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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 »
This is a round up of International Fund for Animal Welfare and other organizations' news stories on the topic of the Read more »
As I sit through discussions about whale conservation and whaling at this year’s International Whaling Commission [IWC Read more »
It was good to see day three start off with continuing good discussions on the welfare of whales. This included a Read more »
Sitting through the third day of an International Whaling Commission meeting is not this American’s idea of fun on the Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Whale Program Director, Patrick Ramage, gives a brief summary of the South Read more »
If you are quiet here, you can hear only the wind and birdsongs; no cars, no people, no trains, no planes. But such feeling 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 »
“Parties need to apply their own rigorous evaluations of the Panel of Experts reports as neither proposal meets the biological criteria for downlisting,” said Jason Bell-Leask, Director IFAW Southern Africa. “Both populations Read more »
“The Canadian government looks absurd calling for 330,000 seals to be slaughtered when there may not even be that many pups left alive,” said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
Harp seals require stable ice platforms to give bir Read more »
“Whales are in a sea of trouble, and we must do all we can to mitigate threats to the species and its habitat,” said Jeff Flocken, IFAW DC Office Director. “We applaud Senator Kerry’s leadership in championing this legislation Read more »
The fines were for a number of different offences including hooking seals without first ensuring that the seals were dead.
The fines themselves totaled 70 000 NOK (€8 700) for the ship’s owner and 30 000 NOK (€3 700) for the ship Read more »
“With our most recent investigations into internet wildlife trade, it is clear that the EU has an enormous crisis on its hands. Everyday thousands of endangered wildlife specimens are being traded throughout the EU, threatening the very surviva Read more »
“Our goal is to reach millions of animals in need and have a long-lasting impact for the people of Haiti,” said Ian Robinson, IFAW’s Director of Emergency Relief. “Cooperating as a group of NGOs gives us a unique opportunity t Read more »
“Whales face mounting threats such as ship strikes and ocean noise, not to mention ‘scientific whaling’ and it is outrageous to even consider a proposal that would see them further endangered,” said IFAW EU Director Lesley O Read more »
"Last year the European Parliament overwhelmingly backed a ban on the sale of seal products in the EU on the basis of clear evidence that this trade is inherently cruel,” said MEP Arlene McCarthy. “This new report yet again demonstrates t Read more »
“Wild tigers once numbered around 100,000 across Asia, today there are fewer than 3,500,” said Grace Ge Gabriel, IFAW’s Asia Regional Director. “Tigers face threats from loss of habitat and prey. But the greatest threat to wil 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 »
More than 30 Ethiopian law enforcement officials recently assembled for a five-day training workshop on the ways and means Read more »
Last week, massive floods engulfed Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India for the second time in two months, inundating Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW leads a program for the protection of tigers in the world. In the Far East, Read more »
That famous African saying “it takes a village to raise a child” is very apt when we’re talking about Read more »
It’s not often an endangered leatherback turtle strands itself on a beach in Massachusetts.
In fact, according to Read more »
Five rare rhinos have been brutally poached last week near Kaziranga National Park in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Read more »
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Read more »
Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio joined IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today in Read more »
This report summarises research activities carried out by the Song of the Whale (SOTW) team in Iceland in August 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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