute orphaned Russian bear cub takes her first steps
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 »
400,000 Bali street dogs to be saved in rabies control project
21st September 2010
“This program will save hundreds of thousands of lives—both dogs and humans,” said Kate Atema, IFAW Director of Companion Animals Programs. IFAW is supporting the initiative which is being led by the World Society for the Protection Read more »
IFAW, NSALA Save Unwanted Dogs from Canada “Dog Shoot”
27th July 2010
IFAW’s Northern Dogs Project team was in a remote Canadian community providing vital veterinary care and humane education when concerned community members alerted IFAW’s team that due to concerns about the number of roaming dogs, unwanted Read more »
Ocean noise poses grave threat to marine mammals: IFAW urges action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises
3rd December 2008
A report released today by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Ocean Noise: Turn it down, showed that, in recent decades, ocean noise created by human activities has risen dramatically, posing a major threat to many marine mammals. Nois Read more »
Fatal Flaw: The inadequacies of Japan’s ivory trade controls
Fatal Flaw: The inadequacies of Japan’s ivory trade controls
IFAW believes that the Standing Committee's (SC) decision on designating Japan as a "trading partner" for the o Read more »
Q & A Internet Trade
Q & A Internet Trade
The Internet is a rapidly expanding global marketplace. Its anonymity and unregulated nature provide almost limitless opportu Read more »
Q & A Traditional medicine
Q & A Traditional medicine
Chinese culture and traditional lore are deeply intertwined with beliefs over the curative powers of animals, and the use of Read more »
Variation in Ice Cover on the East Coast of Canada, February-March, 1969-2006: I
Variation in Ice Cover on the East Coast of Canada, February-March, 1969-2006: Implications for harp and hooded seals
While sea ice cover has varied cyclically since 1969, nine of the past eleven years(1996-2006) have been characterized by bel Read more »
2007 Atlantic Sealing Regulatory Review Comments from IFAW
2007 Atlantic Sealing Regulatory Review Comments from IFAW
In response to DFO's request for input on the 2007 Atlantic Sealing Regulatory Review, and following our meeting of 5 Februar Read more »
Tiger Trade Facts & Fallacies
Tiger Trade Facts & Fallacies
This document was prepared in collaboration with the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Conservation Internati Read more »
Chronic Oil Pollution in Europe: A Status Report
Chronic Oil Pollution in Europe
IFAW is proud to release this comprehensive report investigating the true scale of chronic oiling in EU waters and its impact Read more »
Trading Tusks: An Investigation into Elephant Management and Ivory Trade in Sout
Trading Tusks: An Investigation into Elephant Management and Ivory Trade in Southern Africa
The findings and conclusions outlined in this report are the results of extensive research, including 63 interviews, conducte Read more »
Scientific paper on Kruger National Park elephant culling debate
Conservation Science and Elephant Management in Southern Africa
The prevailing increase in elephant numbers across areas of southern Africa raises concern for their impact on biological div Read more »
Download the "Elephants & Ivory" PDF now.
DOWNLOAD: "Elephants & Ivory" highlights stubborn hurdles still remaining in elephant conservation
1st March 2013 by Dr. David M. Lavigne
Open publication - Free publishing - More facts MOBILE and TABLET users: browse Elephants & Ivory by Read more »
VIDEO: Geneva update on Canada’s WTO challenge to the EU seal import ban
1st March 2013 by Sonja Van Tichelen
Last week I represented the International Fund for Animal Welfare at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Read more »
Oversight on a seismic scale as Minister approves oil and gas exploration in a Victorian whale hotspot
1st March 2013 by
IFAW is astounded by the decision published today by Environment Minister, Tony Burke, to allow seismic testing to take Read more »
Groups Applaud Federal Appeals Court Upholding Endangered Species Act Listing fo
Groups Applaud Federal Appeals Court Upholding Endangered Species Act Listing for Polar Bears
1st March 2013 by
A coalition of groups is applauding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to reject a Read more »
Poachers slaughtered at least 200 elephants for their tusks in Cameroon during a
At this CITES, let’s get down to the real business for elephants
28th February 2013 by Jason Bell
At this year’s 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16) to the Convention on International Trade in Read more »
IFAW’s DVM Erika Flores providing emergency assistance to the margay.
In Mexico, mistaking an injured margay for a jaguar is still nothing to treat lightly
28th February 2013 by Joaquin de la Torre
It was the middle of December around 7 pm, and I was heading to a meeting when I received a call from Erika Flores telling Read more »
ELEPHANTS & IVORY
ELEPHANTS & IVORY
28th February 2013 by
Modern elephants are the last surviving members of a once diverse and widely distributed group of mammals known as Read more »
From left: Iregi Mwenja, Jim Nyamu of the Elephant Neighbor’s Center, and Steve
Spotlight Kenya: braving blisters and blistering heat to save elephants
26th February 2013 by Steve Njumbi
Jim Nyamu cut a lonely figure these last two weeks, as he trekked nearly 500 kms from coastal Mombasa inland to Nairobi, in Read more »
Having eleven different nationalities and cultures represented during our road t
Community road test proves small changes for animals can facilitate broad outcomes
22nd February 2013 by Rebecca Brimley
Here at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, we have long wanted to extend our impact for dogs and cats beyond our 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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