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February 6th
Jenny Smith has been a wildlife carer for 20 years and her specialty is wallabies. She has spent most of her Read more »
UPDATED VIDEO: 7.21.11 - In this overview video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, several members of Read more »
Just days after our "final" post on the Australia flooding response, I find myself in Queensland with Tania Duratovic Read more »
This post was filed by International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Relief officer Gail A 'Brunzo, who is on site in Read more »
IFAW Disaster Response Manager, Dick Green, is closely monitoring the floods in Australia and has a team ready to deploy, he Read more »
I have to say I was hoping for more at the climate talks in Cancun, Mexico. To be there as, unexpectedly, the parties ( Read more »
A disaster is looming at the climate change negotiations relating to the way countries are allowed to account for greenhouse Read more »
Monday, was a dark day for lions in South Africa, as our Supreme Court upheld an appeal that effectively puts captive lions Read more »
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WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers.
This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum.
If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their Watch Video »
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 »
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
Take a moment to watch this video on the recent elephant collaring in Amboseli and learn more of IFAW’s partnership Watch Video »
The oil spill reached shore on January 28 and has spread to affect more than
50 kilometers of coastline around Ristna, Estonia. To date, more than 2,000 dead
birds have washed up on the beach. IFAW estimates an additional 10,000 seabirds
are at ri Read more »
IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare), RSPCA Australia and Humane
Society International (HSI) appealed the decision by the Environment Minister,
Senator Ian Campbell, to approve the import permits for the elephants.
“While we would Read more »
“These draft regulations are a good first step, but only address public
contact with dangerous animals at licensed wildlife sanctuaries. IFAW will be
working to ensure animals and people are protected at every big cat facility
across the cou Read more »
Xishuangbanna, the last remaining rainforest in China, is home to 200 Asian
elephants. Unfortunately, human development including farming and deforestation
is creating human-elephant conflict in the region.“I know elephants have lived around Read more »
IFAW currently has offices in 15 countries and an international headquarters
in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. The appointment of Mr. Wetstone initiates the
process of establishing a major new U.S. presence, including new IFAW offices
planned for W Read more »
The footage shows Japanese whalers using a high-powered harpoon to gun the
minke whale down. The harpoon embeds in the minke’s back, hooking the
large whale, but failing to kill it. The whale is then reeled in and tethered to
the side Read more »
Party leader Jim Harris yesterday stated in a release that, “This
government-subsidized seal hunt is a chapter in our history that needs to come
to a close.” “This is the first time in memory that the leader of a
national pa Read more »
Simply go to www.animalgift.org and
make a donation in someone’s name to one of five IFAW campaigns. Gifts start at
$25 and will directly help animals in need all over the world.
Choose from five unique gifts to help animals:· Prote Read more »
A three-member team from IFAW’s partner in India, the Wild Rescue
Programme of Wildlife Trust of India, administered the health camps along with
the Bihar Forest Department.
The 77 elephants receiving health checks is a significant rise Read more »
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 »
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
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 »
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
The EU legislation being challenged by Canada and Norway is Regulation (EC) No. 1007/2009, also known as the “EU s Read more »
A rescue operation to save an isolated group of endangered Hoolock gibbons began on Sunday in the remote village of Dello in Read more »
Buddhist scholars and environment conservationists today endorsed a global declaration to apply Buddhist principles in Read more »
I just arrived in Bergen, a very nice, historic Hanseatic city in Norway. Unfortunately at this time of the year daylight Read more »
Satellite follows movements of rescued dolphin on Cape Cod
Overview:
Based on historical and anecdotal data, it has been a Read more »
It is becoming increasingly evident that as climate change progresses, natural disasters will likely occur with increasing Read more »
An animal welfare act that does not protect animals from harm is worse than useless because it gives the illusion that Read more »
An intergovernmental conservation body representing more than 100 countries has failed to recognise whaling as a threat to Read more »
Final report for a survey for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the Dogger Bank and southern North Sea conducted from Read more »
A consumer education and awareness campaign to stop ecologically destructive wildlife trafficking was launched in Trinidad Read more »
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In the news
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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