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On Friday, November 4, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and five other major environmental and animal welfare Read more »
If you thought that the illegal ivory trade was something that happened in far away places in Africa and Asia, then the news Read more »
I was out in California recently and was able to pay a quick visit to the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (LARC) down near LA Read more »
I bought my first mobile phone in 2000. It cost $150 for the handset and $15 for a sim card — quite a fortune then! It Read more »
The overall theme of this meeting, as the German Environment Minister just said via videolink, is to “Act Now.” Read more »
With more than 800 million product listings and more than 370 million registered users, Taobao Marketplace is the largest Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) relies on our Emergency Relief Network of animal welfare organizations and Read more »
From the production's description: "As a whole, the world's five species of rhinos make up the most critically Read more »
Back in January of this year, Canada’s then-Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced to great fanfare and media 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 »
The passage of the Captive Wildlife Safety Act – which happened shortly after
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) engaged in a
high-profile confiscation of 24 full-grown tigers from a suburban New Jersey
home – Read more »
With more rain expected, over 1,000 displaced livestock face disease,
starvation, or worse. The IFAW/CARE staff will conduct vaccination and
de-worming campaigns and will provide food and vitamins to cattle and other farm
animals in Sulawesi Read more »
Japan's press reported yesterday that an unidentified "company president" who
attempted to smuggle three tons of contraband ivory - the country's largest-ever
illegal ivory shipment - into Osaka in August 2006 was "sentenced to a one-year
suspende Read more »
The continuous stream of oil from accidental spills and the deliberate, illegal
discharge of oil from ships have created a chronic oiling problem across South
America and other parts in the world. Seabirds are especially vulnerable to
oiling. Loos Read more »
Haley’s Act would amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to prohibit direct contact
between the general public and big cats, including lions, tigers, leopards,
cheetahs, jaguars, cougars and hybrids. The bill does not discourage
public dis Read more »
Reflecting on the Park’s troubled past and the rampant poaching that kept
tourists away and almost wiped out its wildlife populations, Kenya’s Tourism and
Wildlife Minister Morris Dzoro said, “Meru not only became a hotbed of conf Read more »
The ban officially removes the Dutch market from the international commercial
seal trade, sending a strong message to the Canadian government that European
markets for seal products are continuing to shrink. This decision was applauded
by IFAW (Th Read more »
The BC Government, IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) and NLWS have formed a unique
alliance-supporting a grizzly bear rehabilitation pilot project to ensure that
bear cubs like this one get a second chance. NLWS h Read more »
In addition to bear cubs, affected species include bobcats, coyotes,
porcupines, and squirrels. People encountering injured and dehydrated wildlife
are asked to be careful. “Leave injured wildlife alone and call people who are
trained, 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 »
Every year I look forward to our Animal Action Awards as it's IFAW’s chance to celebrate Britain’s Read more »
I get asked a lot about why IFAW travels to the ice each year to document the commercial seal hunt. Many people Read more »
Two weeks ago today, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and our proud partners unveiled a new Apple iPad and iPhone Read more »
Spain's King Juan Carlos is facing criticism for taking a hunting trip in Botswana, reportedly costing $56,000, during Read more »
The recent news of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, having hunted an elephant in Botswana’s Okavango Delta region, is Read more »
We don’t meet or talk to criminals often. But that’s exactly what I did last November in Bangkok. At a meeting Read more »
Two weeks ago nine elephants were successfully fitted with satellite-radio tracking collars in Kenya’s vast Tsavo East 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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