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I was overwhelmed by the reaction to my blog posted from the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES Read more »
The first I saw of her was her trunk peeping out of a window.
It’s a rather strange behavior…like she is Read more »
I arrived in Reykjavik at midnight on Sunday.
I was tired but the sun wasn’t – it was still well above the Read more »
As the EU defends the 27 (soon to be 28 country) ban on seal products before the next WTO panel hearing, it is vital that we Read more »
Eleven days in and we’ve reached the southern coast of Portugal, where we’ve finally been able to shed the Read more »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Read more »
There’s more good news coming out of Manas National Park in Assam, India.
Mainao, the first rhino to be hand-reared Read more »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Read more »
After weeks of increasingly frenzied activity, boat maintenance, construction and testing of hydrophones, R/V Song of the Read more »
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 »
In the video above, IFAW CEO Azzedine Downes offers some thoughts from the floor of the CITES CoP 16 meeting in Bangkok, Watch Video »
Last week I shared a video overview from the first seal ban hearing at World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Watch Video »
In this video International Fund for Animal Welfare Director for International Agreements, Peter Pueschel Watch Video »
Warning: video contains graphic images of sealing activity.
The first set of hearings on the WTO challenge concerning the Watch Video »
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On the eve of the 16th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Bangkok, IFAW is urging conservation NGOs to come together to discuss how they can improve the way they coordinate with e Read more »
IFAW experts will tomorrow brief MEPs on its global strategy to combat wildlife crime as part of a workshop organised by the European Parliament’s ENVI committee.
IFAW Political Officer Satyen Sinha, will describe the vast scale of global wildl Read more »
The first hearing on the EU’s controversial ban on seal products begins Monday in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The three members of the WTO’s dispute settlement panel established for this case will hear arguments from Can Read more »
The seizure of two tons of ivory in Mombasa, Kenya today has helped cement East Africa's growing reputation as a clearing house for the bloody illegal ivory trade.
Media today reported Kenya police had intercepted the largest ever haul Read more »
The Zambian game hunting industry appears to be in disarray following the suspension of licences and the apparent firing of top officials within the country’s Wildlife Authority (ZAWA).
In December, Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts, Read more »
Reports today suggest that Tanzania has decided to withdraw its controversial proposal to sell over 100 000kg of ivory to China and Japan. The proposal was due to be debated in March at the next CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endange Read more »
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WHAT: EU Environment Ministers are invited to receive a free Polar Bear Christmas Read more »
Yesterday the German Bundestag voted by a large majority in favor of a cross-party resolution for improving the protection of elephants. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) has long demanded such a resolution due to Read more »
It’s been more than 40 years since a small group of concerned citizens banded together to stop Canada’s cruel com Read more »
IFAW works from the concept of ‘adequate guardianship’,
which requires that an animal’s basic needs are me Read more »
All the organisations within the ICAM Coalition seek to
improve animal welfare as a common purpose, and as a
priority. Dog Read more »
Lethal methods of population control aim to eradicate or
significantly decrease cat populations through culling a
target nu Read more »
Modern elephants are the last surviving members
of a once diverse and widely distributed group
of mammals known as probosci Read more »
The Internet has become the world’s biggest marketplace, one that is open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a wee Read more »
• The document provides draft Decisions contained
in Annex 1 and proposed amendments to Resolution
Conf. 12.5 (Rev. Co Read more »
Inclusion of oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus,
in Appendix II with the following annotation:
The entry into Read more »
What’s a normal week for you?
I often get asked this question, and am always at a loss to answer.
For Community Led Read more »
The Middle East is a crossroad of international trade, connecting markets in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
It is also a transit Read more »
I was overwhelmed by the reaction to my blog posted from the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES Read more »
The first I saw of her was her trunk peeping out of a window.
It’s a rather strange behavior…like she is Read more »
I arrived in Reykjavik at midnight on Sunday.
I was tired but the sun wasn’t – it was still well above the Read more »
As the EU defends the 27 (soon to be 28 country) ban on seal products before the next WTO panel hearing, it is vital that we Read more »
Eleven days in and we’ve reached the southern coast of Portugal, where we’ve finally been able to shed the Read more »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Read more »
There’s more good news coming out of Manas National Park in Assam, India.
Mainao, the first rhino to be hand-reared 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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