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After two months of good and steady information, the satellite tracking info started showing that Jason suddenly separated Read more »
We just received the assessment from our team in Pakistan and as we feared, the conditions are horrible. The images show an Read more »
Seeing the amount of nets actually out on the water every day brings home just how much of a threat these pose to both Read more »
In this short video produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dr. Ian Robinson gives us an update on the Read more »
There is a laundry list of animals and plants seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and it has become Read more »
In most French-speaking places ‘La Rentrée’ refers to the return to school for eager, and not-so eager Read more »
It's coming across the wires as I type: President Obama has just announced diplomatic moves against Iceland for its Read more »
Many of those secret details will eventually be known to all, as the main purpose of this training is to launch a series of Read more »
As we drove out of the airport, the high walls and electrified fences of Johannesburg quickly changed into the parched 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 passenger, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was standing in the
nothing-to-declare customs line at the Beijing Capital International Airport,
when the surprise inspection was conducted.
Elephants are protected under an Appendix I li Read more »
The results of a new Ipsos - MORI poll1, released today by the International
Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org), the League Against Cruel Sports,
and the RSPCA, shows that despite the pro-hunt protestations, little has
changed, wi Read more »
“While protesters and whalers clash, Japan’s “scientific” whaling program has
already inflicted prolonged painful deaths on hundreds of whales in the
Antarctic Whale Sanctuary,” said Darren Kindleysides, IFAW Campaigns Read more »
The multi-media installation will showcase IFAW’s award-winning photographic
images of animals and people in a variety of habitats from around the globe.
This educational exhibit is designed to appeal to viewers of all ages while
underscorin Read more »
The statement has been welcomed by IFAW as a sign of the growing opposition
to Canada’s cruel commercial seal hunt, which is now the biggest marine mammal
hunt in the world. During last year’s hunt more than 350,000 seals were killed
a Read more »
While claims have previously been made by the CITES (Convention on the
International Trade of Endangered Species) Secretariat that Japan no longer has
significant involvement in the ivory trade industry, this 2.8 ton seizure
clearly disproves such Read more »
Ramage this week commences a series of trips to advance IFAW’s campaign
against commercial whaling. He will be visiting Iceland from February 10 to 15,
Washington, DC from February 26 to March 1, and Tokyo, Japan from March 14 to
20, meeting Read more »
The Defra document, Protecting Whales - A global responsibility, was showcased
at an event held yesterday on IFAW’s non-invasive marine research vessel, Song
of the Whale. It is endorsed in a foreword by Prime Minister Tony Blair and the
nat Read more »
“The Commission’s reply provides a description of the current EU legislative
framework applied to this issue and an analysis of how to possibly address the
Parliament’s request”, said IFAW’s political campaigner in the 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 »
YouTube has selected IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) to be a member of its first official Read more »
In an epic operation starting today, ten elephants in Tsavo East and West National Parks will be collared using satellite Read more »
As the International Day of Action for Seals is upon us, this is a perfect time to reflect on the current realities of the Read more »
I was horrified to see the pictures just released of Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric taken from an African safari the Read more »
Wading through the past week’s non-stop media commemorations of 3/11 -- a devastating day that changed both the Read more »
In 2008, Russia’s Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service (Rosprirodnadzor) toughened the penalties Read more »
Two orphaned rhinos--Maju and Raja--are on their way back to the wild in northeast India, after several years under the care Read more »
With up to 400 elephants already butchered for their ivory, soldiers were in a deadly battle with poachers last week to Read more »
Faceless poachers and faceless elephants.
One group scurrying away with their bloodied tusks, hoping to sell their grim 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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