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Exxon, or Esso as it was known in those days (and still is in some parts of the world Read more »
My colleague, Celine Sissler, has just returned from Cameroon, where since January over 300 elephants have fallen to Read more »
Bouba Njida, March 5, 2012 - It is 9:10 a.m. and we're all packed. As we have been banned from flying over the park by Read more »
Bouba Njida (March 3rd and 4th, 2012) - I don't know exactly what I feel, I can't find the words. They might not Read more »
In December 1996, I witnessed eight Asiatic black bears walk to freedom at the first bear sanctuary China had ever seen, set Read more »
To find an answer to this interesting question I had an appointment today at the zoological museum of Hamburg university.
It Read more »
This Antarctic Ocean Alliance video featues actor Ed Norton & oceanographer Sylvia Earle who speak specifically to the Read more »
We're out here, despite the torrential downpour because hundreds of cats need us desperately. This is our second day in Read more »
Chattel, in case you haven’t suffered through a property class in law school, is a word that simply means “ 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 »
Conservationists worldwide, including experts with the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org), expressed concern that a
compromise might be agreed that would overturn the moratorium and legitimize
commercial whaling. “The Read more »
In April, the Navy petitioned the Court for review of the February 29, 2008,
decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing naval training
exercises to continue in the Southern California region but with greater
environmental safeguards Read more »
The Coalition’s chairman, Mali Minister for Environment, Aghatam AG
Alhassane, said, “We need to discuss modalities for the formation of an action
plan that will enable us to maintain a viable and healthy elephant population
free from Read more »
Longstanding IFAW board member and “Hardball” news anchor
Chris Matthews will host the opening reception and program exposition showcasing
IFAW’s global animal protection projects on Friday, June 20, from 4 to 7 p.m.
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The railway line, which joins the holy city of Haridwar on the foothills of
the Himalayas to the busy capital of the Uttarakhand state, Dehradun, had seen
20 elephant deaths, including those of tuskers and pregnant females, between
1987 and March Read more »
In a separate filing today, the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace have also sought to participate in the lawsuit. “Polar bears are headed toward the brink—everyone knows it. It is shame Read more »
The legislation, introduced by Rep. Madelaine Bordallo (D-Guam), would close
a loophole in the law that has allowed some people to get past the ban by
finning sharks from vessels not legally classified as “fishing vessels.” The
Committ Read more »
“We are extremely upset by the news that Oyin, one of the gorillas relocated
to Cameroon from South Africa in December 2007, has passed away. She had
apparently been sickly for about 10 days. At this stage it is unclear what
caused her illne Read more »
Significant amounts of ivory in these stocks up for export from Botswana,
Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, has been collected through culling, which is
defined as killing as a means to address population control, and also natural
deaths. 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 »
Yesterday’s seizure of 46 elephant tusks in Cape Town, the latest ivory related crime linked to the metropole, is Read more »
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has to get involved where wildlife would otherwise be forgotten. That is why I Read more »
In this recent interview by Emirates 24/7 on Dubai One Television, Dr. Elsayed Mohamed talked about the growing phenomenon Read more »
Elephants are a keystone species that play a vital role in maintaining the biodiversity in the areas where they range. Read more »
Monday 2 July, Brussels Airport, gate 43: “Ladies and Gentlemen, our Brussels – Nairobi flight is now ready for Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
This report was sent to International Fund for Animal Welfare headquarters by Mike Labuscagne, the manager of our Protecting Read more »
Cruise report for DTAG support and photogrammetry research conducted on humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in and 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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