Critical Animal Protections to be Debated at Upcoming CITES meeting
The fate of elephants, tigers, polar bears, and many other animals could be decided at the upcoming Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting.
More than 1,500 government representatives from 175 countries will converge in Doha, Qatar from 13 to 25 March for the conference.
Rescued dolphins sighted. Evidence could save many more dolphins nationwide.
IFAW has now sighted at least four of the nine Atlantic white-sided dolphins released after a mass stranding on March 11-12. The sighting included one animal which was released by itself, so this disproves the assumption that animals released alone are unlikely to survive. The discovery has the potential to change marine mammal rescue policy nationwide, so there are many smiling faces at IFAW today.
IFAW is appealing for donations to purchase replacement satellite tags so we can continue this groundbreaking research.
New Study Backs IFAW’s Push to Protect Polar Bears
A new study, jointly released by IFAW and Humane Society International, shows that polar bear hunting provides very little economic benefit to Canada’s Inuit community, and is only making a decisive economic difference to a handful of people. Click here to learn more about the report.
Leading polar bear scientists believe that two-thirds of the world’s polar bears will be lost by mid-century because of habitat loss due to climate change. Clearly hunting is an unnecessary and unsustainable threat to the species’ survival.
IFAW is part of a coalition of wildlife groups calling for an international ban on the trade in polar bear parts.
“Polar bears are already standing on thin ice. The last thing they need is a gun pointed at them,” said Jeff Flocken, D.C. office director for IFAW.
Click here to help stop polar bear hunting.
Our Thoughts Are With Chile
Early Saturday morning, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near the city of Concepcion, Chile devastating homes and businesses for miles around. More than 2 million people are displaced, wounded or otherwise affected. Once the initial shock subsides there may be hundreds or thousands of domestic animals in need of care and attention.
Shortly after the earthquake, IFAW reached out to our friends at animal protection groups in Chile to assess the needs of animal victims. We are standing ready to provide emergency grants or whatever else is appropriate during these difficult times.
