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This post was filed by Nana Grosse-Woodley from the International Fund for Animal Welfare office in East Africa. Due to Read more »
30th June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
This post was filed by Nana Grosse-Woodley from the International Fund for Animal Welfare office in East Africa. There Read more »
29th June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
The post was submitted by Liz Wamba, a staff member of the International Fund for Animal Welfare's East Africa office Read more »
28th June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
The following is an update from Eduardo Santurtun, an International Fund for Animal Welfare veterinary team member working Read more »
25th June 2010 Fred O'Regan
This is a repost of the original L.A. Times "Unleashed" Blog post from June, 2010. We've invited a panel of experts on Read more »
23rd June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
This post comes in from the Project Manager of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Dog and Cat Rescue Project in Read more »
21st June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's Christina Pretorius writes this concluding blog having returned from Prince Read more »
18th June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
This post is provided by Christina Pretorius of the International Fund for Animal Welfare who will spend the next few days Read more »
17th June 2010 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
This post is provided by Christina Pretorius of the International Fund for Animal Welfare who will spend the next few days Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
28th March 2013
Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their Watch Video »
18th March 2013
I was completely shocked to hear that 86 elephants were killed close to the Chad border with Cameroon and their ivory Watch Video »
  A video update from Geneva, Switzerland on Canada's WTO challenge to the EU seal import ban by IFAW's EU Watch Video »
15th March 2013
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
4th August 2005
“The support we have received from Zodiac has been invaluable in our efforts to save hundreds of oiled seabirds throughout the world and to protect endangered whales. We are gratified by Zodiac’s commitment as a pioneering, responsible Read more »
4th August 2005
This year’s conference, hosted by Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, brings together 250 of the world’s leading professional oiled wildlife responders to collaborate on oil spill prevention initiatives, contingency planning and oile Read more »
2nd August 2005
“It is very disappointing that an elephant was nearly killed by poachers within a protected nature reserve,” said Dr. Zhang Li IFAW’s Director of China, “Stronger measures must be taken to tackle wildlife poaching in the nat Read more »
28th July 2005
Taronga and Melbourne zoos also agreed to not move the eight Asian elephants from Thailand until an appeal has been completed.    IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare), RSPCA Australia and Humane Society International (HS Read more »
18th July 2005
Ecomessage, a new Interpol reporting system designed in collaboration with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org), allows real-time access to wildlife crime information among law enforcement agencies worldwide. Ecomessage Read more »
13th July 2005
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) and African sanctuaries caring for orphaned great apes welcomed the 2005 edition of the International Gorilla Studbook, which is compiled through information submitted by the zoos an Read more »
13th July 2005
"Working on the ground in 15 countries around the world has given IFAW an opportunity to help many states build their wildlife law enforcement capacity," said Executive Vice President Azzedine Downes, "the Arab League's efforts to enforce CITES re Read more »
7th July 2005
The Magellanic penguins were released by one of the network’s organizations, Fundacion Mundo Marino, in Argentina. More releases are expected in upcoming weeks. “Since May more than 60 penguins have been cared for, but historically, lat Read more »
6th July 2005
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) had earlier urged the Icelandic government to reject this quota, recommended by Iceland's Marine Research Institute several weeks ago, and call an end to so-called scientific whaling. A joint state Read more »
IFAW‘s Approach to Dog and Cat Issues
As domesticated animals, dogs and cats rely on us for the basic care that is essential for their health and well-being. At Read more »
The Economics of Japanese Whaling
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
2012 SOTW Azores Research USA cruise report March 13
The IFAW research vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW) left the Azores at the beginning of May bound for the north-east coast of t Read more »
CA Audited Financials
Financial Statements For the Year Ended June 30, 2012 Read more »
Annual Report 2012
Annual report 2012 Read more »
World of Animals Issue 15
World of Animals Issue 15 Read more »
Criminal Nature: The Global Security Implications of the Illegal Wildlife Trade
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
IFAW WTO Seal briefing
The EU legislation being challenged by Canada and Norway is Regulation (EC) No. 1007/2009, also known as the “EU s Read more »
Final Seal Amicus Brief from IFAW and other NGOs
Final Seal Amicus Brief from IFAW and other NGOs. Read more »
8th November 2011 by Matt Collis
If you thought that the illegal ivory trade was something that happened in far away places in Africa and Asia, then the news Read more »
8th November 2011 by Shannon Walajtys
I was out in California recently and was able to pay a quick visit to the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (LARC) down near LA Read more »
8th November 2011 by Elizabeth Wamba
I bought my first mobile phone in 2000. It cost $150 for the handset and $15 for a sim card — quite a fortune then! It Read more »
8th November 2011 by Nathan Herschler
The overall theme of this meeting, as the German Environment Minister just said via videolink, is to “Act Now.” Read more »
Taobao.com is the largest auction site in Asia.
7th November 2011 by Grace Ge Gabriel
With more than 800 million product listings and more than 370 million registered users, Taobao Marketplace is the largest Read more »
7th November 2011 by Shannon Walajtys
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) relies on our Emergency Relief Network of animal welfare organizations and Read more »
1st November 2011 by
IFAW’s SOTW team uses non-harmful research methods such as photo-identification and passive acoustics with underwater Read more »
Whale research vessel sets sail to survey marine mammals in the North Sea
1st November 2011 by
IFAW’s SOTW team uses non-harmful research methods such as photo-identification and passive acoustics with underwater Read more »
28th October 2011 by Kelvin Alie
From the production's description: "As a whole, the world's five species of rhinos make up the most critically 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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