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A consumer education and awareness campaign to stop ecologically destructive wildlife trafficking was launched in Trinidad Read more »
The Swiss Animal Protection Society, celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, held a wildlife conference in Zurich last Read more »
Douglas Zoo in Douglas AZ was closing. “People just aren't coming out," the zoo owner said. "People Read more »
Working in Amboseli is a pleasure and a privilege that I’m happily becoming accustomed to. I’ve explained the Read more »
We just celebrated a special anniversary in the history of the conservation movement. On November 16th, 1972 the UNESCO Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare was delighted to take part in a brand new UK festival celebrating all things whale Read more »
It’s often suggested that governments seek to release bad news when people are least likely to be looking, and by most Read more »
As we enter the mouth of the River Orwell bound for Song of the Whale’s berth back in Ipswich, here in the U.K., the Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare CLAW project has been lauded on many occasions for their daily efforts to improve 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 »
Federal Minister Seehofer declared in March 2007 publicly that he wanted to
implement a national trade ban speedily as a legislative procedure on an
EU-level could take years. In a letter to IFAW in September 2007 though, Mr.
Seehofer declared tha Read more »
“This export should not have
taken place. It undermines the good reputation that the Solomon Islands
Government has built up since taking the decision to ban the export of live
dolphins in 2005. We implore the Government to reins Read more »
More than twenty representatives of fifteen non government organizations
(NGOs) from ten Latin American countries are meeting in Santiago de Chile from
October 15th to the 18th in order to coordinate strategies with a view toward
the 60th Annual M Read more »
More than twenty representatives of fifteen non government organizations
(NGOs) from ten Latin American countries are meeting in Santiago de Chile from
October 15th to the 18th in order to coordinate strategies with a view toward
the 60th Annual M Read more »
Indeed, IFAW believes that special interests’ attempts to repeal China’s
domestic trade ban on tiger products remains the biggest threat not only to the
future of the South China tiger, but to the few remaining tigers in the wild of
Ch Read more »
In a move to show support from the highest levels of Tongan Society, the
evening will be hosted by the Her Royal Highness, Princess Salote Mafile’o
Pilolevu Tuita, whose father, the Late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV courageously
banned wha Read more »
In a move to show support from the highest levels of Tongan Society, the
evening will be hosted by the Her Royal Highness, Princess Salote Mafile’o
Pilolevu Tuita, whose father, the Late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV courageously
banned wha Read more »
Russia has fewer than 450-500 Amur (also known as Siberian
or Ussury) tigers in the wild, and no more than 35 Amur leopards. Historically,
fines in Russia for killing a tiger or leopard in Russia have been hopelessly
low - less than 2,000 rubles, Read more »
“Maximizing the sustainable use of the oceans and seas” is
one of the key objectives of the EU Maritime Policy. “IFAW is particularly
concerned that the expansion of economic activities at sea and/or in coastal
areas as envisaged 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 »
Each year, the International Fund for Animal Welfare selects two rangers who are responsible for protecting Amur (also Read more »
Imagine finding a hungry cheetah in your backyard…
Or baboons roaming the street where you live…
A tiger in Read more »
"Life [is] like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Forrest Gump famously said in the Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) has welcomed the news that Iceland has called an end Read more »
IFAW advocates for laws that protect animals from cruelty
and neglect, we provide veterinary training and basic
veterinary Read more »
Elephants need protection - whether it’s individual animals or entire populations and their habitats. Read more »
Elephants at risk from poachers, whales and seals threatened by cruel hunts, wildlife and pets stranded after disasters Read more »
From pollution to climate change to whaling, these magnificent creatures face more threats than ever. Read more »
Elephants, tigers and other endangered wildlife are being killed at an alarming rate for trinkets, potions and fashion. 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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