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Kids look on as the Jungle Theatre Co. performs “A Dogs Life”.
Spotlight South Africa: teaching kids about animal welfare through story
24th October 2012 Lisa Cant-Haylett
In Northern Sotho, the word Bosasa means “the future” and in this instance, it also happens to be the name of a Read more »
The author talking with Dubai's TV ONE about the crisis facing the world's shark
Spotlight Dubai: The tide must turn for sharks before it’s too late
23rd October 2012 Dr. Ralf (Perry) Sonntag
Recently, I participated in the Shark Conservation in Arabia Workshop in Dubai, held in collaboration with the UAE Ministry Read more »
Recently, representatives from INTERPOL and other major NGOs joined together in
NGO cooperation is essential to INTERPOL’s Environmental Crime Programme
23rd October 2012 Kelvin Alie
Representatives from Washington D.C.-based non-governmental organizations gathered at the International Fund for Animal Read more »
The Canadian Senate may recommend a massive cull of grey seals.
BREAKING: Canadian Senate expected to endorse mass cull of grey seals
23rd October 2012 Sheryl Fink
In October 2011, the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans was asked to undertake a study on the Management of Read more »
Miss France recently attended the IFAW CAIR event in France.
Miss France lends her voice to our CAIR and Amboseli animal welfare efforts
22nd October 2012 Delphine Wespiser
There’s an anecdote about my decision to get involved with IFAW: when I found out the Director was from Alsace like me Read more »
Benny is teaching us all about facing adversity with a positive attitude.
Finding a home for brave Benny will be easy, letting go will be the hard part
22nd October 2012 Janice Hannah
Benny arrived on our Canadian Thanksgiving as expected and was at the vet’s office the next day for a diagnosis on his Read more »
MEP David Martin (seated) learning about whale research on board Song of the Wha
Free Trade deal with EU can help end Japan's Whaling
19th October 2012 Adrian Hiel
There are three remaining countries in the world that engage in the cruel practice of commercial whaling and two of them are Read more »
Canadian Senator Mac Harb.
Debate between pro-seal hunt rhetoric and solid science resumes in the Canadian Senate
17th October 2012 Sheryl Fink
Yesterday, the Honourable Mac Harb bravely addressed the Senate of Canada as debate resumed on his bill to end the seal hunt Read more »
Slideshow: favorite images of Balinese World Rabies Day participants
Slideshow: favorite images of Balinese World Rabies Day participants
16th October 2012 Kate Nattrass Atema
This year for World Rabies Day, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) were Read more »
In our fight to protect Africa’s elephants, rangers are our most precious allies
20th May 2013
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 »
Bear attacking monkey video from Chinese wild animal park begs big questions
10th May 2013
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers. This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
WATCH: mother rhino and little one reunited in India
8th April 2013
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
In Paris, even dead elephants aren't safe from ivory poachers
4th April 2013
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum. If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
WATCH: incredibly cute orphaned Russian bear cub takes her first steps
1st April 2013
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
WATCH: dramatic rescue of two orphaned Bengal tigers in India
28th March 2013
Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their Watch Video »
Elephant tragedy in Chad puts a fine point on the need for cooperation
18th March 2013
I was completely shocked to hear that 86 elephants were killed close to the Chad border with Cameroon and their ivory Watch Video »
IFAW WTO Seal Ban Dispute Overview
  A video update from Geneva, Switzerland on Canada's WTO challenge to the EU seal import ban by IFAW's EU Watch Video »
VIDEO: better training and equipping rangers may give African forest elephants a fighting chance
15th March 2013
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
Rhinos suffer as latest victims of the illicit wildlife trade
18th July 2011
“Across Europe, thieves are targeting museums to steal antique rhino horns.  These crimes obviously have grave implications for museum collections and visitors, as well as the Earth’s rhinos, who are being slaughtered to near extinct Read more »
透明化に賛成票を投じた翌日にIWCで密談
18th July 2011
IWCの透明性と有効性を高める英国の提案が昨日採択されたばかりです Read more »
英国のIWC改革案合意でクジラ保護に重要な勝利
13th July 2011
今後のIWCの信頼性と有効性を確かなものにするために不可欠な処置と Read more »
Chance to make positive change for whales as international meeting begins in Jersey
11th July 2011
IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org) is urging delegates from the IWC’s 89 member countries to adopt a policy of greater openness and accountability to ensure the organisation runs effectively and to safeguard its credi Read more »
ジャージー島でIWC総会開幕、クジラに状況好転のチャンス
11th July 2011
国際動物福祉基金 (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) はIWCに加盟している89ヵ国の代表団に対し、こ Read more »
Calls for tighter controls to protect whales ahead of international meeting in Jersey
8th July 2011
Following widely reported accusations of corruption surrounding the meetings in recent years, IFAW is calling for greater openness and accountability at IWC to ensure it runs effectively and that the credibility of the forum is safeguarded. The UK G Read more »
Unique whale research vessel to sail London to Jersey taking anti-whaling message to international meeting
6th July 2011
IFAW’s state-of-the-art Song of the Whale, which uses non-harmful methods to study whales, is currently in St Katharine Docks in London before IFAW’s team of whale experts sail to the 63rd annual IWC meeting to urge delegates to protect t Read more »
IFAWのクジラ調査船がロンドンからジャージー島まで反捕鯨メッセージをIW
6th July 2011
現在ロンドンのセント・キャサリン埠頭に停泊中の、クジラに危害を Read more »
Training for Horn of Africa Government Officials to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
1st July 2011
Jointly organised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock & Fishery Resources in Djibouti, the training aims to cover issues on status of species, magnitude of Read more »
Annual Report 2003
Annual Report 2003 Read more »
Countryside Alliance Poll
Countryside Alliance Poll
The Countryside Alliance claim that a poll conducted in December 2002 showed that “59% say Keep Hunting” has been Read more »
Public opinion on hunting with dogs
Public opinion on hunting with dogs
MORI has conducted a number of studies over the last five years on behalf of Campaigning to Protect Hunted Animals (CPHA). Th Read more »
Government commitments
Government Commitments
The Government has remained committed both to the reintroduction of a Government Hunting Bill, and to the resolution of the i Read more »
The Campaign to ban hunting - a parliamentary history
The Campaign to ban hunting - a parliamentary history
A campaign to protect hunted animals Read more »
The economic effects of a ban on hunting wioth dogs will be minimal
The economic effects of a ban on hunting wioth dogs will be minimal
A campaign to protect hunted animals Read more »
The European Convention on Human RIghts (ECHR) and Hunting with dogs
The European Convention on Human RIghts (ECHR) and Hunting with dogs
A campaign to protect hunted animals Read more »
Rehoming of hounds in the event of a ban on hunting with dogs
Rehoming of hounds in the event of a ban on hunting with dogs
At the time of the Burns Inquiry it was estimated that approximately 20,0001 hounds are kept in England and Wales by fox, dee Read more »
The Parliament Act
A campaign to protect hunted animals Read more »
GOOD NEWS: gibbons in India welcome a new baby to their family
GOOD NEWS: a milestone reached as gibbons in India welcome a new baby to their family
23rd January 2013 by Sashanka Barbaruah
This post was sent to the team from International Fund for Animal Welfare/Wildlife Trust of India staffer Sheren Shrestha, Read more »
Eyewitness accounts suggest suspicious behaviour of hunts in the South West
Eyewitness accounts suggest suspicious behaviour of hunts in the South West
23rd January 2013 by
A recent video filmed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) reveals its suspicions about the Read more »
IFAW Highlights Threats to Sharks in Yemen
IFAW Highlights Threats to Sharks in Yemen
22nd January 2013 by
Concerned about the conservation of sharks in the Republic of Yemen, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www. Read more »
"Tika" the orphaned bear cub recuperates at NLWS. Photo by IFAW-NLWS/P.Langen
Close call for a starving grizzly bear cub, rescued in the nick of time
20th January 2013 by Gail A Brunzo
"We don’t know what happened to his mother. We don’t know how long he’s been alone. But it’s Read more »
One Australian landscape after the devastating bushfires.
Will the extent of the devastating Australian bushfires ever be known?
18th January 2013 by Josey Sharrad
Eleven days after the first bushfire of the New Year started, many areas of south-east Australia continue to burn.  Read more »
Spotlight India: rescue workers reach new heights to save rare gibbons
17th January 2013 by Shannon Walajtys
Recently, I traveled to India to support a team of local rescuers who save the lives of endangered Eastern Hoolock gibbons. Read more »
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Mombasa Seizure Seals E Africa Reputation as Source for Dirty Ivory
16th January 2013 by
The seizure of two tons of ivory in Mombasa, Kenya today has helped cement East Africa's growing reputation as a Read more »
BRIEFING: Canada, Norway challenge EU seal trade ban at the WTO
BRIEFING: Canada, Norway challenge EU seal trade ban at the WTO
15th January 2013 by Adrian Hiel
The collective outcry of millions of European citizens brought the cruel trade in commercial seal products in the European Read more »
Download a free “Sharks of the Arabian Gulf” poster
Download your free “Sharks of the Arabian Gulf” poster now
14th January 2013 by Dr. Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed
The poster is an illustrated guide to the sharks of the Arabian Gulf which summarizes a list of shark species in these 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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