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Seeing the amount of nets actually out on the water every day brings home just how much of a threat these pose to both Read more »
In this short video produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dr. Ian Robinson gives us an update on the Read more »
There is a laundry list of animals and plants seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and it has become Read more »
In most French-speaking places ‘La Rentrée’ refers to the return to school for eager, and not-so eager Read more »
It's coming across the wires as I type: President Obama has just announced diplomatic moves against Iceland for its Read more »
Many of those secret details will eventually be known to all, as the main purpose of this training is to launch a series of Read more »
As we drove out of the airport, the high walls and electrified fences of Johannesburg quickly changed into the parched Read more »
After 22 days of bad weather on Piltun (including fog, rain, and wind), evening of August 19th gave us a hope that we will Read more »
More often than not, we are left with only anecdotal evidence; stories and accounts which once combined, can still give us Read more »
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 »
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 »
As the 2007 International Whaling Commission meetings commence in Alaska, the
advice by the Sydney Legal Panel clearly outlines legal channels the Australian
Government can take to stop the Government of Japan from whaling, under any
guise, in the Read more »
“Given the severity of the current state of the trade in elephant ivory,
signaled by escalating worldwide ivory seizures, the ivory trade is a prime
global issue that deserves center-stage,” said Wamithi. “An estimated 20,000
ele Read more »
The stray dog population of Moscow is estimated between 30,000 to 40,000
animals. Many of the strays suffer from human cruelty, hunger, and disease.
Aggressive animals have attacked city citizens in the past and the stray dog
population is a serio Read more »
The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry
of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of Housing, Territorial
Planning and the Environment, the Rocha Administration
as well as non-government organizations: IFAW (International Fund for
Animal Wel Read more »
Poor weather conditions are believed to have hampered whalers’ efforts to
find other whales so far. If 39 whales are harpooned this season, it will bring
to 200 the number of minke whales killed since 2003 under Iceland’s scientific
wh Read more »
Poor weather conditions are believed to have hampered whalers’ efforts to
find other whales so far. If 39 whales are harpooned this season, it will bring
to 200 the number of minke whales killed since 2003 under Iceland’s scientific
wh Read more »
The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry
of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of Housing, Territorial
Planning and the Environment, the Rocha Administration
as well as non-government organizations: IFAW (International Fund for
Animal Wel Read more »
Before the vote IFAW-Staff emphasized their demand for a ban with a giant
inflatable seal in front of the Parliament in Vienna. Politicians of the Green
Party and the Socialdemocratic Party were present to show their support.
Following Croatia, Ita Read more »
There are currently more than 10,000 captive big cats, such as tigers and
lions, held captive in the U.S. In recent years, captive big cats have killed
more than a dozen people and injured more than 50 people. Many big cats are
owned by individual 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 »
This footage of the dolphin stranding in Brazil is amazing.
This is a rare event for this area, unlike here on Cape Read more »
Markets for seal products are disappearing, and seals need protection from threats like climate change more than ever Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says that by setting a Total Allowable Catch of 400,000 harp seals, Canada Read more »
Some 10,000 to 20,000 big cats are kept captive by private owners in the U.S. The exact number is a mystery because there Read more »
In the terrible 2009 drought that precipitated our collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to begin our Read more »
YouTube has selected IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) to be a member of its first official Read more »
In an epic operation starting today, ten elephants in Tsavo East and West National Parks will be collared using satellite Read more »
As the International Day of Action for Seals is upon us, this is a perfect time to reflect on the current realities of the 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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