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This post was filed by International Fund for Animal Welfare's Sashanka Barbaruah, reporting from the field in Read more »
The commercial slaughter of harp seal pups for 2010 officially closed at 8 pm on June 14.
Only 66,509 harp seal pups have Read more »
This post is provided by Christina Pretorius of the International Fund for Animal Welfare who will spend the next few days Read more »
These posts were filed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Sue Wallace who got out from behind her desk and Read more »
Report filed by Roger Parry from Wild Horizons Wildlife Trust a local group who conducts wildlife research Read more »
The following post was submitted by International Fund for Animal Welfare's Sashanka Barbaruah reporting from Read more »
Selecting the primary school in the village of La Plaine as a pilot test site for our revamped Floating Classroom program Read more »
These stories were submitted by our team on the ground in Africa, working closely with the Kenya Wildlife Service, our Read more »
This post was submitted by International Fund for Animal Welfare's Misty Niemeyer - Marine Mammal Rescue and 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 »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare –www.ifaw.org) today condemned the decision by
the Kenyan Government saying that it sends the wrong message to the world.
Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra requested wildlife for the Read more »
“This report clearly shows the links between the legal and illegal ivory
trades. Chinese policy makers and enforcement officials have tried to bring the
trade under control, but according to IFAW’s study there simply is no way to
stop Read more »
Japan formally presented plans to double its “scientific” whaling in the
Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica and added endangered humpback and fin
whales to its target list at this week’s session. A clear majority of Read more »
“More and more countries are saying no to whaling and yes to whale watching,
said Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW delegate to the IWC meeting. “Whale watching is a
win-win solution for whales and people, bringing terrific economic opportunities
t Read more »
Japan has killed more than 8,000 whales under the guise of science since the
commercial whaling ban. Earlier this year it announced plans to double its
“scientific” whaling in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica and add
enda Read more »
On Tuesday, a bull elephant killed an elephant handler at the Knysna Elephant
Park, between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, reportedly while
out on a morning excursion.
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.or Read more »
“The whales won this one,” said Dr. Joth Singh, Director of Wildlife and
Habitat for IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) from the 57th IWC
annual meeting. “We’re heartened that the pro-conservation majority at Read more »
“Scientific whaling is more about whaling than science,” said Dr. Joth Singh,
IFAW Director of Wildlife and Habitat. “Japan’s latest plan is commercial
whaling in a pitiful disguise and an insult to modern science. There is Read more »
This comprehensive guide, produced by WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin
Conservation society and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), explores
the fascinating whale watch opportunities available in Japan, Korea, Taiwan,
Province of China a 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 »
Back in January of this year, Canada’s then-Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced to great fanfare and media Read more »
In today’s USA Today, science reporter Dan Vergano offers a look at the current decline of big cat populations— Read more »
On October 14, concerned residents intercepted a truck packed with more than 800 dogs in Zigong, Sichuan province heading to Read more »
I love this time of year in Sydney – its beaches, festivals and parties are beginning to warm up and for us whale Read more »
I was happy to see this picture of a newborn Asian elephant in the Pu’er prefecture, where the International Fund for Read more »
Boris Culik’s exhaustive research and careful editing have delivered a worthy addition to our baseline knowledge of Read more »
With the support of the Abu Dhabi Police, IFAW’s Middle East North Africa office and the Emirates Dog Breeders Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare was recently invited to a stakeholder meeting in Namibia, organized by the Read more »
As human population grows, pressure has been mounting on areas that are ‘unoccupied’; some of which are wildlife 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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