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- Unnatural Disasters, a report on the need for government disaster planning to include animals
- Recommendations to the Japanese government about how to help animals after nuclear accidents
Animal rescue news
With so many questions about the stranding numbers and more than 100 news outlets providing coverage of our amazing Marine Read more »
Last week, I participated in a conference call with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Read more »
Last week, the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation team, including vet Dr. Jahan Ahmed and animal keepers, Read more »
Though I’ve seen captive hoolock gibbons swinging through branches in the past, it's quite a visual Read more »
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 »
Satellite tracking data from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) suggests the majority of dolphins rescued during recent mass strandings have survived their ordeal and are currently about 18 miles off the coast o Read more »
In a massive rescue effort, IFAW’s (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Team has been able to rescue and release 19 of the 27 Common dolphins that stranded alive on Cape Cod shores during the Read more »
The trial of two men accused of burying a dog alive on the sports field of a Cape Town school, begins on Friday 13th January.
Poto Mfengu and Mkhumbuzi Ncedana, janitors at the Luhlaza Secondary High School in Khayelitsha, are charged under the anima Read more »
“Thousands of animals have been left out in the open under the rain or in the scorching sun with no help at all,” said Dr. Dick Green IFAW Manager for Disasters. “Our main goal right now is to get food into the hardest-hit areas as Read more »
Moments after the National Transitional Council (NTC) took control of the Libyan capital, IFAW’s focus turned to the animals living at the Tripoli Zoo. The zoo is located in very close proximity to Gadhafi’s former compound at Bab al-Aziz Read more »
First, the team tried to herd the animals back out to open water by dropping acoustic deterrents called pingers from a boat, but unfortunately this technique was unsuccessful and the pod of dolphins beached themselves despite their efforts.
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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 with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to prepar Read more »
A committee of Subject Matter Experts (Appendix A) from Japan and the United States was convened May 2-3, 2011 to discuss ani Read more »
With so many questions about the stranding numbers and more than 100 news outlets providing coverage of our amazing Marine Read more »
Last week, I participated in a conference call with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Read more »
Last week, the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation team, including vet Dr. Jahan Ahmed and animal keepers, Read more »
Though I’ve seen captive hoolock gibbons swinging through branches in the past, it's quite a visual Read more »











