IFAW launches new whale watching report at the IWC
IFAW's new report, Whale Watching Worldwide provides a country-by-country
economic analysis of the global whale watching industry, revealing that whale
watching in the last year generated US$2.1 billion.
This report launches as more than 80 countries debate the future of whaling and whale conservation at the 61st annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Madeira, Portugal.
Read the Executive Summary here
Get the full report and learn more about what you can do to help whales
Help Protect Dogs in China
A massive cull in the Chinese city of Hanzhong has claimed the lives of more
than 30,000 dogs - and we need your help to make sure that it never happens
again.
The local government ordered the mass slaughter of all dogs as the result
of a few cases of rabies deaths. It is proven that rabies can be
effectively controlled by a well-managed vaccination program.
We need your help to contact the Chinese Ambassador in your country and to encourage China to pass legislation that protects all animals, including companion animals.
Emergency Elephant Move in Malawi
IFAW is partnering with the government of Malawi in an epic rescue effort to move 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.
Please support Senator Harb's bill to ban the seal hunt today!
Give a Dog a Home
One of Cape Town’s top hotels has adopted IFAW’s Mdzananda Animal Clinic as part of its social investment portfolio.
About 30 employees of the swish Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays risked splinters and broken nails recently, to participate in a kennel building event to provide shelter for dogs owned by clinic clients.
It’s the first time ever that the hotel has adopted an animal welfare project and the team said they hoped their kennels would have the five star touches so deserved by dogs in the nearby community.
Mdzananda chose outstanding pet owners to receive the kennels. Pictures copyright IFAW/Trevor Samson.
Sacred Oceans - A Global Voice Against Whaling
IFAW Southern Africa has launched the Sacred Ocean campaign, a dynamic and innovative campaign which seeks to get to grips with what the public really thinks of whaling.
Become part of this global campaign, and join the thousands of visitors to the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town as they let us know what they think of whaling.
