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Twenty hours from Toronto, in a remote part of the province of Quebec, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) is Read more »
This is a repost of the L.A. Times "Unleashed" blog post from July, 2010.
We're asking experts in the animal-protection Read more »
The undersea geyser of oil that began with an explosion more than three months ago has stopped but that doesn’t mean the Read more »
Kate Atema, International Fund for Animal Welfare team member, recounting the final leg of the trip for the dogs rescued Read more »
The following report is coming from Jan Hannah, Project Manager of
the International Fund for Animal
Welfare's
Northern Read more »
This post was filed by International Fund for Animal Welfare's Michael Booth reporting from Longmont, Colorado Read more »
This report filed by International Fund for Animal Welfare's Companion Animal Director - Kate Atema, who was Read more »
The following report is coming from Jan Hannah, Project Manager of
the International Fund for Animal
Welfare's Northern Read more »
Jamison and I spent today traveling to several fishing villages with Dr. Omar Amir from the Marine Conservation Unit of the Read more »
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 »
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 »
"When it comes to the commercial seal hunt, this poll shows that opposition
literally starts on the doorsteps of Parliament Hill and extends across the
country," said IFAW Canada’s Director, Olivier Bonnet.
Opposition to specific aspects of t Read more »
IFAW teams continue daily animal rescue missions searching for animals that
have been reported missing or abandoned. Missing pet data continues to be
compiled from concerned pet owners. (IFAW Missing Pet Database -- www.ifaw.org/us/missingpets.)
On Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) is sharing its wealth of
experience over seven days in Sumatra and Borneo, as part of its post-Tsunami
relief operation in Indonesia. Training takes place in Bukittinggi, Sumatra, from 15-18 September an Read more »
Consistent with IFAW values, each of the individuals has pushed for solutions
to benefit both animals and people. Those recognized are:
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Congressmen Sam Farr (D-CA) and Cur Read more »
IFAW’s team, working with Code-3 Associates, is currently searching a list of more than 300 addresses where animals are reported to be stranded. The animals rescued from homes are evacuated to a triage facility in nearby Gonzales, Louisiana for Read more »
Local animal groups have now evacuated at least 300 dogs from New Orleans to
Houston, where the Houston SPCA is caring for them and another 500 are expected
tonight. Many were smuggled into shelters and evacuation buses by desperate New
Orleans re Read more »
During natural disasters, animals are often lost or owners are forced to
leave them behind during mandatory evacuations. Local animal groups, whose own
facilities have been devastated or destroyed, have requested assistance to deal
with the overwh Read more »
“Massive flooding in the city of Mumbai and areas in Gujarat and Maharashtra
has already killed thousands of animals,” said Anand Ramanathan, IFAW Emergency
Relief operations manager. “In response, IFAW and the Wildlife Trust of I Read more »
The Tibetan antelope is one of the flagship species of China’s Qinghai-Tibet,
China Plateau and is highly endangered. By the mid-1990s its population had
plummeted, from an estimated 2 million at the turn of 20th century, to merely
75,0 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 »
November 15 marks the official closing of the Namibian seal hunt for another season. Despite calls from the International Read more »
While in Bali, Indonesia last week, jet-setting fashionista Paris Hilton was struck by the suffering of the island’s Read more »
Last Monday, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) rescue teams assisted in an operation that rescued 175 dogs from a Read more »
Egypt’s Environment and Water Bodies police, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Read more »
This week the team onboard R/V Song of the Whale begin a project to survey the Dogger Bank, North Sea, for cetaceans, Read more »
Today we released a special report on Australia’s Last Great Whale Haven – the North West Marine Region. Read more »
Animals introduced as pets, bait or as food sometimes escape or are purposefully released from captivity. Sometimes, those Read more »
Nearly all the world’s remaining wild gorillas and chimpanzees live in Central and West Africa and several key Read more »
Today we heard that the Toronto Zoo is planning on separating Pedro and Buddy, two male African penguins that paired up and 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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