IFAW launches new whale watching report at the IWC
IFAW's new report, Whale Watching Worldwide provides a country-by-country
economic analysis of the global whale watching industry, revealing that whale
watching in the last year generated US$2.1 billion.
This report launches as more than 80 countries debate the future of whaling and whale conservation at the 61st annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Madeira, Portugal.
Read the Executive Summary here
Get the full report and learn more about what you can do to help whales
Emergency Elephant Move in Malawi
IFAW is partnering with the government of Malawi in an epic rescue effort to move the elephants from fierce human-elephant conflict in the Phirilongwe area, just south of Lake Malawi.
We are moving the whole herd to Majete Wildlife Reserve, a protected park 250 km away.
In this picture, one of the tranquilized elephants is winched aboard a recovery vehicle.
Click here to donate to help us raise the funds needed to cover the cost of this historic elephant translocation.
Victory for Seals in Europe!
MEP Robert Evans & MEP Frieda Brepoels in Strasbourg holding postcards from IFAW supporters across the EU calling for the ban of seal products .
The European Parliament voted in favor of a ban on the trade of all seal products within the EU. This is a significant victory in IFAW’s 40 year campaign to end Canada’s commercial seal hunt. The ban will forbid the sale of seal products for profit within the EU.
We now need your help more than ever to end this cruel and unnecessary hunt.
Australia Bushfire Emergency
© IFAW / M. Fillinger
We wish to express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones,
homes and livelihoods during the terrible bushfires in Victoria, Australia.
IFAW is rushing aid to wildlife volunteers who are helping to save as many animals as they can. We are working with local carers and authorities on how best to help during the coming days, weeks and months. Information from the field will be updated on this website and IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog.
Please help keep our team on the ground to provide much needed relief to the animal victims of this disaster.
Controversial Ivory Sale Concludes
A week-long series of ivory auctions has concluded, with many tons of ivory sold to bidders from China and Japan. This is the first time in nearly 10 years that international trade in elephant ivory has been sanctioned by the UN-backed Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The total amount of ivory put up for sale accounted for an estimated 10,000+ dead elephants. IFAW fears that the sale will stimulate demand for illegal ivory to enter the market, resulting in an increase in poaching.
