"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! IFAW South Africa has partnered with E-Classroom to bring you All About Elephants, a worksheet set for preschool educators and primary students across the country!
- Learn. Download our free Elephants, never forget programme
- Join. Take part in our family petition and elephant “ribbon” campaign
- Nominate. Tell us why your hero should receive an Animal action award
- Help. Help IFAW help animals. Join our Everyday hero Australia campaign
- Connect. Learn how IFAW is supporting primary students in Burkina Faso on a journey towards better elephant conservation
Education news
I found a way to help, by becoming a wildlife carer:
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After weeks of increasingly frenzied activity, boat maintenance, construction and testing of hydrophones, R/V Song of the Read more »
I grew up in South Africa with a German mother. Germans are notoriously adventurous and very fond of any adventure that is Read more »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Watch Video »
CEO Fred O’Regan, Siobhan Magnus and other IFAW staff discuss the 2012 Animal Action Awards.
There are three things I Watch Video »
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 »
A state-of-the-art whale research vessel has returned to Icelandic waters to carry out further vital, non-invasive research on whales and their behaviour.
Song of the Whale, owned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) and o Read more »
IFAW’s, (the International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org) research vessel, The Song of the Whale is contributing to one of the most comprehensive whale studies in the world - conducting critical research to help save whales from collisi Read more »
This week seven International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) Action Awards are being presented to Australians from around the country who have made an outstanding contribution to animal welfare.
This international accolade recogn Read more »
It’s been more than 40 years since a small group of concerned citizens banded together to stop Canada’s cruel com Read more »
The Song of the Whale, IFAW’s research vessel, is designed to carry out noninvasive research to inform conservation, us Read more »
“Li Dongbao (a pseudonym), 33, has been collecting ivory decorations and accessories for six years.
But last August Read more »
Australia Day is fast approaching and we are all no doubt relishing the idea of having the day off to spend with family and Read more »
The UK’s National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) has been at the forefront of the fight to protect animals from criminals Read more »
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 »




