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International Fund for Animal Welfare teams on the road to rescue animals stricken by Hurricane Irene.
Four days after Read more »
Our understanding of the social and emotional intelligence of animals is rapidly expanding. Prides of lions, herds of Read more »
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the GTI efforts, it’s that we shouldn’t wait until there are Read more »
We are on our way to a farm in Swanieville. The dusty road meanders towards the entrance to the farm and Cora Bailey, Read more »
In 1989, when it was almost too late, conservationists were able to push an agreement to ban international ivory trade Read more »
Just imagine that there is no phone, Internet, cars, trash and ready-to-eat food in plastic containers, there is no plastic Read more »
We have not been lucky with the weather for a while – the time of fogs came to Piltun. It’s been two weeks of Read more »
In terms of the weather conditions, August is considered to be the best month for conducting photo-identification on gray Read more »
Lately, the weather was favorable, and we went out on the boat during five days in a row.
It was truly enjoyable for us to Read more »
IFAW offices around the world gathered video messages from young people for protecting the last wild tigers. These youth Watch Video »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, IFAW Marine Mammal Rescue and Research team Watch Video »
Report filed by Michael Booth currently in Tripoli, Libya deployed with the International Fund for Animal Weflare's ( Watch Video »
I wanted to share this video with you from the International Fund for Animal Welfare's prevention of wildlife trade Watch Video »
Douglas Zoo in Douglas AZ was closing. “People just aren't coming out," the zoo owner said. "People Watch Video »
IFAW's elephant rescue work continues as 83 elephants have been safely moved in Malawi. Watch Video »
The proposal, if adopted, would overturn the 1986 ban on commercial whaling by authorizing whaling by Norway, Iceland, and Japan. It would also legalize Japan’s whaling in an internationally recognized whale sanctuary around Antarctica, grant n Read more »
Last month, Canadian Sealers Association representative Frank Pinhorn stated that many seal skin processors had inventory going back several years. Last week, media reported that a sole buyer in Newfoundland, NuTan Furs, would purchase fewer than 15, Read more »
Twenty-three sealing vessels from Newfoundland and Labrador have hailed out in search of concentrations of seal pups on whatever ice is still available.
“In the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence we witnessed harp seal pups struggling to survive on Read more »
“Short -term profits rather than long-term conservation has once again been the theme of this meeting,” said Azzedine Downes, Head of IFAW’s CITES delegation.
“The biggest losers at this meeting include polar bears, bluefin t Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) reports that the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which is the annual birthing ground of hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
“The conditions t Read more »
“CITES Parties voted by the slimmest of margins to protect porbeagle sharks, but rejected all other shark proposals at this meeting,” said Dr Ralf Sonntag, Director IFAW Germany. “An Appendix II listing would have given sharks a fig Read more »
“The rejection of this proposal does not make any sense at all,” said Dr Ralf Sonntag, IFAW marine biologist and Germany Director.
“Some populations of the scalloped hammerhead shark have declined by 80 to 90 per cent and yet Parti Read more »
“Fighting to save these elephants paid off today with Parties taking note of the science demonstrating that Tanzanian elephants are still in peril,” said Jason Bell-Leask, Director IFAW Southern Africa.
“Poaching of elephants and i Read more »
In 2011 and into the following year, Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans undertook a review of pro Read more »
Cape Cod is one of only a few places in the world where multiple whales and dolphins frequently beach themselves. These mass Read more »
A report on the impacts of climate-related emergencies on wildlife, livestock, and companion animals. Read more »
IFAW works to ensure an acceptable quality of life for companion animals, through the facilitation of Adequate Guardianship, Read more »
The Burns Inquiry acknowledged that there is a general perception, amongst farmers, landowners and gamekeepers that it is nec Read more »
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to prepar Read more »
The Burns Inquiry acknowledged that there is a general perception, amongst farmers, landowners and gamekeepers that it is Read more »
It is an exciting time for the project as this year’s funding has finally allowed us to secure a local student’ Read more »
Every year police officers and conservation and animal welfare organisations meet to talk about how we can work together to Read more »
Today is my favourite day of the year. Today we celebrated our annual International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Action Read more »
Being in the first Peace Corps program in Swaziland, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. Life in a small Read more »
Last week, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act was marked up and agreed to by the House Natural Read more »
In November the Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) will meet in Bergen, Norway to discuss and hopefully improve Read more »
Let’s be clear, the threats to marine life from the oil and gas industry are real. Let’s start with the Read more »
With more and more scientists finding an accelerated shrinking of Arctic habitat, and on-going attempts by single-minded US Read more »
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Mysterious Cape Cod dolphin beachings continue - CBSNEWS.com See the original article »
The New York Times: Dozens of Stranded Dolphins on Cape Cod Shores Perplex Rescuers See the original article »
The UAE National: "Falcon smuggler arrested at airport" - IFAW's Elsayed Mohamed is quoted: See the original article »
The Times of India: IFAW & WSPA support kickoff of nationwide bear survey See the original article »
New York Times - "Saving Pets From Radiation in Japan" - IFAW's Ian Robinson is quoted: See the original article »
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