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One thing I really like about the International Fund for Animal Welfare is that the organization never sleeps. At all times Read more »
As with many people, I find the end of the year a time of reflection. It’s a good time to look back over the year, Read more »
I am delighted to share with you these observations from two remarkable children and their family from the US who I am Read more »
I’m thrilled to tell you that the door to one of the largest markets for seal products has now been slammed shut Read more »
This post was filed by Shannon Walajtys, International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Response officer working with a Read more »
Report filed by Michael Booth currently in Tripoli, Libya deployed with the International Fund for Animal Weflare's ( Read more »
It was an astonishing sight: the lion cub, only 5 weeks old, was found living on a balcony in downtown Beirut. He weighed Read more »
UPDATED - 6.1.12 : The NOAA 2012 Hurricane Season Outlook has been released.
In their 2011 Hurricane Season Summary, FEMA Read more »
Much to our surprise, French Canadian media is reporting that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has recommended a 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 »
Michael Wamithi, global elephants program manager for IFAW (International
Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org),
responds stating, “The recent decision by CITES [Convention on the International
Trade of Endangered Species] Conference Read more »
We are very pleased that the verdict against the oil group Total, the Italian
certification company Rina, the Italian owner Giuseppe Savarese and Antonio
Pollara, chief executive of the Panship management company, will provide our
partner Bretagne Read more »
“Signs of climate change are all around us,” said IFAW D.C. Office Director
Jeff Flocken. “This is especially significant in the Artic, where ice habitat is
integral to polar bears and melting sea-ice sets the stage for drastic
p Read more »
The world’s leading international law experts and marine mammal scientists
have deemed the Government of Japan’s “scientific” whaling program to be fatally
flawed and in breach of numerous international treaties and
tribuna Read more »
Held at the Hyatt Regency Boston, the daylong symposium was deemed a success
by participants and organizers, as well as an important move in ensuring a less
hazardous marine environment for the endangered north Atlantic right whale.
“S Read more »
Prior to the relocation, this group of gibbons and siamangs were confiscated
from illegal pet trade by the Indonesian Forestry Department . The animals were
successfully relocated to their native home range in Sumatra and will undergo
rehabilitati Read more »
“We are very pleased to reach this important milestone as it indicates a high
level of interest in our content from the YouTube community,” said Cassandra
Koenen, IFAW’s Director of Online Campaigns & Marketing. “With ou Read more »
IFAW Statement Regarding The Delayed Decision For Polar Bear Inclusion In The Endangered Species Act
“Representing over 2 million animal welfare advocates around the world, the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) hopes that the Bush
Administration’s choice to postpone listing of polar bears under the Endangered
Specie Read more »
“Saving the right whale requires collaboration and shared commitment.
Nearly ¾ of endangered right whales have scars from entanglement in fishing
gear; it remains one of the biggest threats to the survival of the species.”
S 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 »
Summertime in India means a two-month break from regular school, a time when children have a lot of free time that drives Read more »
Readers of influential inside the beltway newspapers were met with eye-popping, full-page advertisements this morning that Read more »
While the ivory wars of the 1980’s more than halved the African elephant population in a short decade, we’re Read more »
In a world of economic uncertainty, elephant ivory has become a new investment vehicle in China, which coincides with Read more »
An unprecedented surge in ivory seizures occurred
in 2011. Media reported that 5,259 elephant tusks
were seized worldwide Read more »
CEO Fred O’Regan, Siobhan Magnus and other IFAW staff discuss the 2012 Animal Action Awards.
There are three things I Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) announced today an emergency grant to help cover medicine and Read more »
The Northern Dogs team retraced our steps back to the first community again today so that Jessica and Karen could go into Read more »
The expansion of global communications and travel makes us much more aware of the plight of animals around the world.
Global 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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