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Well, Saturday marked one month since we began responding on 12 January, 2012.
We've found two more dead Read more »
We were saddened to learn of the death of a rhino named ‘Spencer’ yesterday during the attempted demonstration Read more »
My team is responding to another live dolphin about to strand in Wellfleet as I write this from the Command Center.
If Read more »
The Council of Representatives of Iraq has finished the second reading of a draft law to join the Convention on Read more »
As the news broke of the Chipolopolo Boys’ (aka the Copper Bullets from Zambia) victory over Ghana in the 2012 Africa Read more »
Since my last blog post, dolphins have continued to strand daily on Cape Cod. In the midst of the rescue efforts, we held a Read more »
The practice of keeping wild and exotic animals such as lions, monkeys, tortoises and raptors is increasing through out the Read more »
I meant to update everyone on the dog house build for the northern community but between travel and a travel bug, I’ve Read more »
The short video below was produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare team. One way to help the team effort is 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 »
According to media reports, farmers left behind about 40,000 head of livestock,
and officials expressed fear that many of them could die. Local animal welfare
groups are greatly concerned for thousands of companion and farm animals that
have been Read more »
“We are monitoring the situation as best we can but it is critical that IFAW get
a team on the ground to assess the affect of the disaster on animals,” said Fred
O’Regan, CEO of IFAW. “The sooner the better. When animals wit Read more »
The initial confiscation of the ivory took place in August 2006, and
represents the largest ivory seizure ever in Japan. The Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry indicates that the contraband was destroyed last month.
According to Michael Read more »
Introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the
Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 would order the Secretary of Commerce to
finalize federal regulations enforcing speed limits on ships, regulations that
were first prop Read more »
Introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the
Ship Strike Reduction Act of 2008 would order the Secretary of Commerce to
finalize federal regulations enforcing speed limits on ships, regulations that
were first prop Read more »
The Northeast Region Stranding Conference is held from April 16 to 20 in
Providence, Rhode Island and will gather over 100 participants to discuss
strategies that will improve the coordination and effectiveness in
rehabilitation and release effort Read more »
The satellite technology transmits regular signals from the bear’s collar
allowing researchers to follow them remotely and download information about
their movements and whereabouts via internet updates three times a week. The
collar is prog Read more »
Unacceptable cruelty, including the hooking and hoisting of a live seal into
a boat has been documented at the hunt this week, at the very same time Canadian
officials overseas are heralding this year to be the most humane seal hunt
ever. Read more »
Canada’s commercial seal hunt is the largest hunt for marine mammals in the
world. Hunters are allowed to kill pups as soon as they begin to molt their
white coats, which occurs when the animals are about two weeks
old. “In spite 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 »
On the eve of the annual meeting of the conservation body set up to protect whales – the International Whaling Read more »
On Wednesday, Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo, sent a clear message to ivory traders – you won’t get your Read more »
Whales Need Sanctuary!
The 2012 annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission to be held July 2 to 6 in Panama will Read more »
Americans Love Whales
From sea to shining sea and across the political spectrum, the American people want their political Read more »
When I woke up early in the morning yesterday and caught the morning news in the TV, a visual of an elephant with its calf Read more »
Seventy five percent of Japan’s 2011 North Pacific whaling season meat went unsold despite thirteen separate public Read more »
Nearly five tonnes of elephant ivory and thousands of ivory ornaments went up in smoke in Gabon, Central West Africa this Read more »
This video captures some of the tourists who were approached during the “Meet Us Don’t Eat Us” campaign Read more »
One of the most frequent comments I hear when talking to people about elephants is some variation of “that’s Read more »
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In the news
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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