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In Sydney the first few weeks of the year are a great time to be at work – seriously. It’s time to regroup, get Read more »
In a ‘comment’ posted on Nature.com, authors Christopher Costello, Leah R. Gerber and Steven Gaines argue the Read more »
As A Shawl to Die For, a documentary on Vimeo, amply shows, it’s possible to conserve wildlife while also helping Read more »
Public health officers in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, are taking action against people who keep wild animals in their homes Read more »
When the International Fund for Animal Welfare first requested access to some European Commission documents little did we Read more »
Recently, I met up with Steve Njumbi, Head of Programmes at the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Steve was trained Read more »
In recent years, the IFAW Seal Team has witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of climate change on harp seal pups in Read more »
On December 25, 2011, the International Fund for Animal Welfare office, Ministry of Environment and Water, Dubai Airports Read more »
Reflections from demand reduction workshops
In late 2011, a series of workshops tackling specifically the rising demand in Read more »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Watch Video »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Watch Video »
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
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 »
“The overall spill is made up of several slicks, two to three kilometers wide
along a total extension of approximately forty kilometers,” reported the local
newspaper El Chubut. The Argentine government is analyzing recent satellite
im Read more »
Representing over 2 million
animal welfare advocates around the world, the International Fund for Animal
Welfare extends its sincere condolences to the family of Carlos
Sousa and the victims of yesterday’s tragedy at the San Francisco Z Read more »
"This is happy news for 50 humpback whales but Japan’s whaling continues to
expand,” said Patrick Ramage, IFAW Global Whale Program Manager.
“Withdrawing wild threats to kill humpbacks isn't enough, Japan needs to stop
whal Read more »
Michael Wamithi, IFAW’s global Elephants Program Manager, said: “This is a
significant step forward for elephant conservation in India, and a model I hope
other wildlife groups will follow. Trans-frontier wildlife linkages are a
sustai Read more »
“The Canadian government’s claim that 98% of the seals are killed humanely in
the commercial seal hunt is exposed in the report as being scientifically
incorrect. This report reveals the truth about Canada’s commercial seal Read more »
The CWRT received a call yesterday from a lobster fisherman off the south of
Grand Manan explaining that a humpback whale was trapped in his equipment and
seemed to be carrying the gear of other fishermen as well. Because of the bad
sea conditions Read more »
Japanese seafood giants Nippon Suisan, Kyokuyo and Maruha jointly owned and
operated Japan’s whaling fleet for decades and devised a plan to significantly
expand Japanese whaling in the 2007/2008 whaling season. Under the plan, first
announc Read more »
“Action Tiger” contains the conservation plans of 12 tiger range countries
and will be launched this afternoon by a forest guard from Sariska – the
sanctuary which hit the headlines with the disappearance of all its tigers in
200 Read more »
IFAW Executive Vice President Azzedine Downes recognized
regional partners with Leadership Awards for their outstanding efforts on behalf
of animals. Awardees included: The Dubai Municipality, the UAE
Ministry of Environment and Water, 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 June 14, Canadian Senator Mac Harb moved second reading of Bill S-210, a Bill to end commercial seal hunting. Senator Read more »
INTERPOL have arrested more than 200 people, seized almost 2 tonnes of contraband ivory, 20kg of rhino horn and military Read more »
The vet component is the highest profile part of the Northern Dogs Project.
Over the ten years that we have been Read more »
Wildlife law enforcement experts from Asia, Africa and the United States discussed regional and international enforcement Read more »
In some ways, elephants are no different than you and me. They recognize themselves as individuals and as close-knit family Read more »
Today a debate will begin in the Canadian Senate on Senator Mac Harb’s bill to end commercial sealing.
A rational Read more »
“Ethics is about knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do” Read more »
As part of the Northern Dogs Project this year I invited a dog trainer/behaviourist who has worked with many of the dogs Read more »
IFAW’s, (the International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org) research vessel, The Song of the Whale is 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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