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The Northern Dogs Project has returned north for the spring 2013 season!
We are back from working in the communities 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- Read more »
Usually I try to restrict my blog to writing stories about my study families; these are the elephants that I know well as I Read more »
The discussion on the European Union’s import ban on seal products continued last week as the second panel Read more »
Every time I read a report on the state of wildlife, I seem to be faced with the news of yet more dead animals poached for Read more »
It’s been a busy week or so for those following the dying whaling industry in Iceland. The lone Icelandic Read more »
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Mid-year Meeting last week was a family affair.
CGI is an organization that brings Read more »
Imagine this: you love wildlife, you have been on many safaris and your biggest wish is to see the tiger in its natural Read more »
Dog ownership in China has boomed in recent years. But more dogs don’t necessarily mean that owners are aware of how 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 »
“These draft regulations are a good first step, but only address public
contact with dangerous animals at licensed wildlife sanctuaries. IFAW will be
working to ensure animals and people are protected at every big cat facility
across the cou Read more »
Xishuangbanna, the last remaining rainforest in China, is home to 200 Asian
elephants. Unfortunately, human development including farming and deforestation
is creating human-elephant conflict in the region.“I know elephants have lived around Read more »
IFAW currently has offices in 15 countries and an international headquarters
in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. The appointment of Mr. Wetstone initiates the
process of establishing a major new U.S. presence, including new IFAW offices
planned for W Read more »
The footage shows Japanese whalers using a high-powered harpoon to gun the
minke whale down. The harpoon embeds in the minke’s back, hooking the
large whale, but failing to kill it. The whale is then reeled in and tethered to
the side Read more »
The footage shows Japanese whalers using a high-powered harpoon to gun the
minke whale down. The harpoon embeds in the minke’s back, hooking the
large whale, but failing to kill it. The whale is then reeled in and tethered to
the side Read more »
Simply go to www.animalgift.org and
make a donation in someone’s name to one of five IFAW campaigns. Gifts start at
$25 and will directly help animals in need all over the world.
Choose from five unique gifts to help animals:· Prote Read more »
Party leader Jim Harris yesterday stated in a release that, “This
government-subsidized seal hunt is a chapter in our history that needs to come
to a close.” “This is the first time in memory that the leader of a
national pa Read more »
A three-member team from IFAW’s partner in India, the Wild Rescue
Programme of Wildlife Trust of India, administered the health camps along with
the Bihar Forest Department.
The 77 elephants receiving health checks is a significant rise Read more »
On Monday when they make presentations to the Department of Environment &
Tourism (DEAT) headed by Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, a number of local and
international animal welfare groups and scientists will present their views on
why culli 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 week the team onboard R/V Song of the Whale begin a project to survey the Dogger Bank, North Sea, for cetaceans, Read more »
Today we released a special report on Australia’s Last Great Whale Haven – the North West Marine Region. Read more »
Animals introduced as pets, bait or as food sometimes escape or are purposefully released from captivity. Sometimes, those Read more »
Nearly all the world’s remaining wild gorillas and chimpanzees live in Central and West Africa and several key Read more »
Today we heard that the Toronto Zoo is planning on separating Pedro and Buddy, two male African penguins that paired up and Read more »
A report on the impacts of climate-related emergencies on wildlife, livestock, and companion animals. Read more »
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 »
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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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