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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) relies on our Emergency Relief Network of animal welfare organizations and Read more »
From the production's description: "As a whole, the world's five species of rhinos make up the most critically Read more »
Back in January of this year, Canada’s then-Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced to great fanfare and media Read more »
In today’s USA Today, science reporter Dan Vergano offers a look at the current decline of big cat populations— Read more »
I love this time of year in Sydney – its beaches, festivals and parties are beginning to warm up and for us whale Read more »
I was happy to see this picture of a newborn Asian elephant in the Pu’er prefecture, where the International Fund for Read more »
The water is so clear it’s like looking through air, colourful coral reefs are so vivid you need sunglasses and Read more »
Boris Culik’s exhaustive research and careful editing have delivered a worthy addition to our baseline knowledge of Read more »
With the support of the Abu Dhabi Police, IFAW’s Middle East North Africa office and the Emirates Dog Breeders 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 »
Key anti-whaling actions included the adoption of a resolution condemning
Japanese whaling, and a report by the IWC Scientific Committee that hotly
criticized Japan’s so-called “scientific” whaling program. IFAW
Global Whale Read more »
Grace Gabriel, IFAW’s Asia Regional Director and key player in the tiger
farming debate, said of the report’s findings, “Tigers play a vital role in our
ecosystem and are key to Asia’s wildlife heritage. Their endangerment i Read more »
At the 54th meeting of the SC in October 2006, delegates
and conservation organizations were caught off-guard by a last-minute decision
recommending Japan as a trading partner for the stockpiles. This decision
was made without the knowledge o Read more »
Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Director of Wildlife and Habitat
said from the floor of the meeting, “We welcome the call for IWC member nations
to work together respectfully. A good first ste Read more »
Proposals that would allow for the international commercial trade of elephant
ivory are heating up to be the most contentious of the dozens of proposals to be
voted on. Kenya and Mali have partnered together in an effort to
protect global el Read more »
Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Director of Wildlife and Habitat
said from the floor of the meeting, “We welcome the call for IWC member nations
to work together respectfully. A good first ste Read more »
In its report to the plenary meeting of IWC delegates, the Scientific
Committee noted that, there was “little incentive” for Japan to produce data
collected from its JARPN whaling program. The committee went on to note that,
what data Read more »
Despite a 1986 global moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan currently hunts
more than 1,200 whales a year for what it calls “scientific” whaling, in abuse
of an IWC loophole that allows for the lethal research of whales. Whales hunted Read more »
In its report to the plenary meeting of IWC delegates, the Scientific
Committee noted that, there was “little incentive” for Japan to produce data
collected from its JARPN whaling program. The committee went on to note that,
what data 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 »
Around the world, dogs and cats are poisoned, beaten, neglected or otherwise abused because there are “too many Read more »
When the spring comes, the rains are not far behind. Yes, this is the season of pre- monsoon in Northeast India. Kaziranga Read more »
Elephants are capricious.
In fact, I’m beginning to suspect that after 40 years, the Amboseli elephants might well Read more »
A new nationwide survey shows that 77 percent of Americans across the political spectrum agree that Congress and the Read more »
Every year I look forward to our Animal Action Awards as it's IFAW’s chance to celebrate Britain’s Read more »
I get asked a lot about why IFAW travels to the ice each year to document the commercial seal hunt. Many people Read more »
Two weeks ago today, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and our proud partners unveiled a new Apple iPad and iPhone Read more »
Spain's King Juan Carlos is facing criticism for taking a hunting trip in Botswana, reportedly costing $56,000, during 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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