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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 »
This story was recently shared with us by a staff member at the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Read more »
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 »
Take a moment to watch this video on the recent elephant collaring in Amboseli and learn more of IFAW’s partnership Watch Video »
Every single day thousands of wild animals and animal parts – from live
chimpanzees and huge ivory tusks to tiny dried seahorses – are illegally traded
in cyberspace. IFAW conducted a three-month investigation which showed that, in
a s Read more »
This year’s conference, hosted by Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research,
brings together 250 of the world’s leading professional oiled wildlife
responders to collaborate on oil spill prevention initiatives, contingency
planning and oile Read more »
“The support we have received from Zodiac has been invaluable in our efforts
to save hundreds of oiled seabirds throughout the world and to protect
endangered whales. We are gratified by Zodiac’s commitment as a pioneering,
responsible Read more »
“It is very disappointing that an elephant was nearly killed by poachers
within a protected nature reserve,” said Dr. Zhang Li IFAW’s Director of China,
“Stronger measures must be taken to tackle wildlife poaching in the nat Read more »
Taronga and Melbourne zoos also agreed to not move the eight Asian elephants
from Thailand until an appeal has been completed.
IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare), RSPCA Australia and Humane
Society International (HS Read more »
Ecomessage, a new Interpol reporting system designed in collaboration with
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org), allows real-time access to
wildlife crime information among law enforcement agencies worldwide. Ecomessage Read more »
"Working on the ground in 15 countries around the world has given IFAW an
opportunity to help many states build their wildlife law enforcement capacity,"
said Executive Vice President Azzedine Downes, "the Arab League's efforts to
enforce CITES re Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) and African sanctuaries caring for
orphaned great apes welcomed the 2005 edition of the International Gorilla
Studbook, which is compiled through information submitted by the zoos an Read more »
The Magellanic penguins were released by one of the network’s organizations,
Fundacion Mundo Marino, in Argentina. More releases are expected in upcoming
weeks.
“Since May more than 60 penguins have been cared for, but historically, lat 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 »
Last week, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act was marked up and agreed to by the House Natural Read more »
In November the Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) will meet in Bergen, Norway to discuss and hopefully improve Read more »
Let’s be clear, the threats to marine life from the oil and gas industry are real. Let’s start with the Read more »
With more and more scientists finding an accelerated shrinking of Arctic habitat, and on-going attempts by single-minded US Read more »
The decision issued today is an important step towards protecting and defending polar bears,” said Jeff Flocken, D.C. Read more »
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to testify before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives’ Read more »
“IFAW is delighted with this achievement,” said Kate Nattrass Atema, IFAW’s Companion Animal Program Read more »
Unusually heavy monsoon rains have put entire towns in Pakistan under water, displaced millions of people, washed crop 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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