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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- Read more »
Usually I try to restrict my blog to writing stories about my study families; these are the elephants that I know well as I Read more »
The discussion on the European Union’s import ban on seal products continued last week as the second panel Read more »
Every time I read a report on the state of wildlife, I seem to be faced with the news of yet more dead animals poached for Read more »
It’s been a busy week or so for those following the dying whaling industry in Iceland. The lone Icelandic Read more »
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Mid-year Meeting last week was a family affair.
CGI is an organization that brings Read more »
Imagine this: you love wildlife, you have been on many safaris and your biggest wish is to see the tiger in its natural Read more »
Dog ownership in China has boomed in recent years. But more dogs don’t necessarily mean that owners are aware of how Read more »
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers.
This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small 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 »
However, the plans are powerless to stop Japanese whaling—one of the most
serious threats to whale recovery.
“It is all well and good for Australia to attempt to put her own house in
order but there are other governments that are determ Read more »
However, the plans are powerless to stop Japanese whaling—one of the most
serious threats to whale recovery.
“It is all well and good for Australia to attempt to put her own house in
order but there are other governments that are determ Read more »
An IFAW-led coalition, including
World Wildlife Fund, Nature Canada, Birds Studies Canada and the Sierra Club of
Canada, campaigned in favor of the new legislation. "The broad spectrum of support on this
bill is something seldom seen in Cana Read more »
“We appreciate the recognition and encourage new users to visit ifaw.org to
learn how to create a better world for animals and people,” said A.J. Cady,
IFAW’s Director of Online Campaigns and Marketing.
IFAW will be honored alongs Read more »
During the month of May, IFAW’s Song of the Whale team will be working to
assist the Action Plan for the Recovery of the Atlantic monk seal, which is part
of the Bonn Convention; In collaboration with Spanish conservationists
from CBD- Read more »
“We applaud the Arkansas legislators who voted to pass this bill and
particularly House Representative Phillip Jackson who originally introduced it,
for their wisdom and foresight in protecting the public by prohibiting people
from owning da Read more »
The government sanctioned commercial hunt for seal pups opened in the Gulf of
St Lawrence on 29 March 2005 and closed on 2 April 2005 resulting in the deaths
of approximately 100,000 seal pups. On 15 April the hunt then moved on to the
“Fron Read more »
An IFAW team yesterday freely gained access to the still-under-construction
gorilla enclosure at the Pretoria Zoo and was able to view and photograph the
young animals.
“In our opinion the gorillas are in fact already on public display witnes Read more »
Saba Douglas-Hamilton watched as IFAW cut the Memorial Tusk into pieces with an
angle grinder in Trafalgar Square. The resulting showers of sparks and plumes of
ivory dust proved a graphic reminder of the deadly and destructive nature of the
ivory 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 »
There is some serious monkey business about the way captive chimps are treated in this country. When faced with concrete Read more »
Her name is Tiffy. But I’m calling her Pippi -- as in Longstocking -- because that is a ridiculous name for a short Read more »
UPDATE: 10.4.11 Sura means "New Life" and that’s quite literally what this girl has found herself. This is Read more »
After two months of good and steady information, the satellite tracking info started showing that Jason suddenly separated Read more »
“Tiger Day provides an opportunity for the Russian people to celebrate tigers and better understand their plight, Read more »
“Thousands of animals have been left out in the open under the rain or in the scorching sun with no help at all, Read more »
We just received the assessment from our team in Pakistan and as we feared, the conditions are horrible. The images show an Read more »
Together, IFAW and the Cummings School seek to collaborate on research and share training opportunities for staff and Read more »
Seeing the amount of nets actually out on the water every day brings home just how much of a threat these pose to both 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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