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         <title><![CDATA["Senator John Kerry Introduces Legislation to Protect Whales"]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA["&#8220;Let them eat seal&#8221;: undeterred by absence of seals, DFO announces increase in allowable catch."]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA["Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has increased the total allowable catch (TAC) for harp..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["A Precautionary Approach is the Key to CITES"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["On the eve of the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on International Trade in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Senator Harb re-introduces Bill to end cruel seal hunt"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) applauds the private member's bill..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Animal groups pledge $1.1M dollars for long-term animal relief efforts in Haiti "]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA["Today, the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) announced a $1.1 million-dollar agreement with..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Startling lack of ice in Gulf of St. Lawrence could be deadly for harp seals"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An almost total absence of ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is sounding alarm bells with the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Plan to legalize whaling considered"]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA["A draft plan unveiled today proposes to  legalize commercial whaling for the first time since a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Will the Year of the Tiger be good for the tiger?"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["February 14 marks the arrival of the Chinese New Year--the Year of the Tiger. While communities..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["As Olympics are set to begin, Canada goes for gold in annual seal clubbing event"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["With the world focused on Canada as the 2010 Olympic Games begin this week, the Canadian government..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Help for animals arrives in Haiti"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The ARCH team is meeting with officials from the Haitian government as well as international..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ending Seal Hunt Makes Economic Cents"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["On the heels of Fisheries Minister Gail Shea's taxpayer-funded trip to China in attempt to drum up..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW, WSPA, and other groups band together to help animals in Haiti"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the World Society for the Protection of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Philippine volcano expected to erupt, IFAW to evacuate animals"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As residents of the Philippines brace for the imminent eruption of the Mayon volcano, officials..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW condemns Canadian WTO Challenge on EU ban of seal products"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, Canada has formally requested consultations at the World Trade Organization. This attempt to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Battered and Bruised &#8211; Abused Elephants"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The rescue of nine cruelly abused elephants from a commercial training facility in Zimbabwe will..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["More than 100 elephants a day slaughtered by poachers &#8211;"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Despite ivory trade being banned 20 years ago, a shocking 104 elephants are still being killed..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Wildlife Groups Commend the United States for Seeking to Halt Polar Bear Trade"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Humane Society International and Defenders of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland urged to abandon slaughter as 26 countries condemn its whaling"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Iceland is being urged to abandon its commercial whaling as 26 countries issued a statement..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW deploys animal rescue team to the Philippines"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The situation in the Philippines remains grim after Hurricane Ketsana wreaked havoc over the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadian government sacrifices cats and dogs for seals."]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A recent article by the Canadian Press has revealed that the government of Canada will not join the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Tiger released to the wild in Russia&#8217;s Far East"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, a 14 month-old tiger was successfully released to the wild. One of only an estimated 450..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Endangered Species Listing Sought for Arctic Reindeer"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org ) filed a petition with the U.S...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["China dog cull looms, owners urged to kill pets"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_9_2009_57016.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["(Beijing, China -9 September 2009)  Media reports from China indicate another citywide dog cull..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW rushes animal rescue teams to Taiwan following Typhoon Morakot"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) have mobilized to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["European Union finalizes seal product ban &#8211; European markets to close in 2010"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Council of the European Union today adopted the regulation to ban the trade of all seal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Mission accomplished - 83 elephants safely rescued"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A mammoth evacuation of 83 elephants was successfully concluded in Malawi this weekend."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IWC Meeting Closes, Course Set for Whale Conservation"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_26_2009_55429.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The sixty-first annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) closed here today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New Report Documents Massive Growth in Whale Watching"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_23_2009_55359.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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A new report released today by the International Fund for 
Animal Welfare (IFAW -- www.ifaw.org..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whaling Commission Countries Face Critical Choice:"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_22_2009_55326.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Governments from more than 80 
countries opened the 61st annual meeting of the International..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW criticizes DFO announcement of grey seal cull as pre-election ploy"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is 
condemning the announcement by Fisheries..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland Whalers Kill Two Endangered Fin Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_19_2009_55306.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As the first of Iceland's whaling ships arrived back in port today with two dead 
fin whales..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland urged to call off slaughter of endangered whales"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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As the first of Iceland's whaling ships reportedly heads to sea today to train its harpoons on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["China animal welfare law under review while 36,000 dogs culled"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Today the Chinese state media announced that the dog cull in Hanzhong city, Shaanxi Province has..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada&#8217;s 2009 commercial seal hunt crawls to a halt &#8211; more than 200,000 seal pups spared"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, 
the Canadian government will officially close the 2009 commercial hunt for harp 
seals,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Epic Elephant Rescue Begins in Malawi"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Rescuers 
have started evacuating elephants persecuted in human-elephant conflict in the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Epic rescue to save endangered elephants in Malawi"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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More than 60 endangered 
elephants under threat of certain death will be evacuated to safety in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["29 Elephant Tusks Seized in Northern Kenya"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_6_2009_54665.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Twenty-nine elephant tusks and three AK-47 
rifles were recovered yesterday after a three-month..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["European Union bans the sale of seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_5_2009_54618.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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The European Parliament today voted 550 to 49 in favour of a ban on the trade of all seal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW enforcement training prompts unprecedented wildlife seizure in Caribbean, 1000+ animals confiscated"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_1_2009_54550.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["In 
the Caribbean twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, three corrupt police 
officers..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Highly endangered Western Gray Whales given fighting chance for survival &#8211; Russian energy consortium halts seismic activity"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_24_2009_54482.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, 
the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) applauds the Sakhalin Energy 
Investment..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Fight to protect endangered killer whales far from over"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_21_2009_54075.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A lawsuit to protect Canada's two populations of resident fish-eating killer 
whales is back in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada at a legal crossroads on future of Orcas and other species at risk"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_21_2009_54077.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A groundbreaking lawsuit about the future of resident fish-eating killer whales 
and the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW animal rescue underway in quake-ravaged Italy"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_17_2009_54042.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on 
April 6 has reportedly killed 294..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["No market for pelts overshadows expanded seal hunt quota"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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As Canada's commercial seal hunt is set to re-open 
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence today with..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadian Senator Mac Harb observes seal hunt and renews his effort to end it"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Senator 
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with..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["First section of Canada&#8217;s commercial seal hunt closes &#8211; over 17,200 seals killed in just over two days"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Canada's 
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) will close the first zone of the seal 
hunt..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada&#8217;s 2009 commercial seal hunt opens today &#8211; the world watches as 280,000 baby seals are set to die"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A 
team of observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - 
www.ifaw.org ) is ready..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW condemns Conservative government&#8217;s attempt to hide outrageous seal hunt quota"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_20_2009_53637.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has denounced today's announcement 
by the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rare Birds Confiscated in Russia"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) announced today that 6..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Extraordinary victory for seals: Russia bans the hunt for all harp seals less than one year of age"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_18_2009_53507.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, 
Yuriy Trutnev, Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and 
Ecology announced a complete..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whaling Commission harpoons science in favour of political compromise"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_11_2009_53399.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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At the conclusion of a three-day meeting, 
the International Whaling Commission (IWC) today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Senator introduces groundbreaking legislation to end seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_3_2009_53298.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["
The International Fund for Animal Welfare applauds a private 
member's bill introduced today by..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["European seal import ban a step closer after crucial EU vote"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_2_2009_53293.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/53293</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) has welcomed a key European..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Small victory for seals: Russia moves towards banning baby seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_27_2009_52626.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA["Senator to introduce groundbreaking legislation to end seal hunt?"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_27_2009_52639.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
International Fund for Animal Welfare welcomes the report  that Senator Mac Harb may be..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Poachers kill five elephants in Kenya&#8217;s most critical elephant habitat"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_24_2009_52600.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52600</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Five elephants have been poached in the last 
six weeks in the Tsavo ecosystem of Kenya, alarming..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["The Canadian Government misleading European leaders say Animal Welfare Groups"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_24_2009_52615.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52615</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Six national animal welfare 
groups have come together to denounce statements made by the Canadian..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland urged to rethink ill-advised and damaging whaling policy"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_18_2009_52549.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52549</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal 
Welfare (IFAW) is urging Iceland to rethink its latest..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Scientists Make Urgent Plea to Save Critically Endangered Western Gray Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_18_2009_52558.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52558</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Scientific experts have issued an urgent 
warning concerning impacts of oil and gas projects on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Wildlife Fire Survivors not Forgotten"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_17_2009_52507.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52507</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Since 
arriving on the scene last Tuesday 10 February, IFAW's (International Fund for 
Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW helps Australia&#8217;s wildfire animal victims"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_11_2009_52461.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52461</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org  ) has sent an Emergency Relief team..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Newspaper Reveals Secret U.S. Plan to Expand Whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_26_2009_52086.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52086</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["According 
to secret documents obtained by the Washington Post , outgoing Bush 
Administration..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephant poacher shot and killed in Kenyan national park"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_22_2009_52002.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/52002</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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An armed poacher suspected to be behind a spate of elephant killings was shot and 
killed by..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW responds to Fiji floods"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_20_2009_51790.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Following the worst flooding in decades in Fiji this week, 
the International Fund for Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["eBay's New Year resolution: Protect endangered elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_29_2008_51412.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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The 
New Year should begin well for elephants with eBay's worldwide ban on ivory 
products set..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Applauds China&#8217;s Largest Cyber Store for Shark Fin Trade Ban"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_19_2008_51369.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org.cn ) congratulates Taobao (..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Gorilla, missing in action: New take on iconic advert drums home serious conservation message"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_17_2008_51092.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Cue 
a familiar looking purple-walled studio, a drum kit... but where's the gorilla? 
A new viral..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW congratulates the province of Newfoundland and Labrador on projected budget surplus"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_10_2008_50396.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
projected 1.27 billion dollar surplus announced today by Jerome Kennedy, Finance 
Minister..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Fears for the world's whales as future of commercial whaling ban is negotiated at meeting 'held in secret' in UK"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_04_2008_50369.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/50369</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare 
(IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) is concerned that negotiations..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ocean noise poses grave threat to marine mammals IFAW urges action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_3_2008_50313.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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The future of many 
marine species is greatly at risk from man-made under-sea noise pollution,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Urges Restraint In Unconfirmed Rabies Deaths"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_2_2008_50305.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/50305</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["
IFAW urges Indonesian 
authorities to vaccinate not cull dogs following a possible outbreak of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Multi-agency approach to counter wildlife trade on the Internet"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_20_2008_50187.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/50187</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["
The International 
Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org ) 
and Taobao ( www.taobo.com.cn..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["38 smuggled Gyrfalcons seized and released back to wild on Kamchatka Peninsula."]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_14_2008_50094.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["
Thirty-eight endangered Gyrfalcons were confiscated on 
Tuesday for illegal transport at one of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Controversial ivory sales close today in South Africa"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_6_2008_49937.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["South 
Africa is auctioning off an estimated 56 tons (51 tonnes) of elephant ivory 
today,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rescue the Remedy for Orphaned African Penguin Chicks"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_30_2008_49815.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Rescuers have gone to the relief of African 
penguin chicks orphaned and in danger of starving..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International sale of elephant ivory begins in southern Africa, amid controversy"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_27_2008_49714.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An elephant ivory 
auction totaling over 19,800 lb (9,000 kg) will begin tomorrow in 
Namibia...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["eBay announces ivory ban in wake of IFAW report"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_20_2008_49639.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - 
www.ifaw.org ) applauds eBay's decision to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International ivory sale to be held for first time in decade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_14_2008_49487.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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For the first time 
in nearly 10 years, international trade in elephant ivory has been..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Feds sued over refusal to protect resident killer whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_08_2008_49397.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) was hit with a lawsuit today by..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Penguins flown South for record-breaking release to the wild in Brazil"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_6_2008_49245.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Close to 400 rescued penguins took to the skies on a C-130 
Hercules military aircraft bound for..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Leonardo DiCaprio kicks off IFAW&#8217;s Animal Action Week"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_6_2008_49252.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Leonardo DiCaprio and  IFAW (the International Fund for Animal 
Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Tiger Day in Russia unites efforts to save tigers and preserve biodiversity"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_26_2008_48928.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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On September 28th, the traditional 
Tiger Day event will take place in Vladivostok, and will..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Animals Protected from Gustav&#8217;s Fury"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_10_2008_48417.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Years 
of preparation and a well-executed plan proved too much for Hurricane Gustav. 
The deadly..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Animal Rescue operations underway in flooded Bihar, India"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_09_2008_48389.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Entire 
villages have been washed away in India's northern state of Bihar after a deadly..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW to eBay: First clean up your own site"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_5_2008_48253.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) expressed dismay with eBay's..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Protected Humpbacks Recovering, But Whales Worldwide Face Growing Threats"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/08_12_2008_46267.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Revisions to the status of humpback whales on the world's Red List of Threatened 
Species were..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Penguin stranding mystery in Brazil prompts rescue attempt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/08_07_2008_46268.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying 
along the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Analysis shows Canada's Commercial seal hunt gets a failing grade from EU"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_24_2008_46214.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An analysis of yesterday's proposal put forth by the European Commission shows 
that Canada's..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rapid response saves adult Gray Seal in Cape Cod"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_23_2008_41875.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Cape Cod Stranding Network, a Project of the International Fund for Animal 
Welfare..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW cautiously welcomes EU ban on seal products but warns that exemptions could allow cruelty to continue"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_23_2008_41876.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today's announcement of a proposed ban on the trade in seal products in the 
European Union has..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New technology being developed to track fishing gear and save whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_21_2008_41877.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41877</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) and NOAA Fisheries Service have..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rehabilitated penguins are released following oil spill in Uruguay"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_17_2008_41874.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41874</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Following a thorough rehabilitation process conducted by wildlife specialists, 
40 penguins..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Five Asiatic black bears return to the wild"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_16_2008_41872.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Within a year of the successful rehabilitation of two hand-reared Asiatic black 
bears (Ursus..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["CITES Standing Committee releases ivory to China - world&#8217;s largest illegal market"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_16_2008_41873.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41873</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 57th session of the Standing Committee for the Convention on International 
Trade in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadians speak out on the commercial seal hunt: Not with our money!"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_14_2008_41869.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41869</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new nation-wide poll released today, conducted by Environics Research on 
behalf of the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Orphaned Grizzly Bears Released into the Wild"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_14_2008_41870.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41870</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A unique cooperative pilot project between IFAW (International Fund for 
Animal Welfare), the B.C...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Midwest Animal Rescue Operation Ends in Success, 69 Pigs Brought to Safety"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_10_2008_41868.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41868</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After nearly three weeks on the ground undertaking an unprecedented disaster 
response effort,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Olympic travelers urged to Think Twice and avoid wildlife souvenirs"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/07_07_2008_42349.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42349</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As sports fans gear up to visit the Beijing Olympics, the International Fund for 
Animal Welfare..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Receding flood waters threaten hog rescue operation in Midwest"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_27_2008_42347.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42347</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Animal 
rescue groups are facing many obstacles today as they begin an operation to save 
50-plus..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whaling Meeting Closes-Future Uncertain For Whales and Commission"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_27_2008_42348.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42348</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 
International Whaling Commission's (IWC) 60th annual meeting ended 
today having achieved no..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New report charts massive growth of whale watch industry in Latin America"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_24_2008_42346.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42346</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A massive growth in whale watching in Latin America has seen income from ticket 
sales more than..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["African Elephant Coalition roots for conservation, not ivory trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_24_2008_42328.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42328</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["African elephant range states meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, have raised exception 
with undue focus..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IWC Voting Stops, But Whaling Continues"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_24_2008_42345.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42345</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As the third day of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission's 
(IWC) opened,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Navy Sonar Case Ruling Could Be Made By This Fall"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_23_2008_42341.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42341</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, the United States Supreme Court announced its decision to hear arguments 
regarding the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rescue groups respond to animals trapped in Midwest floods"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_23_2008_42339.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42339</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Severe flooding in the U.S. Midwest which has already claimed the lives of 24 
humans and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Conservation or Compromise? Whaling Commission Meets at Crossroads"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_23_2008_42331.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42331</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The fate of the world's whales and the future of the International Whaling 
Commission hang in the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Mystery Meat: Japan Unable to Account for Fin Whales on Sale"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_23_2008_42337.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42337</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Evidence has emerged on day one of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) 
meeting suggesting..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["African Elephant Coalition in Strategic Ivory Trade Meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_21_2008_42327.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42327</guid>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["African elephant range states today began a consultative meeting - the third in 
two years - in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Opens Green Headquarters Reflecting Commitment to Animals and the Environment"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_19_2008_42332.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42332</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) is officially opening its..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["WTI-IFAW Project Ensures Zero Elephant Deaths on Rajaji Railway Track (India)"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_17_2008_42342.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42342</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Recommendations of a Wildlife Trust of India-International Fund for Animal 
Welfare study done in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Wildlife Protection Groups Ask Federal Court to Uphold Polar Bear Trophy Hunting Ban"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_16_2008_42343.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42343</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["With the future of the polar bear hanging in the balance, The Humane Society of the United States..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Congressional committee passes legislation that would strengthen ban on shark finning"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_11_2008_42330.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42330</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The House Natural Resources Committee today passed legislation that would 
strengthen U.S. efforts..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Remnants of 10,000+ elephants may be on the auction block"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_9_2008_42338.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42338</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["For the first time in nearly a decade, the 
international sale of ivory from endangered African..."]]></description>
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      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["Taiping 4 Gorilla &quot;Oyin&quot; Dies"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_9_2008_42340.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42340</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Oyin, one of the &quot;Taiping Four&quot; gorillas died of unknown causes in Cameroon 
yesterday the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["World Bank joins the global fight to save the tiger"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_9_2008_42344.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42344</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The World Bank launched its Tiger Conservation Initiative today in what 
conservationists hope..."]]></description>
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      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["Illegal Ivory Trade Thrives on eBay Despite Year-Old &quot;Ban&quot;"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_05_2008_42336.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42336</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Despite eBay Inc.'s announcement exactly one year ago today of a global ban on 
all international..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Attempt to revive whale meat trade raises legal questions"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_04_2008_42329.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42329</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Legal and regulatory questions are being raised over the export of whale meat to 
Japan from..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW disburses emergency grant for Kenya's Tsavo Parks"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_04_2008_42334.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42334</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) has announced a US$ 117,000 grant 
to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW provides humane solution to avoid dog culls in earthquake zone"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/06_02_2008_42335.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42335</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Dogs which survived the devastating earthquake in the Zun Dao township of 
Sichuan China have a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Sends Relief Supplies to Earthquake Epicenter"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/05_25_2008_42333.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42333</guid>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The first shipment of relief supplies from the International Fund for Animal 
Welfare (IFAW;..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland resumes whaling - first whale killed"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_21_2008_42182.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42182</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Iceland's whalers have announced that they have killed their first whale since 
it was revealed..."]]></description>
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      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["Food Relief for Pets Affected by Johannesburg Unrest"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_20_2008_42061.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42061</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Hundreds of dogs and cats left homeless and hungry after owners fled upsurges of 
unrest in areas..."]]></description>
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      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["U.S. Bans Importation of Polar Bear Trophies from Canada"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_20_2008_42301.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42301</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced its decision to list the 
polar bear as a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Volcano eruption in Chile spells danger for animals"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/05_15_2008_42307.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42307</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Chaiten volcano in Southern Chile has blasted ash some 20 miles into the 
atmosphere which has..."]]></description>
      </item>
      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["Animals in Myanmar Need Help"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/05_09_2008_41952.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41952</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Cyclone Nargis has devastated Myanmar and, according to state media, has killed 
22,980 and left..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Nearly three tons of ivory torched in Japan"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/04_24_2008_42248.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42248</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A 2.8 ton ivory stockpile, confiscated in 2006 by Japan Customs in Osaka, has 
finally been..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Senate committee passes legislation that would help protect endangered North atlantic Right Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_24_2008_42284.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42284</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) praised the Senate Commerce, 
Science, and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Experts convene in Marine Mammal Stranding Conference"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/04_16_2008_42045.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42045</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, marine mammal experts, representatives from federal and state agencies, 
and members of the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Five orphaned bears get a new life in Russia; satellite tracking will monitor survival"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/04_10_2008_42056.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42056</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, in the forest of the Tver region of Russia, researchers from IFAW (the 
International Fund..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["&quot;Humane&quot; claims by Canadian delegation in Europe refuted by new video evidence from seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_4_2008_42089.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42089</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As Canadian government officials continue a European tour in attempt to 
forestall an EU ban on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW documents hunting activity on opening day of Canada's commercial seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_28_2008_42142.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42142</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) have just returned after..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW documents hunting activity on opening day of Canada's commercial seal hunt &#8211; new bleeding requirement ignored"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_28_2008_42141.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42141</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) have just returned..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada's 2008 commercial seal hunt starts today"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_28_2008_41971.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41971</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A team of observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) is set to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Newborn bear cub killing to be legalized"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_27_2008_42256.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42256</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW and Greenpeace Russia have reported the &quot;Rules, deadlines and list of ways 
and means..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Newborn bear cub killing to be legalized"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/03_27_2008_42255.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42255</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW and Greenpeace Russia have reported the &quot;Rules, deadlines and list of ways 
and means..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cruelty to continue under &#8216;new&#8217; Canadian seal hunt regulations"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_27_2008_42018.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42018</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, experts with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) denounced the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cruelty to continue under 'new' Canadian seal hunt regulations"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_27_2008_42017.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42017</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["
Today, experts with IFAW (International Fund for Animal 
Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) denounced the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International Fund for Animal Welfare Launches IFAW Island in Second Life"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_27_2008_42200.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42200</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) announced today the launch of its..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Nearly one ton of ivory seized in Guangxi, China, largest ever in region"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/03_25_2008_41941.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41941</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Approximately one ton (over 790 kilograms) of ivory was confiscated in the 
Guangxi Zhuang..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadian government calls for the killing of 275,000 harp seal pups"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/03_10_2008_41884.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41884</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has once again 
decided to ignore scientific..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Through the Internet, Students from all over Latin America will be able to help Improve Animal Welfare"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/03_07_2008_41940.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41940</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[""]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW's Katie Touhey Receives Red Cross Animal Adult Hero Award"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/03_06_2008_41910.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41910</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Katie Touhey, IFAW's (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Emergency Relief..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Extraordinary victory for harp seals: Russia moves towards banning the whitecoat hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/03_05_2008_41896.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41896</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[""]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rhino and elephants returned to wild in India, protected land increased"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_25_2008_41929.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA["South Africa slams the door on elephant tourism - NGOs rejoice"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_25_2008_41933.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41933</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[""]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW returns rehabilitated black bears to wild in India"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_22_2008_41907.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41907</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[""]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Penguins swim free after successful rehabilitation"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_13_2008_41926.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41926</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A total of 163 Magellanic penguins waddled into the South Atlantic waters after 
spending a few..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["London's wildlife crime unit saved from the axe"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_08_2008_41923.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41923</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Metropolitan Police has responded to 
public pressure and reversed a decision to make cuts to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["African nations join forces to form anti-ivory trade coalition"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_07_2008_41880.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41880</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Delegates and experts of wildlife conservation agencies in Africa from 17 
countries came together..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["African Nations sign Bamako Declaration to Save remaining Elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_07_2008_41879.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41879</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Representatives from 17 African states signed a monumental document, the Bamako 
Elephant..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Applauds Sonar Injunction Against US Navy"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_06_2008_41900.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41900</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Leadership for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) praised the decision..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Encourages Tourists and Shoppers in Dubai to &quot;Think Twice&quot; Before Buying Wildlife Souvenirs"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_06_2008_41902.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41902</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[""]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Conservation on the Agenda, as 17 African Nations meet to talk Elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_06_2008_41890.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41890</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Delegates from 17 African elephant range states will hold meetings for two days 
in Bamako to work..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Train hits elephant herd, Three killed"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_05_2008_41937.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41937</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A herd of Asian elephants comprising three individuals (one adult pregnant 
female, an adult male..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["After Delay on Listing Status, Polar Bear Survival Remains Precarious"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_04_2008_41881.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41881</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After a one month delay, an announcement by the Bush Administration is 
imminent on whether to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["China increases enforcement of illegal trade of wildlife on the Internet"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/02_04_2008_41887.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41887</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new report released by IFAW (www.ifaw.org) 
has led to increased law enforcement dedicated to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Poll Shows Chinese Public Supports Ban on Tiger Trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_30_2008_41927.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41927</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Chinese public supports the ban on tiger trade and stands ready to pitch in 
to save wild..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ivory trade continues its reach across myriad African nations"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_29_2008_41914.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41914</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Ivory smugglers nabbed, a poaching network dismantled, and hundreds of kilograms 
of ivory seized...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Report Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Arctic Marine Mammals"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_17_2008_41928.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41928</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today the International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) released On Thin Ice: The Precarious..."]]></description>
      </item>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan's Whaling - More Sushi than Science"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_17_2008_41917.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41917</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["While the drama unfolds in the Southern Ocean, IFAW (International Fund for 
Animal Welfare -..."]]></description>
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      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["Victory for biodiversity Erika judgement compensates bird welfare groups"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_17_2008_41939.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41939</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The notion of &quot;ecological prejudice&quot; has been recognised by a court for the 
first time in France...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Diverse Stakeholders Come Together to Address Northern Right Whale Regulations"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_11_2008_41891.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41891</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund of Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) held a landmark &quot;Lobster Gear..."]]></description>
      </item>
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         <title><![CDATA["Endangered Gibbons get a helping hand in the New Year"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_10_2008_41894.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41894</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After successfully relocating three Bornean gibbons last year, the International 
Fund for Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Statement Regarding The Delayed Decision For Polar Bear Inclusion In The Endangered Species Act"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_08_2008_41903.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41903</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) U.S. Office Director Jeff Flocken..."]]></description>
      </item>
      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["IFAW's YouTube Content Surges Past 300,000 Views"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_08_2008_41911.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41911</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare 
(IFAW - www.ifaw.org) announced today that 
the 89..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW and AOLA to Host Whale Friendlier Lobster Gear Summit"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_03_2008_41904.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41904</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["To advance dialogue between animal conservation groups and fishing associations 
seeking practical..."]]></description>
      </item>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW responds to oil spill in Patagonia"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/01_02_2008_41906.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41906</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) has mobilized a team to respond to..."]]></description>
      </item>
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         <title><![CDATA["Statement Regarding the Siberian Tiger Incident at the San Francisco Zoo"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_27_2007_41934.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41934</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) CEO Fred O'Regan issued the following..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan continues largest hunt since whaling ban"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_21_2007_41916.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41916</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) today welcomed news that the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Safe passage for endangered elephants: India corridor given to government"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_20_2007_41931.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41931</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["More than one thousand wild elephants have been given a right of passage today, 
with the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Christmas comes early for entangled humpback whale in the Bay of Fundy"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_19_2007_41888.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41888</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A collaborative effort from IFAW's (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) ..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["EFSA report to European Commission finds Canada's commercial seal hunt inhumane"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_19_2007_41892.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41892</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["At the request of the European Commission, The European Food Safety Authority 
(EFSA) today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Companies Linked to Japanese Whaling; Conservationists Call for Action"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_18_2007_41889.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41889</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["In letters released today, Humane Society International, the Environmental 
Investigation Agency..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["A Dozen Ways to Save the Tiger: Blueprint for conservation released by range states"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_10_2007_41878.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41878</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Following recent reports that the world's wild tigers have dwindled to as few as 
3,000, one dozen..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Celebrates Grand Opening of Middle East and North Africa Regional Office in Dubai"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_07_2007_41901.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41901</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW has celebrated the opening of the Middle East and North Africa Regional 
Office in Dubai, its..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Man bitten by 450-lbs tiger near Los Angeles"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_05_2007_41924.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41924</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A man was critically injured in a tiger attack at an animal sanctuary northeast of Los Angeles...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Endangered pelts go up in smoke in Kashmir"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_03_2007_41895.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41895</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Indian wildlife authorities today torched a huge pile of banned wildlife furs 
and skins in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Jubilation as the Taiping 4 arrive home in Cameroon"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_01_2007_41920.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41920</guid>
         <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Taiping 4 gorillas bounded free into their new home in Limbe, Cameroon last 
night - drawing..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Tears and Joy as Taiping 4 Gorillas Leave for Cameroon"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_29_2007_41935.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41935</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["There were tears of joy and tears of sadness this evening as the Taiping 4 
gorillas departed..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Austrian Chancellor signals support for a national ban on seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_28_2007_41883.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41883</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer today expressed his intent to support a 
national ban on the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Early Christmas: IFAW set to return four gorillas to Cameroon"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_28_2007_41893.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41893</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Last minute preparations are underway for the popularly named &quot;Taiping 4 
Gorillas&quot; ahead of their..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan's Whaling Fleet Sails, Humpbacks on Target List"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_17_2007_41918.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41918</guid>
         <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Defying growing international pressure and a global whaling ban, the Government 
of Japan launched..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Russian government asks IFAW team to assess oil spill"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_16_2007_41930.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41930</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Russian environmental officials have asked a team from IFAW (International Fund 
for Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International Legal Experts Urge Action to End Japanese Whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_14_2007_41913.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41913</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An international panel of independent 
legal experts convened in London has today issued a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW helping dogs and livestock after massive Mexican floods"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_14_2007_41905.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41905</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Floods in the Mexican state of Tabasco have affected one million people, forced 
seventy thousand..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW to help animals affected by severe flooding in Tabasco, Mexico"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_08_2007_41908.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41908</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The worst floods of the last 50 years have devastated southeast Mexico, where 
the water now..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Health Checks Wrapped Up as Taiping 4 Gorillas Go Home for Christmas"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_30_2007_41898.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41898</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Taiping 4 gorillas return to Cameroon on 30 November, 2007, it was announced 
today."]]></description>
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      <item>
         <title><![CDATA["UN report says we are living beyond our planet&#8217;s means"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_29_2007_41938.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41938</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["According to the United Nations Environmental Program flagship report, 
Global Environment..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ivory trade galore: Elephants not yet seeing the benefits of trade suspension"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_22_2007_41915.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41915</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Gunfire battle with poachers, ivory confiscations, and smuggler prosecution. All 
is a week's work..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Animal groups rescue abandoned lions and tigers from Ohio woman"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_22_2007_41882.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41882</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today three animal welfare organizations: IFAW (International Fund for Animal 
Welfare;..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Federal Government protracts trade ban for seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_18_2007_41897.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41897</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["One year ago, on October 19th 2006, the Bundestag unanimously decided on the 
introduction of a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Solomon Islands export dolphins to Dubai"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_17_2007_41932.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41932</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today 30 live Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins left the Solomon Islands on 
Emirates chartered..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Latin American Organizations Gather in Chile to Strenghten Whale Protection"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_16_2007_41922.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["For the first time, a significant number of regional civil organizations 
specializing in cetacean..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Jonah and the Whale at Pacific Islands Forum"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_12_2007_41919.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Rugby icon Jonah Lomu has joined the fight against whaling by fronting a 
campaign to be launched..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Tiger thought extinct spotted in China"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_12_2007_41936.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41936</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["For the first time in more than 20 years, a South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis) has been..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New penalties for poaching show Russia means business"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_11_2007_41925.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41925</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["In an historic move aimed at increasing protections for Russia's wildlife, that 
country's Federal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW upset about European Commission&#8217;s failure to deliver on an integrated Maritime Policy"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_10_2007_41909.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41909</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today's adoption of the European Commission's Communication on a future Maritime 
Policy for the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cape Cod Stranding Network Merges with IFAW"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_02_2007_41886.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41886</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Cape Cod Stranding Network (CCSN - www.capecodstranding.net), a small 
non-profit organization..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Animal Action Awards Honor Six Animal Heroes"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_28_2007_41899.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41899</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) today announced the six U.S...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada's Strategy Fails Grizzly Bears"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_24_2007_41885.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41885</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Grizzly bears are disappearing from North America and the Federal Government's 
failure to engage..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Kenyan community partners with conservationists to resolve human-elephant conflict"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_19_2007_41921.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41921</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Taveta Community bordering Kenya's Tsavo West National Park has embarked on 
an ambitious..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["&quot;Taiping Four&quot; gorillas to be returned to Cameroon in November"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_14_2007_42294.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42294</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The four Western Lowland Gorillas, affectionately known as the Taiping Four, 
will be returned to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Mexican Zoo Receives Aid After Hurricane Dean"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_07_2007_42236.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42236</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan peninsula and several Mexican 
states, a Rescue and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International Fund for Animal Welfare Names Jeffrey Flocken Director of Washington, D.C. Office"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/09_04_2007_42201.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42201</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today the appointment of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland signals an end to its commercial whaling enterprise due to lack of consumer demand"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/08_24_2007_42183.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42183</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Good news for whales arrives this week as an Icelandic government official was 
quoted as saying..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Penguins affected by Uruguay oil spill returned to ocean"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_23_2007_42263.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42263</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After several weeks of rehabilitation work, the rescue crew of IFAW 
(International Fund for..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Monsoon rains threaten wild and domestic animals in India"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_22_2007_42239.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42239</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) has mobilized a team to aid 
animals..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New rules protect public from dangerous big cats"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_17_2007_42253.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42253</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["On December 19, 2003 President Bush signed the Captive Wildlife Safety Act 
(CWSA) into law which..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Flood Relief Underway in Indonesia"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_16_2007_42060.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42060</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Severe floods and mudslides have devastated Southeast Asia in recent weeks. 
Torrential rains on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan's biggest ivory smuggler walks free as government schemes to market contraband"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_13_2007_42209.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42209</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A Japanese court has flattered the country's worst ivory smuggler with a most 
lenient penalty,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Penguins rescued from oil pollution in South America"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_25_2007_42265.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42265</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Hundreds of oil-covered Magellanic penguins have surfaced off the Atlantic coast 
of South America..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Calls on Congress to Pass Haley&#8217;s Act"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_24_2007_42098.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42098</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Following a recent rash of attacks and maulings involving captive big cats such 
as lions and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Kenya&#8217;s Meru Park awarded &#8220;World Class&#8221; status"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_19_2007_42226.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42226</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has unveiled Meru National Park as a unique and 
world class..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["The Netherlands becomes the second EU nation to ban the trade in seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_18_2007_42296.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42296</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["One small step for seals, one giant step to end the brutal seal hunt. This is 
the message coming..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Orphaned grizzly bear cub gets a second chance"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_13_2007_42261.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42261</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A six-month old orphaned grizzly bear cub, who arrived at the NLWS (Northern 
Lights Wildlife..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Tahoe wildlife rescued from devastating fires"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_11_2007_42291.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42291</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As displaced residents return to their homes, injured animals continue to 
surface from the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW&#8217;s whale research vessel &#8216;Song of the Whale&#8217; visits Alexandria, Egypt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_9_2007_42178.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42178</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Song of the Whale (SOTW), the 
International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW - www.ifaw.org )..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada&#8217;s 2007 commercial seal hunt crawls to a halt &#8211; harp seal population undergoes another year of unnecessary hunting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_23_2007_41972.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41972</guid>
         <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, the Canadian government will officially close its annual commercial hunt 
for harp seals,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["The new life for Amur tiger cubs"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_20_2007_42298.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42298</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Two of four tiger cubs, saved in the period from the beginning of the year by 
IFAW (International..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Protections for elephants, whales, tigers, emerge from conservation forum"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_15_2007_42271.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42271</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Suspend ivory trade, stop the commercial breeding of tigers for their parts, and 
maintain the ban..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephants get 9 year break!"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_14_2007_42035.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42035</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["African elephant range states reached a compromise today by agreeing to a 
suspension of ivory..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["The World Says no to Tiger Trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_13_2007_42297.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42297</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["One of the greatest threats to the survival of tigers in the wild was averted 
today, after..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Governments confront Internet trade at CITES; Sharks lose grip"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_8_2007_42078.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42078</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Measures to confront escalating levels of illegal trade via the Internet were 
overwhelmingly..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["World&#8217;s Largest Photo Mosaic of Tiger Unveiled at CITES; World Leaders Urged to End Tiger Trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_7_2007_42322.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42322</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A two-storey-high photo mosaic of a tiger, created from personal photos of 
nearly 25,000 tiger..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cameroon, Hong Kong, China win Interpol award for their efforts in fighting wildlife crime"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_7_2007_41967.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41967</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Representatives from wildlife enforcement agencies in Cameroon and Hong Kong, 
China were honored..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["CITES rebuffs Japan&#8217;s efforts to reopen whale meat trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_6_2007_41964.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41964</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Whales scored their second victory in as many weeks today when Parties to the 
Convention on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Critical lapses in CITES compliance revealed as Southern African nations push for reopening of ivory trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_5_2007_42015.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42015</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As delegates prepare to take on the issue of ivory trade - one of the more 
heated topics that has..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW investigation pushes eBay to announce global ban of all international ivory trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_5_2007_42155.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42155</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["International online commerce site eBay has today said that it will announce a 
ban on the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["African elephant makes appearance at opening day of international wildlife trade conference"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_3_2007_41948.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41948</guid>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A life-sized, nine-foot African elephant dubbed &quot;Mjumbe,&quot; Swahili for 
&quot;ambassador,&quot; made a grand..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New and improved system to combat illegal wildlife trade unveiled"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_3_2007_42252.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The United Nations University, with the support of IFAW (International Fund for 
Animal Welfare -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["CITES Standing Committee releases stockpiles to Japan and makes mockery of system"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_2_2007_41963.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41963</guid>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Conservation organizations, including IFAW (International Fund for Animal 
Welfare - www.ifaw.org..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Illegal trade in tigers undermines China&#8217;s implementation of CITES"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_31_2007_42195.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42195</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new investigation report by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org  )..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["US citizens stand behind global ban on elephant ivory trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_31_2007_42304.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42304</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["By a massive eight to one, Americans stand together with people across Western 
Europe in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Nations stand strong against commercial whaling at international meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_31_2007_42245.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["This year's meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was 
characterized by strong..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japanese oversight flaws fatal to elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_30_2007_42212.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42212</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An investigative report conducted by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare 
- www.ifaw.org )..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Nations asked to put differences aside at international whaling meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_29_2007_42243.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Representatives from 75 nations convening for the annual meeting of the 
International Whaling..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International commercial trade of elephants, whales, tigers and sharks to be voted on at CITES Meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_29_2007_42202.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["More than 2,500 government representatives from 171 countries will converge in 
The Hague,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Nations meet to decide fate of world&#8217;s whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_28_2007_42244.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Representatives from more than 70 nations are convening today May 28th through 
June 1st, 2007 in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan&#8217;s &#8220;scientific&#8221; whaling trashed by international scientists at global whale meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_28_2007_42217.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Members of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission 
(IWC) were today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["European Parliament calls on Member States to vote for ivory trade moratorium"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_25_2007_42043.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today international efforts for better elephant and wildlife protection moved a 
step forward when..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Fate of world's whales to be decided at international meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_25_2007_42049.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Representatives from more than 70 nations will convene May 28th through June 
1st, 2007 in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Wildlife poachers claim lives of seven rangers in one week"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_25_2007_42321.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Seven wildlife rangers and at least four poachers were killed this past week 
throughout East and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW highlights its efforts towards saving sea turtles during World Turtle Day"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_23_2007_42150.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Sea turtles around the world continue to face great threats from human activity. 
Since the year..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Groundbreaking new resource to help vets and remote communities"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_23_2007_42079.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42079</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Vets can contribute to improving the health of remote Australian communities now 
they have access..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Kenyan rangers forge deadly battle with wildlife poaching gang"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_22_2007_42225.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42225</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Three wildlife rangers and four poachers were killed this past weekend in a 
pre-dawn shoot-out in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Unveils African Ambassador For The Ivory Trade Ban Campaign"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_18_2007_42124.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Elephants today sent a most unusual envoy to this year's CITES Conference of 
Parties Meeting..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Animal Welfare and Conservation Groups Urge Senate to Protect Polar Bears from Trophy Hunting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_17_2007_41951.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41951</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, three leading animal protection and conservation groups - The Humane 
Society of the United..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Watershed decision for the conservation of marine organisms"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_16_2007_42310.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42310</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["When Official Mexican Norm (known as NOM in Spanish) 029 on shark and ray 
fishing goes into..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Animal Welfare and Conservation Groups Urge Congress to Protect Polar Bears from Trophy Hunting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_15_2007_41950.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, three leading animal protection and conservation groups - The Humane 
Society of the United..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Bidding for Extinction: Rampant ivory trade on eBay threatens elephant survival"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_15_2007_41961.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41961</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An investigative report released today by 
the IFAW  (International Fund for Animal Welfare -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whale watch workshop provides training, opportunity in the Eastern Caribbean"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_14_2007_42314.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42314</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new, five-day whale watch tour guide and naturalist training workshop, 
sponsored by IFAW (the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephant-back Safaris &#8220;Simply Accidents Waiting to Happen&#8221; Warns Top Tourism Insurer"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_10_2007_42033.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Elephant-back safari operators are under fire from Africa's top tourism risk 
insurer which says..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cape Air and IFAW Take &#8216;Whale Plane&#8217; on Cross-Country Mission"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_10_2007_41984.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41984</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today Cape Air and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) take off on the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["&#8220;Save the Whale&#8221; campaign takes flight over America with 12-year-old conservationist aboard"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_9_2007_42279.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42279</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["This month will be no ordinary month for 12-year-old Henry Ramage of Cape Cod, 
MA. He is set to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Australian Government can stop Japan whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_7_2007_41956.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41956</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Australian Government can stop Japan killing any more whales in the Southern 
Ocean by taking..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ivory Trade Makes Congressional Agenda"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_3_2007_42206.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42206</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The fate of the world's elephants was today the focus of a key congressional 
hearing,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW opens new center in Moscow to help stray animals"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_30_2007_42162.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42162</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today that it has opened..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["In defense of whales: Uruguay consolidates regional bloc of conservationist countries"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_27_2007_42196.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Sixty representatives of government, civil and whale watching organizations from 
13 countries..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Icelandic whalers harpoon first minke whale of season"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_27_2007_42191.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42191</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Icelandic whalers have harpooned the first whale of the season, despite a lack 
of national..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Austrian Parliament votes for National Ban for Seal Products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_25_2007_41957.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41957</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Yesterday the Austrian Parliament voted unanimously for a motion to introduce a 
national ban on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Federal Legislation Introduced To Protect Public"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_23_2007_42050.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42050</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today commended members of the 
110th..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW and green.tv partner up"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_17_2007_42130.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42130</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) has partnered with broadband TV..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cape Cod Stranding Network to Merge with IFAW"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_11_2007_41985.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41985</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Great things are on the horizon for the dolphins, whales, and seals that strand 
on Cape Cod and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whales Need US: More than 50 members of Congress and 20 Conservation Groups Call for U.S. Leadership to Protect Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_10_2007_42317.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The &quot;Whales Need US&quot; coalition, an unprecedented joint effort of 20 U.S.-based 
environmental,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Major U.S. Sushi Supplier Linked to Japan&#8217;s Whale Hunts"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_10_2007_42233.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42233</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["True World Foods, one of the largest suppliers of sushi meat in the United 
States, has entered..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Taiping Four Gorillas &#8211; Wet Weather Stops Play as Malaysia Delays Decision"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_6_2007_42292.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A final opportunity to return the Taiping 4 gorillas to Cameroon before the 
rainy season sets in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New IFAW presence in Dubai"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_4_2007_42250.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42250</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) is proud to announce that the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW observers witness hunting activity on opening day of Canada&#8217;s commercial seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_2_2007_42159.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42159</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) have just returned from..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada&#8217;s 2007 commercial seal hunt starts today &#8211; 270,000 seal pups are set to be slaughtered"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_2_2007_41973.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Canada's annual commercial seal hunt opened today, with total limits set this 
year for 270,000..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Conservationists Call on China to Support Law Over Tiger Farms"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_30_2007_42007.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42007</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Twenty-eight organizations involved in tiger conservation around the world today 
called on China..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada government announces massive hunt of 270,000 seals despite global outcry"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_29_2007_41968.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41968</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Canadian government today announced the total allowable catch (TAC) of 
270,000 harp seals..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Celebrities Mobilize Against Canadian Seal Hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_29_2007_41995.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41995</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Joaquin Phoenix, Julio Iglesias, Sylvie Vartan, Jane Birkin, Twiggy, Maria de 
Medeiros, the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Global warming disaster as thousands of harp seal pups perish: Experts call for annual seal hunt to be cancelled"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_27_2007_42076.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42076</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Thousands of harp seal pups are assumed dead in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence 
due to the lack of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Harp seal population at risk due to global warming -- Canadian government urged to call off seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_14_2007_42083.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42083</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) and its 2.5 million supporters..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Government Set to Hobble South Africa&#8217;s Elephant-back Tourism Industry"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_8_2007_42077.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42077</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["If Government gets its way South Africa's notorious captive elephant industry, 
including elephant..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Science &#8211; not guns &#8211; sought for management of South Africa&#8217;s elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_7_2007_42280.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The government of South Africa has announced that it will reach out to the 
scientific community..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW helps animals in flood ravaged Indonesia"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_7_2007_42145.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42145</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After suffering the worst flood in its modern history, Jakarta is now busy 
trying to recover from..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Science Gets the Green Light to Determine Ethical Elephant Management"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_28_2007_42281.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42281</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Government's decision to let science rule when it comes to the management of 
South Africa's..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Conservationists support Japanese whaling decision"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_28_2007_42014.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42014</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) supports the decision made by the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephants Released To Wild for First Time in India"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_26_2007_42034.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42034</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org ) and its partner, WTI (Wildlife 
Trust..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Germany moves forward with proposed legislation to ban the import of all seal-derived products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_26_2007_42063.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Horst Seehofer, German Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ivory DNA study sheds light on escalating international trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_26_2007_42205.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The release of the long-awaited ivory DNA testing report by the University of 
Washington reveals..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW implores Japan to recall fire-damaged whaling fleet"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_23_2007_42153.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42153</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Experts with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today called on the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephant poaching pandemic featured in latest National Geographic"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_21_2007_42032.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The serious elephant poaching problem plaguing the Zakouma National Park region 
of the Central..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Three Siberian Tiger Cubs Rescued in the Russian Far East"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_21_2007_42299.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Within the last three weeks, three tiger cubs have been delivered to the Tiger 
Inspection Rehab..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Clampdown on South African Canned Hunting and Captive Breeding Welcomed"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_20_2007_42000.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The captive breeding and canned hunting industry received a body blow today with 
the announcement..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New scientific report indicates a recent lack of sea ice is dangerous for Canada&#8217;s harp seal population"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_20_2007_42254.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42254</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new scientific report released today by IFAW (the International Fund for 
Animal Welfare -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Nearly 150 lbs of illegal ivory intercepted at Beijing airport"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_19_2007_42246.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["China Customs seized 149 lbs (67.5 kg) of illegal elephant ivory, representing 
approximately..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Outrage at Plans to Axe Met&#8217;s Wildlife Crime Unit"]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA["The UK's leading conservation groups are calling on the Mayor Ken Livingstone to 
safeguard the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["No Return to Cruelty Says Poll to Mark Hunt Ban Anniversary"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_18_2007_42258.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["A new poll shows public opinion is more than 3:1 in favour of the hunting 
ban remaining, as..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Southern Ocean Violence Must Stop"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_13_2007_42289.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["The violent and unlawful deaths of hundreds of whales occurring now in the 
Southern Ocean could..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Million Rand Gourmet Valentine Gift for Pets of the Poor"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_12_2007_42238.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["It's a Valentine's feast as possibly South Africa's biggest ever single donation 
of pet food..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Art Exhibit Highlights Bond between Animals and People"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_9_2007_41955.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) and the International Fund for Animal 
Welfare (IFAW -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Arrests Made in Record Japan Ivory Haul"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_8_2007_41954.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Arrests have been made in the Osaka, Japan record-breaking elephant ivory 
seizure case of this..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ivory tusks from endangered African elephants."]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_8_2007_42207.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) welcomes the statement made today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Names Ramage Whale Program Manager"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_7_2007_42110.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) has appointed its longtime Public..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Help Save the Whale, Britain Urges More Nations"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_1_2007_42084.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A government initiative to enlist more countries around the world to the 
anti-whaling cause has..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Releases Rhinos Back To Wild in India"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_29_2007_42114.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org ) and its partner, WTI (Wildlife..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Rectification: EU-Commission does not reject seal ban"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_29_2007_42273.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Contrary to a report by an international news agency, the European Commission 
has not rejected..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Belgium becomes first EU country to place a national ban on all seal product imports"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_25_2007_41960.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Belgian parliament today unanimously voted to implement a national ban on 
the import of all..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Environmental protection urged as Russia&#8217;s Gazprom takes over Shell shares in Sakhalin-2"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_21_2006_42041.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) is urging decision-makers to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["China halts dog cull after international uproar"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_21_2006_41999.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Thanks to thousands of letters from concerned animal lovers around the world, 
including from..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["65,000+ say no to Caribbean commercial whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_20_2006_41946.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["More than 65,000 emails and faxes urging Caribbean leaders not to consider 
commercial whaling..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Proposed Hunting Bill a Sham as Government Bows to Big Business"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_15_2006_42270.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Instead of a promised shut down of canned hunting, the Government has bowed to 
threats of legal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["South African Government Delays the Return of Taiping 4 Gorillas"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_11_2006_42287.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Taiping 4 gorillas will not return to Cameroon this week as planned, the 
International Fund..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Caribbean whale watching operators jump-start CARIBwhale"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_7_2006_41994.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["More than 15 Caribbean whale watching organizations, in partnership with the 
International Fund..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Taiping Four gorillas leave South Africa next week"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_4_2006_42293.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Taiping 4 gorillas are set to depart for the Cameroon on 13 December 2006, 
the International..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Latin America steps forward to protect cetaceans"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_2_2006_42228.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Government representatives of twelve Latin American countries met in Buenos 
Aires, Argentina in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW: Think Carefully Before Giving Puppies and Kittens as Gifts"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_24_2006_42122.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The holiday shopping season is in full 
swing and many people, for the first time, consider giving..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Icelanders believe whaling damages tourism"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_24_2006_42187.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["48% of Icelanders believe commercial whaling will have a negative impact on the 
country's tourism..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW opposes call for commercial whale hunt in the Caribbean: whale meat for tourists?"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_22_2006_42163.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) today urges leaders and citizens..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW and Eurogroup applaud European Commission&#8217;s strong stand on protecting cats and dogs"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_20_2006_42128.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, Commissioner Kyprianou unveiled plans to end the production, marketing 
and trade of cat..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW delighted by Council of Europe recommendation to ban seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_17_2006_42138.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, the Council of Europe reflected the concerns of millions of European 
citizens that the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Germany&#8217;s National Veterinary Association demands a trade embargo on all seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_16_2006_42069.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Germany's National Veterinary Association (Bundestierarztekammer) this week demanded that the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan&#8217;s whale hunters set sail for slaughter in International Whale Sanctuary"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_14_2006_42222.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Government of Japan will tomorrow launch a fleet of six boats from Arukaport 
to commence a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["European Parliament votes in favour of greater protection for Europe&#8217;s seas"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_14_2006_42044.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Joint comment by Greenpeace , BirdLife International, the European Environment 
Bureau, the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Russian gyrfalcons released to wild by IFAW"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_9_2006_42275.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["This October, police confiscated five rare, endangered falcons at a Moscow area 
airport, during..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW to Support Landmark Community Elephant Fence in Kenya"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_8_2006_42171.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ), CEO and President, Fred O'Regan 
has..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephants sent into Safari Slavery from Zimbabwe&#8217;s World Famous Hwange National Park"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_8_2006_42038.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Up to 15 wild juvenile elephants are being captured in Zimbabwe's world renowned 
Hwange National..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Indonesian forest fires force dozens of endangered orangutans to flee"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_7_2006_42197.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Wildfires that have been raging across Indonesia since mid-September have choked 
the country in a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["VistaPrint and IFAW Announce New Charity Holiday Cards"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_6_2006_42306.php</link>
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         <title><![CDATA["25 Countries Launch Diplomatic Protest Against Iceland&#8217;s Whale Hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_1_2006_41944.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) today welcomed continued..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Confiscated goshawks released to the wild"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_31_2006_42001.php</link>
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         <title><![CDATA["NGO&#8217;s and Zoo Combine Forces to Return Taiping 4 Gorillas to Cameroon"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_25_2006_42241.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) and the National Zoological..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Breaks Ground on New International Headquarters"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_25_2006_42096.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today began construction of a new..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW welcomes maximum fine for UK Company selling illegal ivory"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_24_2006_42172.php</link>
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City of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whales killed for fish freezer, no market for meat &#8211; &#8220;It&#8217;s a cruel waste,&#8221; says IFAW"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_24_2006_42318.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["A second fin whale - classified as an endangered species - has been killed by whalers in Iceland..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whalers bloody Iceland&#8217;s waters and international reputation with first whale kill"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_22_2006_42315.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["The crew of an Icelandic whaling ship killed an endangered fin whale yesterday - 
the first of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["German parliament votes unanimously to ban seal product imports"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_20_2006_42062.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["Germany's parliament voted unanimously late last night on a motion to ban the 
import of seal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Icelandic whalers head out to hunt first fin whale &#8211; global outcry pours in"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_20_2006_42192.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An Icelandic whaling ship headed out yesterday to commercially hunt whales for 
the first time in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland to hunt whales despite global moratorium and international outcry"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_17_2006_42184.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["The government of Iceland has announced today that it will commercially hunt 
whales for the first..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["EU Parliament adopts Animal Welfare Action Plan"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_12_2006_42030.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, the European Parliament reflected the concerns of millions of European 
citizens that..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["CITES Falls Short of Addressing Critical Threats to Wild Tigers"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_6_2006_41962.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species (CITES) approved an action at today's..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Victory for elephants as CITES says No to ivory stockpile sale"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_5_2006_42305.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Conservationists, including IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare; www.ifaw.org ), scored a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["More than one million children learn about seals this week"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_4_2006_42240.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Some 1.2 million children in 15 countries worldwide, including 500,000 in all 50 
states, will..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Fate of elephants hangs in balance at meeting of world nations"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_2_2006_42047.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The fate of elephants will be decided this week at the 54th Standing Committee 
meeting of the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Sakhalin pipeline environmental damage estimated at US$70-million"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_29_2006_42278.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) is urging the Russian government..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Names Winner of Innovative &#8220;Whale Song Remix Project&#8221;"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ) today announced the winner in the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Enivornmental concerns could halt Shell oil project"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_19_2006_42040.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources announced it has revoked its 
environmental certification..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["&#8220;Want to end the cruelty, then end the hunt,&#8221; says IFAW of calls to ban hakapiks from Canadian seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_15_2006_42308.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Calls this week by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams and Minister 
of Fisheries..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Zambia hands down tough sentence to ivory dealer"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_8_2006_42323.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Zambia's legal system this week handed down a stiff sentence of six-years hard 
labor to a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW applauds European Parliament resolution to ban seal product trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_6_2006_42132.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) applauds a new European 
Parliament..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["No Need for Delay, as IFAW Offers to Fund Return of Taiping 4 Gorillas"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_5_2006_42257.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["Delays should not hamper the early return of the &quot;Taiping Four&quot; - four Western 
Lowland gorillas -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["&#8220;Africa&#8217;s Elephants Must be Saved, Stop Ivory Trade Talks,&#8221; Say Wildlife Conservation Symposium Delegates"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_28_2006_41949.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Wildlife management authorities and experts from 19 African states came together 
on August 24th..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New IFAW Report Uncovers Public Safety Dangers"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_24_2006_42249.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new report released today by IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare - 
www.ifaw.org )..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Launches Web&#8217;s First Animal Rescue Blog"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_17_2006_42108.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) has officially launched the Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Live whales tell better tale Researchers learn about the lives of whales, from photographs of whales&#8217; tails"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_14_2006_42232.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An international team of researchers aboard IFAW's (International Fund for 
Animal Welfare -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Ryun bill would protect public from big cat attacks"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_1_2006_42276.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today commended Congressman Jim 
Ryun..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Penguins released back to wild after oil spill in Argentina"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_31_2006_42264.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ), in cooperation with Fundacion 
Mundo..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cape Air and IFAW Launch Whale of a Plane"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_26_2006_41983.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Cape Air and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) today formally 
unveiled a new piece of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Condemns Cruel and Unnecessary Namibia Seal Cull"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_17_2006_42102.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) has condemned Namibia's annual 
seal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Five Leading Animal Welfare Organizations Give $3.2 Million Boost to Spay/Neuter Efforts in Gulf Coast Communities"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_11_2006_42055.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today in St. Bernard Parish, La., the Big Fix Rig -- a traveling spay/neuter 
clinic for cats --..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW helps dogs after volcano forces evacuation of Indonesian villages"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_6_2006_42147.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) is working near Mt. Merapi,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Massive ivory seizure signals rebound of illegal trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_5_2006_42234.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Taiwan custom officers seized more than two metric tons (4,000 lbs) of illegal 
elephant ivory..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["President Bush and Japan Prime Minister Koizumi greeted by Elvis singing &#8220;Don&#8217;t be cruel &#8211; stop whaling&#8221;"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_30_2006_42267.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["U.S. President George W. Bush and Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a 
die-hard Elvis..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["$10,000 reward offered after hundreds of baby terns wash up dead"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_29_2006_41942.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["On June 28, reports of dead baby 
terns on the shores of Long Beach sent wildlife rescuers from..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["President Bush to Meet with Japan Prime Minister Koizumi: Conservationists say, &#8220;tell Japan to stop whaling&#8221;"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_28_2006_42268.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is set to meet with U.S. President 
George W. Bush on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Stands With Greenpeace as Activists are Arrested at International Whaling Meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_20_2006_42121.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The conservation community stood together today on the Marriott Resort beach in 
St. Kitts, when..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IWC Meeting Concludes, Whaling Continues"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_20_2006_42179.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42179</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 58th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) ended 
today after five days..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Growth of Pacific Islands Whale Watching Industry Cited at Meeting of International Whaling Commission"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_19_2006_42081.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Whale watching has emerged as an industry growing &quot;strongly&quot; in the Pacific 
Islands region, says..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Row over &#8220;St. Kitts and Nevis Declaration&#8221; Erupts at International Whaling Commission Meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_18_2006_42274.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42274</guid>
         <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Having lost votes on every policy proposal they put before the 58th annual 
meeting of the IWC,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cruelty of Japanese Whale Hunt Unveiled in New Scientific Report"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_17_2006_42016.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The cruelty of Japan's whaling methods was unveiled today with the release of a 
new report on the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Narrowest of Votes Leaves Whales Safe &#8211; For Now &#8211; at International Whaling Commission"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_16_2006_42242.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["Japan failed today by a narrow margin to lead pro-whaling nations to a simple 
majority voting..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Fate of World&#8217;s Whales Hangs in Balance, International Whaling Commission Meets Today"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_16_2006_42046.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Representatives from 66 nations are convening today in the Caribbean nation of 
St. Kitts and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Caribbean Conservationists Issues &#8220;St. Kitts Declaration&#8221; as IWC Debates Fate of World&#8217;s Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_16_2006_41987.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Dozens of conservation experts from across the Caribbean met in St. Kitts today, 
on the eve of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW team aids thousands of animals in Indonesia earthquake disaster"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_12_2006_42169.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) is working in Central Java to give..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japanese Scientific Whaling &#8220;Unlawful&#8221; Say Top Legal Experts"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_1_2006_42210.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An international panel of independent legal experts convened in Paris has found 
that Japanese..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Despite Global Protests, Japan&#8217;s Whaling Fleet Sets Out Again to Hunt 260 More Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_24_2006_42027.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["The government of Japan has announced the deployment of its whaling fleet to 
hunt 260 whales in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Innovative Whale Song Remix Contest"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_16_2006_42198.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today launched the &quot;Whale Remix 
Project,&quot; an..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Caribbean Environmentalists Issue Strong Statement in Run-up to Controversial Global Whaling Meeting"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_12_2006_41993.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Forty-eight environmental leaders from across the Caribbean region this week 
released a strong..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Conservationists &#8220;Outraged&#8221; By Massive Illegal Ivory Haul"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_10_2006_42008.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Hong Kong, Province of China customs officials announced today that a 
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         <title><![CDATA["South Africa allows capture of wild elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_24_2006_42286.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["Six young wild elephant were forcibly removed from their herd last week and 
condemned to lives of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW helps pass Kansas law banning tigers as pets"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_18_2006_42148.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["This week, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill that will make Kansas 
a safer place..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW launches U.S. whale campaign"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_18_2006_42156.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today joined with a 
coalition of national..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadian Seal Hunt Begins Again"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_12_2006_41975.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The senseless slaughter of 230,000 seal 
pups began this morning off the coast of Newfoundland...."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["U.S. Endangered Species Act protects Tibetan antelope"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_28_2006_42302.php</link>
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         <description><![CDATA["The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that it will protect 
the Tibetan antelope..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Global protection for South Africa&#8217;s southern waters"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_27_2006_42075.php</link>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadian Hunt for Seal Pups Draws International Criticism"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_24_2006_41974.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Canada's annual hunt for harp seal pups will begin tomorrow, according to 
IFAW (International..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW calls on Canada to cancel seal hunt due to lack of ice"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_24_2006_42134.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is again calling on Canada's 
new government to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW President challenges Premier Williams to a televised debate on Canadian seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_16_2006_42113.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, IFAW President Fred O'Regan challenged Danny Williams, Premier of 
Newfoundland and..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canadian seal hunt goes ahead despite calls for caution"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_15_2006_41981.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Despite repeated calls for caution based on sound science, conservation and 
preventing cruelty,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Deadly Elephant Safari Tourism Under Fire"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_10_2006_42026.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Animal welfare groups reacted angrily this week following the trampling to death 
of a safari park..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW demands apology from Canadian politician"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_8_2006_42139.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) demanded an apology from..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW brings Whale Trail to Cape and Islands"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today that it is the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW supports training for wildlife officials in Kenya"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Kenya's Tourism and Wildlife Minister, Morris Dzoro, launched an anti-wildlife 
crime course..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW offers cold weather tips for your pets"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_28_2006_42161.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Winter presents many hidden dangers for pets and with the cold weather in full force this week;..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW rescues frozen swan following oil spill"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_23_2006_42166.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Shiver the swan has swum to freedom after being rescued by IFAW (International 
Fund for Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["DFO puts harp seals in jeopardy, study finds"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_16_2006_42020.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Department of Fisheries and Oceans' management approach for harp seals risks 
depleting the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Italy temporarily bans imports of Canadian seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_13_2006_42204.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Italy announced today that it has temporarily suspended imports of seal skins and seal derived..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Oil &#8220;Timebomb&#8221; Threatens Wildlife in Estonia"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_10_2006_42259.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An oil spill, that has already killed thousands of seabirds off the northwest 
coast of Estonia,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Wins Improved Conditions for Australian Elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_6_2006_42127.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has today placed a number of conditions on 
the permits to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Mexico Bans Imports and Exports of Primates and Marine Mammals"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_6_2006_42237.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced that Mexico has banned 
the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW ER Team helps wildlife at Estonia oil spill"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_6_2006_42105.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An international team of wildlife experts from IFAW (International Fund for 
Animal Welfare -..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["New Regulations Limit Tiger Trade"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_31_2006_42251.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service (USFWS) published proposed rules 
under the Captive..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW China Educates Locals on Asian Elephant Protection"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_18_2006_42100.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) and its local partner,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Wetstone to lead IFAW U.S. expansion"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_9_2006_42312.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org ) today announced the hiring of 
Gregory..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whales Killed by Japan in Protected Waters"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_6_2006_42316.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The full cruelty of modern-day commercial whaling was made public today by the 
release of footage..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Holiday Gifts for Animals and People"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_2_2005_42088.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42088</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["This holiday IFAW is offering a unique gift for the animal lovers on your 
shopping list."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Thrilled by Canada&#8217;s Green Party Stand on Commercial Seal Hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/12_2_2005_42123.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42123</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) congratulated the Green Party 
of Canada for its..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Fifth Health camp for Captive Elephants at Sonpur"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_29_2005_42052.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42052</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW helped micro-chip 77 elephants at the fifth consecutive health camp for 
captive elephants in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Time to Rethink Elephant Culling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_23_2005_42300.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["To conserve or to cull? In a nutshell that is the question facing the South 
African Government in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW&#8217;s Emergency Relief Team starts rescuing wildlife in Chile after Oil Spill"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_18_2005_42175.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["On November 1 a Hong Kong, Province of China-flagged cargo ship ran aground on 
the northern coast..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["EP stands up for animals &#8220;trapped by bad science&#8221;"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_17_2005_42029.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Commission Proposal 
on humane trapping..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Call for Ban on Captive Breeding as Investigation Reveals Wildlife Industry&#8217;s &#8220;Dirty Underbelly&#8221;"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_15_2005_41965.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An investigation that reveals &quot;captive breeding&quot; of large predators as the dirty underbelly of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Launches Project to Address Stray Dog Problem in Dominica"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_10_2005_42107.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org ) and the Roseau City Council today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Conservationists say No to Wildlife Gift as Thai Prime Minister Visits Kenya"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_8_2005_42013.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42013</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Conservationists, including IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare- www.ifaw.org ), today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japanese Whaling Fleet Bound for International Whale Sanctuary"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_8_2005_42211.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Defying international criticism and a global ban on commercial whaling, the 
Government of Japan..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whaling season ends with more than 600 whales harpooned"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/11_1_2005_42320.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42320</guid>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Norway's 2005 whaling season closed at midnight (October 31st) with a total 
catch of 639 minke..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canned Hunting and Captive Breeding Report Regarded a &#8220;Good Start&#8221;"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_25_2005_41982.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The proposal by a Government appointed task team that South Africa impose an 
outright ban on..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Zoos admit &#8216;optimal&#8217; care for elephants not the priority"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_20_2005_42325.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Taronga Zoo and Melbourne Zoo plan to keep eight new Asian elephants in city 
zoos rather than..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Cameroon Seeks to Reclaim Gorillas from South Africa"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_13_2005_41966.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A high-level delegation of Cameroon government officials arrives in South Africa 
on Saturday..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Welfare groups gear up for major legal challenge against Government"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_7_2005_42311.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Three leading animal welfare and 
conservation organisations are gearing up for the start of a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Leading Animal Welfare Group Applauds &#8220;Common-Sense&#8221; Government Crocodile Decision"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_6_2005_42229.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) congratulates the Minister 
for the Environment,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW&#8217;s Special Week is World&#8217;s Largest Animal Event"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_4_2005_42177.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today IFAW announced the start of its annual Animal Action Week - the largest 
animal-focused..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Hurricane Dog Flies Cross-Country to Reunite With Family"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/10_4_2005_42090.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 2,000-mile flight from Baton Rouge, LA to Los Angeles, CA will be a journey 
home of sorts for..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Moves Katrina Animals From Rita&#8217;s Path"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_22_2005_42109.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) rescuers are transporting 250..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW, Kenya Wildlife Service to Enhance Tsavo National Park"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_22_2005_42173.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42173</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Kenya's Vice President, Hon Moody Awori, today unveiled a US 1.25 million dollar 
rehabilitation..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["69% of Canadian voters oppose commercial seal hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_20_2005_41947.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["With only some six months remaining before Canadians go to the polls a 
1,000-person national..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Helps Move Hurricane Animals to California Shelters"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_16_2005_42106.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42106</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Emergency rescuers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) are today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW emergency experts carry out post-Tsunami training"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_12_2005_42143.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42143</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Indonesian vets are being trained by IFAW experts in emergency animal care on 
how to cope with..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW recognizes marine conservation leaders"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_12_2005_42164.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today announced it has recognized..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Team from Cape Cod rescues scores of pets from New Orleans homes"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_11_2005_42295.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) is currently carrying out 
emergency..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Scores of pets rescued from homes in New Orleans"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_8_2005_42282.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42282</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) is currently searching door-to-door in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Hurricane Leaves Owners Desperate About Pets Whereabouts"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_2_2005_42092.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Animal welfare groups are being inundated by calls from pet owners who are 
searching for their..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescue: IFAW Saves Dogs and Cats"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/9_1_2005_42091.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42091</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Hundreds of pet cats and dogs are in urgent need of care and evacuation from 
Hurricane Katrina..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Rescues Animals from Floods in India"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_26_2005_42115.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42115</guid>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today results of a..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Poaching Remains Main Threat to Tibetan Antelope"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_20_2005_42266.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Sponsored by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare -- www.ifaw.org ), the fourth Tibetan..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Illegal Trade in Endangered Animals Flourishes on Web"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_16_2005_42194.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An investigation by IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) released 
today reveals that..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["International Conference to Address Oiled Wildlife Problem"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_4_2005_42199.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["An estimated 300,000 seabirds are killed each year off the East coast of Canada, 
from deliberate..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Partners with Zodiac Group to Protect Marine Wildlife"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_4_2005_42112.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42112</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) and the Zodiac Group today 
announced..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Rescues Elephant Calf From Poachers"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/8_2_2005_42116.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Members of IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) rescued a three-year old..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Date is set for Asian elephant appeal"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A legal appeal to decide the fate of eight Asian elephants earmarked for 
Australian zoos has been..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Interpol Gives Ecomessage Award to Kenya for Fighting Wildlife Crime"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_18_2005_42203.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Interpol has chosen the Government of Kenya as the first-ever recipient of the 
Interpol..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Zoo Document Admits Taiping 4 Gorillas from Cameroon"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_13_2005_42324.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A major obstacle to the return of the Taiping 4 gorillas from South Africa's 
Pretoria Zoo to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Arab League Calls for Collaboration to Fight Wildlife Crime"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_13_2005_41953.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/41953</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Arab League has called for Arab States to join in the fight against wildlife 
crime by..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW&#8217;s Penguin Network Releases First Birds"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_7_2005_42176.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42176</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The IFAW Penguin Network has released its first birds this year after successful 
rehabilitation..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Kenya Government to Export Wildlife to Zoo in Thailand"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_6_2005_42224.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Kenyan Government announced its decision to provide wildlife for the Chiang 
Mai Night Safari..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland's Whaling Boats Resume Hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/7_6_2005_42186.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Iceland's whaling boats have left port to begin this season's hunt. Although 
there has been no..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Illegal Ivory Trade Flourishes in China"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_28_2005_42193.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Despite systematic efforts by regulators and enforcement officials, the illegal 
ivory trade is..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whaling Commission Saved, Whales Still in Trouble"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_24_2005_42319.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 57th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) ended 
today following five..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IWC Notes Growth of Whale Watching Industry Worldwide"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_23_2005_42180.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42180</guid>
         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["After rejecting Japanese proposals to expand whaling, the annual meeting of the 
International..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Elephant Tragedy an Accident Waiting to Happen"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_22_2005_42031.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42031</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Yesterday's trampling to death of an elephant handler has raised alarm bells 
with regards to the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IWC Rejects Japanese Scientific Whaling Proposal"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_22_2005_42181.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A new Japanese proposal to increase &quot;scientific&quot; whaling failed to gain majority 
support at the ..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan&#8217;s Commercial Whaling Proposal Rejected by IWC"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_21_2005_42216.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["On a strong majority vote, member countries of the International Whaling 
Commission (IWC) today..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japan Targets More Whales, Whaling Commission"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_20_2005_42208.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42208</guid>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The 57th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) opened 
today amid a storm..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Watching Whales In East Asia"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_17_2005_42309.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As countries from around the world gather in Ulsan, South Korea for the 
annual meeting of the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Kentucky bans exotic pets"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_15_2005_42223.php</link>
         <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ifaw.org/42223</guid>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org ) today announced that Kentucky has..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Urges China to Say No to Japanese Whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_14_2005_42125.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Prior to the 57th International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting  in Ulsan 
Korea next week,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Leading conservationists sound alarm over whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/6_9_2005_42230.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) and other leading conservation..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW and North Shore Animal League America team up to rescue 30 dogs from shelter in China and re-home them in the United States"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_26_2005_42129.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare- www.ifaw.org ) and the North Shore Animal League..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Iceland urged to abandon whaling"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_25_2005_42185.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is urging Iceland to end 
whaling as the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Japanese whaling&#8212;a threat to whale recovery"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_20_2005_42214.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The Australian Government's whale recovery plans, released today by the 
Environment Minister,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW: Canada enacts law to punish polluters and protect wildlife"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_19_2005_42099.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare -- www.ifaw.org ) and Canada's 
largest..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW collaborates with Spanish and Moroccan conservationists on Atlantic monk seal study"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_4_2005_42137.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The team onboard Song of the Whale, the International Fund for Animal Welfare's 
(IFAW) unique..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW.org receives top international award for web sites"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/5_4_2005_42174.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal 
Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today that 
it won the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW applauds Arkansas ban on private ownership of lions, tigers and bears"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_21_2005_42131.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today the passage of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada kills 250,000 seal pups in annual hunt"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_21_2005_41970.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["As the Canadian commercial seal hunt draws 
to an end, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW to South African Government: Return gorillas to Cameroon"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_14_2005_42170.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW criticized the Government of South Africa today for failing to return 4 
gorillas to West..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW destroys giant tusk of unwanted ivory in its campaign to protect elephants"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_12_2005_42140.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare today sent sparks flying in central 
London as it..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW gives Tibetan antelope more space to roam"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/4_11_2005_42144.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) provided another 10,000 USD to..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW: Shell agrees to move oil pipeline to protect endangered Western Gray Whales"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_30_2005_42120.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today hailed the decision of the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Canada kicks off annual hunt for baby seals"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_29_2005_41969.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Canada's annual hunt for baby seals began today according to IFAW (International 
Fund for Animal..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Sixteen Years After Exxon Valdez Spill, Oil Continues to Kill Thousands of Seabirds Each Year"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_24_2005_42285.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Sixteen years after the devastating Exxon Valdez spill, the deliberate and 
illegal discharge of..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW supports call for on-the-spot fines to tackle illegal meat imports"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today welcomed a National Audit 
Office (NAO)..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Mexican Senate recommends banning importation of seal products"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_22_2005_42235.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) announced today that Mexico's Chamber..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whale of a rescue"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_18_2005_42313.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A traumatic week for three young pilot whales trapped in a lagoon in Tonga has 
ended happily,..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["SANParks accused of trying to force through elephant cull plans"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_15_2005_42277.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["South African National Parks (SANParks) appears ready to steamroll its plans to 
resume culling..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Welcomes Enhanced Protection for Ontario&#8217;s Wolves"]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today welcomed the Ontario 
Government's decision..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Bears Released Back to Wild in India for First Time"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_10_2005_41959.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["In a pioneering effort two Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) have been 
released back to the..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["One of nature&#8217;s great wonders: Annual birth of seal pups off coast of Eastern Canada"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_8_2005_42260.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["One of the wonders of the natural world - the annual birth of thousands of baby 
harp seals - is..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW calls on Senate to Pass Bill C-15"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_2_2005_42135.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW today expressed outrage that eider ducks were victims of deliberate and 
illegal bilge oil..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Zoos refuse to provide answers"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_1_2005_42326.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare), RSPCA Australia and the Humane 
Society..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW helps remove lions, tigers and leopards from private owners in Nevada"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/3_1_2005_42149.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Thirteen big cats and their neighbors will be safer thanks to the help of IFAW 
(International..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW: Dutch officials seize illegal elephant parts"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_22_2005_42104.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org ) today praised Dutch enforcement..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW celebrates start of UK hunt ban"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_18_2005_42136.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Today heralds the end of cruel sports in the British countryside. The ban on 
hunting wild animals..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW Donates Heating System to Beijing Animal Shelter"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/2_1_2005_42103.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["IFAW (International Fund for Animal 
Welfare) announced that it has donated $50,000 (US) to set up..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW investigation concludes that pollution is destroying China's world famous Swan Lake"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_28_2005_42154.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Earlier this year, 13 swans suddenly died, within a month of each other, at Swan 
Lake in..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["IFAW launches rabies vaccination program in tsunami disaster area of Sri Lanka"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_25_2005_42157.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["A rabies vaccination and medical care program for dogs was recently launched in 
Sri Lanka by..."]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA["Environmentalists breathe easier as South Africa signs on for oil spill relief"]]></title>
         <link>http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/media_center/press_releases/1_19_2005_42042.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2005 24:00:00 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA["Environmentalists have expressed relief that South Africa has finally signed on 
to a pair of..."]]></description>
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