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Wild Animal Orphanage tiger rescue: On the road!
12th November 2010 Michael Booth
Bali, Titan and Java are now making their way to their new home at the Carolina Tiger Rescue sanctuary in Pittsboro, North Read more »
Johannesburg Diary – CLAW Project Works to Contain Rabies Outbreak
27th October 2010 Kate Nattrass Atema
Right now we are in full swing organizing teams of all our staff and a few additional helpers to vaccinate as many of the Read more »
IFAW Headquarters Named Top Green Building
16th April 2009
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment selected IFAW’s (the International Read more »
At South Africa's Athlone School, children with special needs get a chance to learn about animals
17th December 2012
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
VIDEO: Three orphaned tiger cubs rescued in Far East Russia
14th December 2012
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
Congratulations to a good friend and colleague on winning The Rolex Award
4th December 2012
My good friend and colleague Sergey Bereznuk recently received some well-deserved attention when he won a Rolex Award for Watch Video »
Watch: Wildlife Rescue Centre in India celebrates 10th anniversary
3rd December 2012
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Watch Video »
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Advocating for the power of youth at the Conference on Biodiversity
16th October 2012
In the video above, Peter Pueschel, International Fund for Animal Welfare Programme Director, describes the massive impact Watch Video »
WATCH: heartwarming return of an elephant calf to her mum, and a word of thanks
15th October 2012
Editor’s note – This email of thanks came in from Dr. Vicki Fishlock, a member of the Amboseli Trust for Watch Video »
Hard to believe we’re celebrating Animal Action Week’s twentieth anniversary
1st October 2012
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Watch Video »
WATCH: Marine Mammal Rescue Rehabilitated Seal Release
27th September 2012
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, an entangled juvenile seal who came to be known Watch Video »
Major U.S. Sushi Supplier Linked to Japan’s Whale Hunts
10th April 2007
Kyokuyo is a multinational seafood conglomerate that got its start in the 1930s as a whaling company operating in the Antarctic. Although it sold its stock in the Government of Japan’s whaling fleet last year, Kyokuyo has not cut its connect Read more »
Whales Need US: More than 50 members of Congress and 20 Conservation Groups Call for U.S. Leadership to Protect Whales
10th April 2007
New U.S. poll results on attitudes toward whaling show the vast majority of the American public opposes commercial whaling and supports greater protection for whales, while polling data from Japan shows that a sizeable majority of the Japanese pub Read more »
Taiping Four Gorillas – Wet Weather Stops Play as Malaysia Delays Decision
6th April 2007
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today announced that the last opportunity to move the gorillas during optimal weather conditions – essential for the welfare of the animals – had passed. The next opportu Read more »
New IFAW presence in Dubai
4th April 2007
Dubai is a major regional and global travel and commercial hub that offers IFAW the opportunity to reach a large and diverse audience with its awareness building and educational programs. Further, the U.A.E.’s regional and global leadership Read more »
IFAW observers witness hunting activity on opening day of Canada’s commercial seal hunt
2nd April 2007
The team traveled by plane and helicopter and observed a single sealing vessel as it began hunting seals on the opening day of the Gulf hunt. As expected, sealers were shooting at seals on small ice pans from their boat. “What we saw today w Read more »
Canada’s 2007 commercial seal hunt starts today – 270,000 seal pups are set to be slaughtered
2nd April 2007
Canada has allowed over one million seals to be killed in the past three years. With this year’s commercial total allowable catch limit set at 270,000 seals, this becomes the fourth consecutive year in which the government allocation has exc Read more »
Conservationists Call on China to Support Law Over Tiger Farms
30th March 2007
China's 1993 ban on domestic trade of tiger bones has been essential in contributing to preventing the extinction of wild tigers by curbing demand in what historically has been the world’s largest consumer market for tiger parts and products Read more »
Canada government announces massive hunt of 270,000 seals despite global outcry
29th March 2007
In recent years, the government has set the yearly TAC around 300,000 animals, a number well above the sustainable levels estimated by its own scientists. This year, despite poor ice conditions that could result in 100% natural seal pup mortality, Read more »
Celebrities Mobilize Against Canadian Seal Hunt
29th March 2007
Even the death of thousands of newborn pups in the Gulf of Saint-Laurent due to global warming has not prompted the Canadian authorities to cancel the hunt as recommended by the experts. In this particular respect, Canada's attitude can be qualifi Read more »
Helping dogs and cats in Playa del Carmen
Helping dogs and cats in Playa del Carmen
18th December 2012
IFAW approaches helping communities care for their dogs and cats by working with community leaders and local partners to ensu Read more »
World of Animals Issue 14
World of Animals Issue 14
14th December 2012
World of Animals Issue 14 Read more »
Victories For Animals
Victories For Animals
6th November 2012
Timeline of  IFAW major victories from 1969 - present Read more »
Grey seals in the Atlantic: To cull or not to cull?
Grey seals in the Atlantic: To cull or not to cull?
19th October 2012
A report on grey seals in the Atlantic and the issue of whether to cull. Read more »
Defending Seals
Defending Seals
26th September 2012
Each year in Canada, tens of thousands of baby harp seals are killed for their pelts. Read more »
World of Animals Issue 13
World of Animals Issue 13
5th September 2012
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Protecting Bears Around the World
Protecting Bears Around the World
10th August 2012
Around the world, safe wild places for bears are disappearing. Mankind is destroying bear habitat at an alarming rate, and to Read more »
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade
26th July 2012
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade surveyed websites in the UK, Franc Read more »
Disaster Preparation Tips for Pets
Disaster Preparation Tips for Pets
11th July 2012
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to prepar Read more »
Time for Mexico to stop swimming around dolphin-safe tuna label dispute
8th November 2011 by Jeffrey Flocken
On Friday, November 4, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and five other major environmental and animal welfare Read more »
Is New Zealand a new destination for illegal ivory trade?
8th November 2011 by Matt Collis
If you thought that the illegal ivory trade was something that happened in far away places in Africa and Asia, then the news Read more »
Mobile phones, syndicates and wildlife trade
8th November 2011 by Elizabeth Wamba
I bought my first mobile phone in 2000. It cost $150 for the handset and $15 for a sim card — quite a fortune then! It Read more »
Global animal welfare community must act now to preserve biodiversity
8th November 2011 by Nathan Herschler
The overall theme of this meeting, as the German Environment Minister just said via videolink, is to “Act Now.” Read more »
By the magnificent sound of wolf-dogs calling
8th November 2011 by Shannon Walajtys
I was out in California recently and was able to pay a quick visit to the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (LARC) down near LA Read more »
Taobao.com is the largest auction site in Asia.
Spotlight China: Keeping illegal wildlife trade off the Internet
7th November 2011 by Grace Ge Gabriel
With more than 800 million product listings and more than 370 million registered users, Taobao Marketplace is the largest Read more »
Emergency Relief Network welcomes the North Valley Animal Disaster Group
7th November 2011 by Shannon Walajtys
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) relies on our Emergency Relief Network of animal welfare organizations and Read more »
Whale research vessel sets sail to survey marine mammals in the North Sea
1st November 2011 by
IFAW’s SOTW team uses non-harmful research methods such as photo-identification and passive acoustics with underwater Read more »
Whale research vessel sets sail to survey marine mammals in the North Sea
Whale research vessel sets sail to survey marine mammals in the North Sea
1st November 2011 by
IFAW’s SOTW team uses non-harmful research methods such as photo-identification and passive acoustics with underwater Read more »

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Ivory Worship - Thousands of elephants die each year so that their tusks can be carved into religious objects. Can the slaughter be stopped? See the original article »

Japan, Norway, others vote down South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary - The Los Angeles Times See the original article »

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 Guardian: Activists push for international ban on legal trade in polar bear items See the original article »

Los Angeles Times - "South Korea said to be scrapping whaling plan after outcry" - IFAW's Matt Collis is quoted: See the original article »

 

 

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