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When we released our review on the impact of recreational boats around whales and dolphins on Tuesday we expected some media Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare welcomed the announcement by the World Organisation for Animal Health, the OIE, Read more »
We frequently receive correspondence from International Fund for Animal Welfare supporters when they travel oversees and are Read more »
Very quietly and without the usual PR fanfare the NSW Government has listed the southern right whale as endangered in NSW. Read more »
IFAW offices around the world gathered video messages from young people for protecting the last wild tigers. These youth Watch Video »
I wanted to share this video with you from the International Fund for Animal Welfare's prevention of wildlife trade Watch Video »
IFAW President and CEO Fred O'Regan at the Marinsky Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia addressing the delegates of the Watch Video »
In this video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a collection of IFAW senior staff and our CEO Fred O Watch Video »
Sri Lankan authorities said they seized around 350 illegal elephant tusks weighing nearly 1.5 tons in Colombo port on Tuesday – marking the single biggest ivory haul in the island nation. As authorities around the globe work to bring these culp Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) has welcomed the news that Iceland has called an end to the cruel practice of harpooning endangered fin whales.
Kristjan Loftsson, the lone Icelandic whaler responsible for killing Read more »
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) welcomes the Environment Minister's announcement today listing certain koala populations on the national list of threatened species.
Isabel McCrea, IFAW Australia Director said this is a Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW, www.ifaw.org) is calling for Environment Minister Tony Burke to list koalas as a threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act). Minister Burke is due Read more »
A new nationwide survey shows that 77 percent of Americans across the political spectrum agree that Congress and the Administration should adopt a broad whale conservation program, and 89 percent believe that the U.S. should help enforce the global b Read more »
Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives that would prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats. The “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act,” introduced by Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) a 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 are Read more »
The Wildlife Interaction Plan enables municipalities to develop and implement practical community-based approaches for foster Read more »
This action encourages municipalities to work in partnership with schools, state agencies, and other community organizations Read more »
A Companion Animal Management Plan is a tool for Municipalities to establish humane, efficient, and effective solutions to co Read more »
When we released our review on the impact of recreational boats around whales and dolphins on Tuesday we expected some media Read more »
Sri Lankan authorities said they seized around 350 illegal elephant tusks weighing nearly 1.5 tons in Colombo port on Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare welcomed the announcement by the World Organisation for Animal Health, the OIE, Read more »
We frequently receive correspondence from International Fund for Animal Welfare supporters when they travel oversees and are Read more »
