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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 »
More often than not, we are left with only anecdotal evidence; stories and accounts which once combined, can still give us Read more »
Elkana is a bit of an outsider in the family because she doesn’t have any living female relatives, and she lost her Read more »
The U.S. is a country with nearly 78.2 million dogs. Last year, we spent almost $50 billion on our beloved companions, yet Read more »
My parents were sadly part of the significant minority who believed that you could get ivory without hurting the elephant Read more »
Whale family and pod members are separated from each other. Once removed from their natural environment, the whales are then Read more »
Despite the incredible challenges surrounding relief efforts in Libya at the moment, International Fund for Animal Welfare Read more »
The BBC has just reported that a volunteer IFAW hunt monitor filmed a fox being pursued by hounds on a railway track.
Sadly Read more »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Watch Video »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Watch Video »
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
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 »
According to the latest reports from scientific agencies in Canada, ice
conditions on Canada’s east coast are shaping up to be among the worst on
record. Current ice conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence appear to be worse
than in 2002, whe Read more »
Recommendations contained in the Draft National Norms and Standards for Elephant
Management released on Friday, 2nd March, include stopping the capture from the
wild of anything other than genuine orphan elephant calves. The taking of
juvenile ele Read more »
In response to this disaster, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) and CARE (Center for Animal Rescue
and Education) have mobilized a team to rescue domestic animals that were left
homeless and abandoned and to provide basic Read more »
In making the announcement, South Africa’s Minister of Environment and Tourism,
Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, said that his department would commit an initial five
million rand ($675,000 or 514,000 Euros) to explore science-based options for
the Read more »
"IFAW will continue to oppose the Government of Japan's whaling activities in
the Southern Ocean Sanctuary and its international efforts to expand commercial
whaling, but our thoughts and prayers at this time are also with Kazutaka
Makita, the cre Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) said the announcement today by the
Minister of Environment and Tourism, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, that his
department would commit an initial R5-million to an elephant research projec Read more »
"IFAW will continue to oppose the Government of Japan's whaling activities in
the Southern Ocean Sanctuary and its international efforts to expand commercial
whaling, but our thoughts and prayers at this time are also with Kazutaka
Makita, the cre Read more »
The ivory targeted for sampling, representative of approximately 3,000- 6,500
elephants, was confiscated in Singapore. By current estimations of customs
authorities, a mere 10% of contraband products (guns, drugs, etc.) are
intercepted. Presently, Read more »
This decision follows the German Parliament’s October 19 motion calling for a
national ban on seal products until an EU-wide ban is passed. As there is no
immediate response on the EU-level, Mr. Seehofer will move forward with the
German nat 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 »
Markets for seal products are disappearing, and seals need protection from threats like climate change more than ever Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says that by setting a Total Allowable Catch of 400,000 harp seals, Canada Read more »
Some 10,000 to 20,000 big cats are kept captive by private owners in the U.S. The exact number is a mystery because there Read more »
In the terrible 2009 drought that precipitated our collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to begin our Read more »
YouTube has selected IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) to be a member of its first official Read more »
In an epic operation starting today, ten elephants in Tsavo East and West National Parks will be collared using satellite Read more »
As the International Day of Action for Seals is upon us, this is a perfect time to reflect on the current realities of the Read more »
I was horrified to see the pictures just released of Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric taken from an African safari the 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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