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In May 2006, Hong Kong Customs foiled another attempt to smuggle ivory into main
30th October 2012 Grace Ge Gabriel
The recent confiscation of 3.8 tonnes of elephant ivory tusks in Hong Kong reminds me of another ivory seizure also made by Read more »
IFAW acting CEO Azzedine Downes & the Chairman of Maasai Community Group Ranch t
30th October 2012 Steve Njumbi
Amboseli is world famous for many reasons; its elephants, popularised through movies and research by Dr. Cynthia Moss, who Read more »
Ivory seizures from Kenya: Festering Sore in Wildlife Haven
26th October 2012 James Isiche
Barely three months have gone since the last ivory seizure and now we have another large one in Asia that is implicating Read more »
SLIDESHOW: Hope and sustenance to thousands of animals in Pakistan
26th October 2012 Shannon Walajtys
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) continues to support relief efforts in Pakistan as monsoon flooding Read more »
One of the younger volunteers at the spay and neuter clinic in Cozumel.
25th October 2012 Erika Flores
The International Fund for Animal Welfare works closely with communities to understand their needs and develop tailored Read more »
Kids look on as the Jungle Theatre Co. performs “A Dogs Life”.
24th October 2012 Lisa Cant-Haylett
In Northern Sotho, the word Bosasa means “the future” and in this instance, it also happens to be the name of a Read more »
Senate recommendations on a grey seal cull: the good, the bad, the outrageous
24th October 2012 Sheryl Fink
The Canadian Senate, our Senate, has just released its report on the “management” of grey seal populations on Read more »
The author talking with Dubai's TV ONE about the crisis facing the world's shark
23rd October 2012 Dr. Ralf (Perry) Sonntag
Recently, I participated in the Shark Conservation in Arabia Workshop in Dubai, held in collaboration with the UAE Ministry Read more »
Recently, representatives from INTERPOL and other major NGOs joined together in
23rd October 2012 Kelvin Alie
Representatives from Washington D.C.-based non-governmental organizations gathered at the International Fund for Animal Read more »
23rd May 2013
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
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 »
26th June 2011
The rescue, transport and release of the Grizzlies is part of a unique cooperative pilot project between the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), the Northern Lights Wildlife Society (NLWS – www.wildlifeshetler.com Read more »
23rd June 2011
Despite a global ban on whaling, Japan has continued to hunt whales using a loophole which allows ‘scientific’ whaling. There is no valuable science which arises from ‘scientific’ whaling—just valuable whale meat which i Read more »
21st June 2011
Manas – a biodiversity hotspot that serves as a National Park, a Tiger Reserve and an Elephant Reserve, was listed as a World Heritage site in 1985. In 1992, amidst the civil unrest of the 1980s and 90s, Manas was declared ‘in danger Read more »
20th June 2011
The elephants were killed by camel-riding poachers in the south-west region of Chad, on the border with Cameroon, between Monday 13th and Friday 17th June. The Chad army was unable to prevent the killings. The killings bring to at least 170 the numb Read more »
14th June 2011
“We are truly grateful for the tremendous support we are receiving from our community including Sheila FitzGerald and Arpad Voros of the Old Yarmouth Inn on the recent seal deaths,” said Katie Moore, manager of IFAW’s marine mammal Read more »
8th June 2011
“Takes note of the recent legal developments regarding the EU's ban on seal products, in particular Canada’s request to the WTO for the establishment of a formal dispute resolution panel; and expresses its strong hope that Canada will wit Read more »
8th June 2011
Fewer than 50 boats participated in the 2011 seal hunt, and only 38,000 seals have been reported killed with a landed value of under $750,000.  In spite of a smaller-scale hunt, the video evidence confirms that the Canadian government and the se Read more »
6th June 2011
On Saturday a handler at the Knysna Elephant Park, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, was attacked by a bull elephant leaving him with injuries so grievous that one of his legs had to be surgically amputated. In June 2005 the same elephant Read more »
3rd June 2011
Launching tomorrow (Saturday) with the slogan ‘Meet Us Don’t Eat Us’, the project by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org) and the Icelandic Whale Watching Association (Icewhale), encourages tourists to enjoy wha Read more »
An Investigation of the Effects of Uncertainty on Canadian Harp Seal Management
This study investigates the behaviour of the Canadian government's current management procedures for harp seals. These pr Read more »
Caught in the Web Read more »
Global climate drives southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) population dyna
Sea surface temperature (SST) time-series from the southwest Atlantic and the El Nin˜o 4 region in the western Pacific Read more »
The purpose of the present study was to assess the variability in sea ice cover on the east coast of Canada during the breedi Read more »
1 Analysis of the Chinese Ivory Registration and Certification System
Conclusions: Loopholes compounded by lack of enforcement resources and capacities mean that China's system and its im Read more »
This report updates and expands the Third Millennium Foundation’s (3MF) 2002 “Briefing on Japan’s ‘Vo Read more »
Annual Report 2004 Read more »
Elephants on the High Street: An investigation into ivory trade in the UK
For this report, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) monitored the trade in ivory within, out of and into the Un Read more »
In Defence of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
The status, accomplishments and future of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary for Whales (SOSW), established by the International Wh Read more »
IFAW's Approach to Dog and Cat Issues
6th February 2013 by
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 »
Download IFAW's new economic report on Japanese scientific whaling.
5th February 2013 by Patrick Ramage
Read the report above, using the Issuu.com reader, click EXPAND to enter full screen mode. Two decades ago this year I Read more »
CNN video report: illegal ivory trade linked to organized crime, military confli
5th February 2013 by Azzedine Downes
This informative report from Christiane Amanpour at CNN aired while I was in Beijing, China for a week of strategy meetings Read more »
Japanese Whaling Photos and Video for Press
5th February 2013 by
Preview images here:   Open publication - Free publishing - More economy   High resolution hand-out images Read more »
New research reveals true cost of Japanese whaling
5th February 2013 by
In a report published today, The Economics of Japanese Whaling, IFAW shows how the Japanese government even diverted tsunami Read more »
Shock and horror as baby grey seals found bludgeoned and frozen
4th February 2013 by Sheryl Fink
Everyone at the International Fund for Animal Welfare is deeply saddened by last week's news that the 50 seals found Read more »
A polar bear female with two cubs, about nine months old, on drifting ice
1st February 2013 by Sheryl Fink
Things are starting to heat up for polar bears, in more ways than one. The United States, backed by the Russian Federation, Read more »
Fighting the underground trade in ivory, one collector at a time
30th January 2013 by Grace Ge Gabriel
“Li Dongbao (a pseudonym), 33, has been collecting ivory decorations and accessories for six years. But last August Read more »
Polar bear © IFAW/U. Golman/www.urigolman.com.
29th January 2013 by
85 percent Support Appendix I Listing Under CITES, 72 percent Disapprove of Canadian Government Plans to Oppose the Ban A 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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