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Visitors to Amboseli National Park react differently, depending on the time of day or year that they tour - and with good Read more »
We set out this morning at 7 a.m. It’s important to leave early for Amboseli because the animals are generally out and Read more »
We arrived in Nairobi last night and by 9 am this morning we had already set off for Amboseli National Park.
We flew to the Read more »
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 »
Amboseli is world famous for many reasons; its elephants, popularised through movies and research by Dr. Cynthia Moss, who Read more »
Barely three months have gone since the last ivory seizure and now we have another large one in Asia that is implicating Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) continues to support relief efforts in Pakistan as monsoon flooding Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare works closely with communities to understand their needs and develop tailored Read more »
In Northern Sotho, the word Bosasa means “the future” and in this instance, it also happens to be the name of a Read more »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Watch Video »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Watch Video »
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
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 »
The Committee was formed by representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): APHIS Animal Care and Wildlife Services, United States Army Veterinary Corps, veterinary and toxicology experts from the U.S. and Japan, academicians Read more »
Robbie Marsland, IFAW’s UK Director and global Iceland whales campaign manager, said: “Faced with the enormous difficulty in trading with Japan, the only legally possible buyer; the fact that there is no market for fin whale meat in Icela Read more »
The storm system that plowed through the South last week spawned some of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history and caused widespread flooding in the region. Many weather forecasts are predicting increased rain and floods in the coming days across t Read more »
Formed just days after the quake, ARCH was led by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org). The coalition was comprised by more than 20 of the world’s leading anima Read more »
Canadians continue to say “Not with my taxes” when it comes to government support for the seal hunt, with over two-thirds (68%) of Canadians opposed to the federal government using tax dollars to promote the commercial seal hunt.
Among t Read more »
Currently, there is limited information available for decontamination and/or treatment of animals affected by radiation, nor is there any standards established for determining when an animal has been exposed to an unsafe level of radiation. Little is Read more »
The confiscation comes just two weeks after Thailand customs officials found 247 elephant tusks concealed inside a consignment of frozen fish from Kenya.
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) salutes the achievement of th Read more »
The elephants were killed between last Saturday and Tuesday this week.
The killings bring to at least 150 the number of elephants killed for their ivory in the Logone Oriental region in the extreme south of the central African country in the past 12 Read more »
“We have ample evidence that the three-step process to ensure humane killing is not being followed. Neither the test for unconsciousness, nor bleeding out to ensure death, is being conducted” said Sheryl Fink, Director of IFAW Read more »
This report is an analysis of the subsidies, expenditures and incomes associated with Atlantic Canada's sealing industry. Read more »
Following the comprehensive and methodical study of the 2001 Canadian commercial seal hunt, by 5 independent veterinarians, w Read more »
Whale watching activities are expanding around the world, and, as the previous workshops and studies have established, so are Read more »
In 1992, in response to an intensifying debate on the interactions between fisheries and marine mammals, a SAC was convened t Read more »
• The Polar bear has been recognized by Parties,
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
and leading Read more »
The document prepared by the Secretariat at the
request of the Standing Committee, first and foremost,
would delay the Read more »
The document submitted by Nigeria and Rwanda (CoP16 Doc. 53.3) contains two items for consideration by the Parties: a Read more »
IFAW fully supports the assertion in the proposal by Benin et al. that it is the fundamental responsibility of the Read more »
Parties are required to consider information provided by a Panel of Experts when making decisions about the
placement of Read more »
The overuse of the secret ballot voting procedure
has the potential to erode transparency and undermine
multilateral Read more »
I have just returned from a week-long trip to Beijing where International Fund for Animal Welfare staff met with government Read more »
A new report published in the journal Conservation Letters reveals that anthropogenic global warming is wreaking havoc on Read more »
Many of you will have noticed increasing global media attention on the crisis facing African elephants.
The ivory trade is 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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