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The following report is coming from Jan Hannah, Project Manager of the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Northern Read more »
The post was filed by Liz Wamba from the International fund for Animal Welfare's office in East Africa.
Thunder clap. Read more »
This post was submitted by International Fund for Animal Welfare's Sashanka Barbaruah based out of Guwahati, India Read more »
The post was filed by Liz Wamba from the International fund for Animal Welfare's office in East Africa.
One elephant Read more »
A Newfoundlander who designed a seal-clubbing video game claims he can't understand why it was rejected by Apple. Read more »
The following is an update from Eduardo Santurtun, an International Fund for Animal Welfare veterinary team member working Read more »
The following report was filed from Eduardo Santurtun, veterinarian and Project Manager of the International Fund for Animal Read more »
The post was filed by Liz Wamba from the International fund for Animal Welfare's office in East Africa.
Earlier this Read more »
This post was filed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Kerry Branon who was helping to produce video of the Read more »
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 »
Kentucky’s regulation prohibits pet ownership of dangerous animals such as
elephants, lions, bears, tigers, rhinos, leopards and certain primates. People
who currently own these animals will be allowed to keep them as pets but are
prohibited Read more »
Japan threatens to break the 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling set up
by the IWC. Senior Japanese official Yoshimasa Hayashi told AFP in Washington
recently "We are running out of patience after waiting for 20 years," Media
reports reveal t Read more »
According to widespread media reports and government sources, Japan will
shortly announce plans to double its “scientific” whaling in protected waters
around Antarctica and to add two new protected species, fin and humpback whales,
to Read more »
The dogs are being moved from the Beijing Human and Animal Environmental
Education Center (BHAEEC) in China to the NSALA facilities in Port Washington,
NY, to provide an immediate solution to overcrowding faced by dog shelters in
China and to find Read more »
The British, French and German governments also issued a message which
strongly criticised the Marine Research Institute’s proposals for 39 minke
whales to be taken this year.
IFAW condemned the recommendation as cruel, unnecessary and econom Read more »
However, the plans are powerless to stop Japanese whaling—one of the most
serious threats to whale recovery.
“It is all well and good for Australia to attempt to put her own house in
order but there are other governments that are determ Read more »
An IFAW-led coalition, including
World Wildlife Fund, Nature Canada, Birds Studies Canada and the Sierra Club of
Canada, campaigned in favor of the new legislation. "The broad spectrum of support on this
bill is something seldom seen in Cana Read more »
“We appreciate the recognition and encourage new users to visit ifaw.org to
learn how to create a better world for animals and people,” said A.J. Cady,
IFAW’s Director of Online Campaigns and Marketing.
IFAW will be honored alongs Read more »
During the month of May, IFAW’s Song of the Whale team will be working to
assist the Action Plan for the Recovery of the Atlantic monk seal, which is part
of the Bonn Convention; In collaboration with Spanish conservationists
from CBD- 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 »
UPDATE: 10.24.11 Our colleagues in northeast India are still working tirelessly to reunite an orphaned tiger cub with its Read more »
I usually start writing my blog posts quite early on, as I’m not one to leave things to the last minute.
However, I Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Emirate of Dubai’s Veterinary Services Section Department of Public Read more »
The Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha, received an anonymous tip-off at 08h30 this morning (Thursday) to say that Read more »
Africa is a thirsty continent and scarce water resources make it one of our most important commodities – and Read more »
By now, most of us have heard the news coming out of Zanesville, Ohio, where the owner of an animal preserve set free Read more »
It is an exciting time for the project as this year’s funding has finally allowed us to secure a local student’ Read more »
Every year police officers and conservation and animal welfare organisations meet to talk about how we can work together to Read more »
Today is my favourite day of the year. Today we celebrated our annual International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Action 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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