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National & Regional Efforts in the United States

IFAW is an international family dedicated to winning global campaigns for animals.

Yet we are just as fiercely committed to saving individual groups of animals who face a specific local threat.

Learn more about our regional and national efforts to help animals and people live in harmony.


The Polar Bear Protection Act
Melting sea ice, habitat degradation, trophy hunting and pollution have placed polar bears in a fragile state. IFAW is working tirelessly to protect these magnificent animals from extinction.


IFAW and Cape Cod: Working Together for Over 30 Years
IFAW's international headquarters are located in Cape Cod, MA. We've been working for over thirty years with the local community here to protect marine life and educate the public.


Grizzly Bear Rehabilitation Project
Learn how IFAW is helping to rehabilitate and release orphaned grizzly bears.


Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders
Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) is a training and mentoring initiative that brings together twenty new, emerging leaders in the wildlife conservation field for capacity building and intense training in campaign development and leadership skills, including implementation of a two-year group international wildlife issue campaign.


Big Cats: Caged & Confined in the Land of the Free
Read more about our campaign to raise awareness of the plight of exotic pets and of the human health and safety issues of keeping wild animals as pets.