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Thanks to international outcry and vigorous campaigning by a coalition of animal welfare organizations including the Read more »
Imagine, you wake up to find out that your bank is closed, and you cannot take out your own money!
This is exactly what Read more »
This spring couldn’t have had a better start for Donkey Sanctuary Bonaire. They received a donation of 5000 euros from Read more »
According to media reports, today is the day that the sole sealskin processor – Carino Ltd - will stop purchasing seal Read more »
The Northern Dogs Project has returned north for the spring 2013 season!
We are back from working in the communities Read more »
It is 8 am. The temperature is already near 40°C on this part of the planet, which has now been identified as a high- Read more »
Usually I try to restrict my blog to writing stories about my study families; these are the elephants that I know well as I Read more »
The discussion on the European Union’s import ban on seal products continued last week as the second panel Read more »
Every time I read a report on the state of wildlife, I seem to be faced with the news of yet more dead animals poached for Read more »
It is 8 am. The temperature is already near 40°C on this part of the planet, which has now been identified as a high- Watch Video »
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers.
This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum.
If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their Watch Video »
I was completely shocked to hear that 86 elephants were killed close to the Chad border with Cameroon and their ivory Watch Video »
A video update from Geneva, Switzerland on Canada's WTO challenge to the EU seal import ban by IFAW's EU Watch Video »
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
“The Mexican senate has demanded the Ministry of the Economy to ban the importation of seal products from Canada. This is an accurate and strategic decision because Mexico is a commercial partner with Canada in the North American Free Trade Agr Read more »
On 12 March, three young pilot whales became trapped in a lagoon on the coast
of Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is believed that they had followed three
adult whales into a lagoon, seeking shelter following an attack by sharks.
The three adult Read more »
On 12 March, three young pilot whales became trapped in a lagoon on the coast
of Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is believed that they had followed three
adult whales into a lagoon, seeking shelter following an attack by sharks.
The three adult Read more »
“IFAW is very concerned that SANParks appears to be presenting a fait
accompli in asking the public to prepare itself for the imminent resumption of
an elephant cull,” said Jason Bell, Southern Africa Director of IFAW
(International Fu Read more »
“This decision marks the first crucial first step in ensuring long-term
protection for Ontario's threatened wolf population,” said IFAW Canada
spokesperson Rob Sinclair.IFAW also welcomes an extended ban on the use of wire neck snares. Read more »
After undergoing rehabilitation for more than two years at the Center for
Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) at Pakke in the north eastern state
of Arunachal Pradesh, it was possible for the first time in India to return
orphan bears back Read more »
Each winter, the entire northwest Atlantic harp seal population migrates to
the east coast of Canada to give birth and mate. Unfortunately, the window for
enjoying this spectacular phenomenon is short. Canadians will begin hunting
hundreds of thou Read more »
Bill C-15, which passed third reading in the House of Commons in December and
is now being reviewed by Senate. The Bill seeks tougher penalties for the
owners and crew of ships who illegally dispose of their oil at sea instead of in
port and Read more »
“Keeping lions and tigers as pets is a growing phenomenon that is causing a
huge public safety and animal welfare issue,” said IFAW’s Josephine Martell,
“It’s a bad idea for animals and people.”
The number of Am Read more »
As domesticated animals, dogs and cats
rely on us for the basic care that is essential for
their health and well-being. At Read more »
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
The IFAW research vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW) left the Azores at the beginning of May bound for the north-east coast of t Read more »
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
The EU legislation being challenged by Canada and Norway is Regulation (EC) No. 1007/2009, also known as the “EU s Read more »
The preliminary submissions in this brief are aimed at correcting the misleading and incomplete manner in which Canada has ch Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org) welcomed the move and urged the US government to maintain its Read more »
There is a laundry list of animals and plants seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and it has become Read more »
In most French-speaking places ‘La Rentrée’ refers to the return to school for eager, and not-so eager Read more »
It's coming across the wires as I type: President Obama has just announced diplomatic moves against Iceland for its Read more »
Many of those secret details will eventually be known to all, as the main purpose of this training is to launch a series of Read more »
As we drove out of the airport, the high walls and electrified fences of Johannesburg quickly changed into the parched Read more »
After 22 days of bad weather on Piltun (including fog, rain, and wind), evening of August 19th gave us a hope that we will Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is working with Learn to Earn (www.learntoearn.org.za), the Read more »
More often than not, we are left with only anecdotal evidence; stories and accounts which once combined, can still give us 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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