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Earlier this month, I had a chance to travel to the Middle East and to visit the International Fund for Animal Welfare Read more »
This year the International Fund for Animal Welfare Middle East and North Afrcia office engaged fourth and fifth grade Read more »
Almost eight months after war exploded all around them, the animals at the Tripoli Zoo have finally found peace.
The Read more »
Al-Ain Zoo confirmed that the cheetah which escaped from his owner house and caught by authority officers died.
Last week, a Read more »
While I was in Assam, India in March, I was thrilled to learn that Soni, a five-year old female elephant, that we rescued, Read more »
Any dog or cat living in Khayelitsha, Cape Town can count itself extremely lucky if it finds itself at the Mdzananda Animal Read more »
This post was modified from a yet unpublished letter to the editors of Canada’s Corner Brook Western Star newspaper Read more »
So many of us know and have experienced the close bond that exists between people and their animal companions. Such a Read more »
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil’ 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 »
"The long term goal of this pilot project is to help develop standards and
protocols for grizzly bear rehabilitation that can be replicated in other
provinces, territories and possibly states", said IFAW campaigner Kim Elmslie,
"This project can r Read more »
"This rescue operation could not have been completed without the help of each
individual on the ground representing these four organizations, as well as local
law enforcement, the state department of agriculture and emergency responders
who worked Read more »
IFAW staff visiting markets in Beijing have discovered many souvenirs made
from rare wild animals, including ivory carvings, musical instruments covered in
reptile skin and traditional Chinese medicines containing endangered
species. These w Read more »
Rock legend Paul McCartney joined concerned citizens from all over Europe in
their call for a strong EU ban on the trade in seal products as they
demonstrated outside the offices of the European Commission in Brussels today.
Organised by the Inter Read more »
“The
Commission is trying to chart a course for the future while ignoring ongoing
whaling by just three member countries,” said Patrick Ramage, IFAW Global Whale
Program Director. “Whale conservation measures were put on ic Read more »
International Fund for Animal
Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), American
Humane Association (www.americanhumane.org), Farm
Sanctuary (www.farmsanctuary.org)
and Animal Rescue League of Boston (www.arlboston.org) landed in Illinois one
week ag Read more »
“The
Commission is trying to chart a course for the future while ignoring ongoing
whaling by just three member countries,” said Patrick Ramage, IFAW Global Whale
Program Director. “Whale conservation measures were put on ic Read more »
In a communiqué read by Mali delegate, Alpha Maiga, the range states
also opposed a recommendation by the CITES Secretariat designating China as an
Ivory trade partner and resolved to make a formal communication before the CITES
Standin Read more »
“IWC countries are being pressured not to vote for conservation
measures. If Japan, Iceland and Norway are genuinely interested in
compromise, they should immediately suspend their whaling as a sign of
good faith,” Ra 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 »
Based on information provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), China’s Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Environment and Water has filed complaint against the man after it sent their Read more »
The 62nd Meeting of the CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Standing Read more »
IFAW’s Brian Sharp, Stranding Coordinator, sits down with Fox 25 News to talk about the historic finding Read more »
The sun shines on the righteous, they say, and it has certainly been shining down on IFAW's state of the art sailing Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
Dhara, the elephant calf, was less than a year old. She was found alone, orphaned during the severe monsoon floods that hit Read more »
Saturday July 28 will go down in history as being an extraordinarily good day for whales in Iceland. More than 200 long- 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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