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International Fund for Animal Welfare Russia director Masha Vorontsova speaks about IFAW campaign efforts to protect the Read more »
One of the rules of the boat for the day was no screaming, well that rule went right out when the dolphins were swimming all Read more »
“Buying this piece is a good investment”, a sales woman unlocked a cabinet to take out a ball with multiple Read more »
I am sad that my good friend Atsushi Ishii has written such a muddled analysis of the whaling issue in his recently Read more »
UPDATE: 9.26.11
After two months of good and steady information, the satellite tracking info started showing that Jason Read more »
Last year, a federal sting operation exposed the sale of endangered sei whale meat at The Hump, a Santa Monica seafood Read more »
“Welcome to this game of chess, Vivek” he said “a game that you can lose at any time, a game that you may Read more »
I was recently quoted in a United Arab Emirates online called The National on the topic of illegal wildlife trade activities Read more »
I wish you could hear what’s going on during their feeding – they know nothing about good manners. Their muzzles 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 »
The whaling ship, owned by prominent Icelandic businessman Kristjan Loftsson,
arrived this morning at Hvalfjordur (Whale Fjord), a small inlet with a dock
used by whalers in Iceland’s whaling days. The country’s sole whale meat
process Read more »
The whalers are on the hunt for a fin whale, one of nine the government has
issued hunting permits for. Fin whales are endangered under IUCN guidelines and
second only to the blue whale in terms of size -- growing to average lengths of
18-22m and Read more »
Over the past five years, more than 1.25 million seals have been hunted in
Canada’s annual commercial hunt – making it the largest marine mammal hunt in
the world. Recently, in opposition to the hunt, the European community
has taken s Read more »
The announcement was made by Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries, which said permits
had been granted for the commercial hunting of 30 minke whales and nine
endangered fin whales. While Iceland has not officially hunted whales commercial
over th Read more »
The Parliament resolution
considers that the protection of animals in Europe should not be restricted
to farm animals and animals in experimentation but should extend to all groups
of animals, including wild animals with full regard paid to anima Read more »
CITES lists the tiger among the most endangered species in need of protection,
identifying illegal trade as the major threat to the species. Poaching to supply
tiger parts to illegal markets has completely wiped out wild tigers from some
nature re Read more »
Botswana, Namibia and South Africa were granted permission by CITES in 2002 to
sell 60 tonnes of ivory stockpiles, despite widespread opposition by many
governments and NGOs. The sale is dependent on certain conditions being met,
including the eff Read more »
“Making Waves for Seals,” is this year’s theme – focusing on seals and the many
threats seals face like: pollution, habitat loss, climate change, entanglement
in fishing nets, commercial hunting and extinction. IFAW distribu Read more »
The CITES treaty came into force in 1975 amid growing concern over the human
impact of unregulated trade in endangered species. Since then, CITES has
recognized most elephant populations as critically endangered, and has strict
prohibitions on 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 »
On Monday this week, on a farm near Mossel Bay in the Western Cape, another rhino was poached, bringing the tally to Read more »
IFAW has partnered with the UNDP in Bosnia to help communities humanely manage their roaming dog populations. The Read more »
My two favorite things about my job are meeting our donors in person, and visiting our field offices around the world.
I Read more »
Dr. Robinson talks about dolphins stranded on Cape Cod: MyFoxBOSTON.com
Here is a round up of video and news stories from Read more »
In a massive rescue effort, IFAW’s (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Marine Mammal Rescue and Read more »
Following a week-long meeting on whale conservation with the International Fund for Animal Welfare whale team in Reykjavik, Read more »
Using cute baby animals as mascots for entertainment or commercial promotions makes me hopping mad!
The most recent case was Read more »
Twenty years ago, at the now famous “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, 100 world leaders wrote a prescription for Read more »
In Sydney the first few weeks of the year are a great time to be at work – seriously. It’s time to regroup, get 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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