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Encouraging Korea to conserve whales
Encouraging Korea to chart a course towards whale conservation
11th September 2012 Patrick Ramage
Co-workers at the International Fund for Animal Welfare do a double-take when my friend and colleague Christine Jones calls Read more »
The value of the life of an animal is not self-evident to all
The value of the life of an animal is not self-evident to all
10th September 2012 Azzedine Downes
When it comes right down to it, our job at the International Fund for Animal Welfare is to save the lives of animals.  Read more »
Queen guitarist Brian May and IFAW's Freddie the Fox at the UK Wildlife Rocks.
Queen’s Brian May, Freddie the Fox and fans of both gather to celebrate wildlife, stand-up to protect the badger
10th September 2012 Clare Sterling
A cathedral full of Queen fans and animal welfare supporters can mean only one thing – an event staged by legendary Read more »
IUCN World Conservation Congress: a challenge on valuing nature, for what it’s w
IUCN World Conservation Congress: a challenge on valuing nature, for what it’s worth
7th September 2012 Sheryl Fink
From September 6-15, the IUCN World Conservation Congress is taking place in Jeju, South Korea. This congress takes place Read more »
WATCH: True Blood star Kristin Bauer with IFAW in Amboseli National Park
6th September 2012 Kristin Bauer
I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro. It has been a spectacular journey Read more »
A youngster feeding in Amboseli Park, Kenya. c. IFAW/K. Brannon
Spotlight Europe: East meets East to find common ground in the fight to protect elephants
5th September 2012 Rikkert Reijnen
This week International Fund for Animal Welfare staff participated in a unique event bringing together government officials Read more »
A few questions for our latest campaigner, Sharon Livermore
A few questions for our latest campaigner, Sharon Livermore
5th September 2012 Sharon Livermore
Our internal editorial team took a few minutes to welcome Sharon Livermore, our latest campaign hire, with a few questions Read more »
Katniss letting me touch her for the first time.
Canadian Northern Dogs: learning a little something from our four feral friends
4th September 2012 Janice Hannah
Since 2002, each year IFAW’s Northern Dogs Project takes a team of vets and educators to remote and underserved Read more »
One of the VIDAS clinic patients
SLIDESHOW: VIDAS clinic in Playa del Carmen spares community from unwanted dogs and cats
4th September 2012 Erika Flores
It is such an incredible experience to be part of the VIDAS clinic. Even though hurricane Ernesto slowed one of clinic days Read more »
At South Africa's Athlone School, children with special needs get a chance to learn about animals
17th December 2012
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
VIDEO: Three orphaned tiger cubs rescued in Far East Russia
14th December 2012
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
Watch: Wildlife Rescue Centre in India celebrates 10th anniversary
3rd December 2012
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Watch Video »
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Advocating for the power of youth at the Conference on Biodiversity
16th October 2012
In the video above, Peter Pueschel, International Fund for Animal Welfare Programme Director, describes the massive impact Watch Video »
WATCH: heartwarming return of an elephant calf to her mum, and a word of thanks
15th October 2012
Editor’s note – This email of thanks came in from Dr. Vicki Fishlock, a member of the Amboseli Trust for Watch Video »
Hard to believe we’re celebrating Animal Action Week’s twentieth anniversary
1st October 2012
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Watch Video »
WATCH: Marine Mammal Rescue Rehabilitated Seal Release
27th September 2012
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, an entangled juvenile seal who came to be known Watch Video »
WATCH: True Blood star Kristin Bauer with IFAW in Amboseli National Park
6th September 2012
I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro. It has been a spectacular journey Watch Video »
Norway harpoons efforts to recognise whaling as threat to whales at international forum
25th November 2011
An intergovernmental conservation body representing more than 100 countries has failed to recognise whaling as a threat to whale conservation following objections from Norway, one of the last three countries still killing whales for commercial reason Read more »
Whales Are David to Oil And Gas Goliaths
15th November 2011
The release of its Browse Basin LNG environmental impact statement by oil and gas giant, Woodside, exposes the inadequacies of the Australian Government’s Bioregional Planning process for the North-west Marine Region, according to IFAW (Interna Read more »
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 »
IFAW Australia Mail-In Donation Form
IFAW Australia Mail-In Donation Form
1st January 2008
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No Mast Kalandar
No Mast Kalandar
1st January 2008
The beginning to the end of dancing with bears Read more »
Made in China Farming Tigers to Extinctions
Made in China Farming Tigers to Extinctions
1st December 2007
Traditional Chinese Medicine has made contribution to human health historically, but it is also a learning and adaptive proce Read more »
On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice
1st December 2007
The Precarious State of Arctic Marine Mammals in the United States Due to Global Warming Read more »
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations Fo
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations For Whale Conservation
18th October 2007
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations For Whale Conservation Read more »
Bidding for Extinction
Bidding for Extinction
1st October 2007
The Internet has become the world’s biggest marketplace, one that is open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a wee Read more »
An Illustrated Guide to the Tools used to Kill Seals in Canada’s Commercial Seal
An Illustrated Guide to the Tools used to Kill Seals in Canada’s Commercial Seal Hunt
1st September 2007
This document describes the various tools used for killing seals in Canada's commercial seal hunt. The MMR, and the informati Read more »
Using DNA to track the origin of the largest ivory seizure since the 1989 trade
Using DNA to track the origin of the largest ivory seizure since the 1989 trade ban
2nd August 2007
The illegal ivory trade recently intensified to the highest levels ever reported. Policing this trafficking has been hampered Read more »
Restoring Meru National Park 2000 - 2005
Restoring Meru National Park 2000 - 2005
30th June 2007
For the first time in 10 years, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has deemed it safe to deploy a warden-in-charge for Kara Nationa Read more »
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Resist the urge to kill Great White Sharks
3rd October 2012 by Sharon Livermore
What comes to mind when you think of sharks?   Jaws?   Blood thirsty predators? Well for me, sharks have always Read more »
SLIDESHOW: Russian animal welfare fans celebrate the tiger
SLIDESHOW: Russian animal welfare fans celebrate the tiger
2nd October 2012 by Anna Fillipova
The International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW leads a program for the protection of tigers in the world. In the Far East, Read more »
ATE reinforces wells with concrete to prevent small elephants getting stuck, but
We are the village: elephant researchers turn rescuers in Amboseli
2nd October 2012 by Vicki Fishlock
That famous African saying “it takes a village to raise a child” is very apt when we’re talking about Read more »
A rare sight on Cape Cod: a leatherback turtle strands
A rare sight on Cape Cod: a leatherback turtle strands
2nd October 2012 by Brian Sharp
It’s not often an endangered leatherback turtle strands itself on a beach in Massachusetts. In fact, according to Read more »
Poachers claim five rhinos in three days in Northeast India
Poachers claim five rhinos in three days in Northeast India
2nd October 2012 by
Five rare rhinos have been brutally poached last week near Kaziranga National Park in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Read more »
Leonardo DiCaprio Kicks Off IFAW’s Animal Action Week
Leonardo DiCaprio Kicks Off IFAW’s Animal Action Week
1st October 2012 by
Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio joined IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today in Read more »
Hard to believe we’re celebrating Animal Action Week’s twentieth anniversary
1st October 2012 by Azzedine Downes
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Read more »
What vets can do to help Australia's native wildlife
What vets can do to help Australia's native wildlife
27th September 2012 by Josey Sharrad
As I’m discovering, Australia is a pretty unique country.  Did you know that we have an astounding one million Read more »
Elephants - too few or too many? Martin Meredith has a clear answer.
Book review: "The African Elephant" by Martin Meredith
27th September 2012 by Dr. Ralf (Perry) Sonntag
I get involved in elephant discussions over and over again. During all those discussions one party insists that there are 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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