IFAW launches new whale watching report at the IWC
IFAW's new report, Whale Watching Worldwide provides a country-by-country
economic analysis of the global whale watching industry, revealing that whale
watching in the last year generated US$2.1 billion.
This report launches as more than 80 countries debate the future of
whaling and whale conservation at the 61st annual meeting of the International
Whaling Commission (IWC) in Madeira, Portugal.
Read the Executive Summary here
Get the full report and learn more about what you can do to help whales
Help Protect Dogs in China
A massive cull in the Chinese city of Hanzhong has claimed the lives of more
than 30,000 dogs - and we need your help to make sure that it never happens
again.
The local government ordered the mass slaughter of all dogs as the result
of a few cases of rabies deaths. It is proven that rabies can be
effectively controlled by a well-managed vaccination program.
We need your help to contact the Chinese Ambassador in your country and to encourage China to pass legislation that protects all animals, including companion animals.
Emergency Elephant Move in Malawi
IFAW is partnering with the
government of Malawi in an
epic rescue effort to move elephants from fierce human-elephant conflict in
the Phirilongwe area, just south of Lake
Malawi.
We are
moving the whole herd to Majete Wildlife Reserve, a
protected park 250 km away.
In this picture, one of the tranquilized elephants is winched aboard a recovery vehicle.
Victory for Seals in Europe!
MEP Robert Evans & MEP Frieda Brepoels in Strasbourg holding postcards from IFAW supporters across the EU calling for the ban of seal products .
The European Parliament voted in favour of a ban on the trade of all seal products within the EU. This is a significant victory in IFAW’s 40 year campaign to end Canada’s commercial seal hunt. The ban will forbid the sale of seal products for profit within the EU.
We now need your help more than ever to end this cruel and unnecessary hunt.
Please support Senator Harb's bill to ban the seal hunt today!
Orca Whales At Risk
A groundbreaking lawsuit about the future of resident fish-eating killer whales and the responsibility of the federal government to enforce the Species at Risk Act (SARA) is headed back to court.
IFAW is proud to announce that they will continue to play a leading role in the class action lawsuit brought against the government of Canada to ensure the very survival of resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia. Along with eight other conservation organizations, IFAW is demanding that the Canadian government adequately define "critical habitat" in the Species At Risk Act as opposed to their "trial and error" method. The outcome of this case is expected to influence how other species at risk are dealt with by the federal government.
Read the Latest News:
Canada at a legal crossroads on future of Orcas and other species at risk.
Fight to protect endangered killer whales far from over.
Seal Hunt Underway Off Canada's East Coast
Monday March 23 marked the opening day of Canada's commercial seal hunt. IFAW observers are right now documenting the hunt to expose the cruelty that occurs on the ice floes to the world.
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IFAW'S team is on the ground in PEI.
TAKE ACTION TODAY:
Help end Canada's commercial seal hunt.
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