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Thirteen years since a religious icon in India championed the cause of saving a little-known fish, the tide has turned for Read more »
I held the tip of Batoka’s trunk in the palm of my hand to monitor his respiratory rate. Each strong breath ensured he Read more »
Nearly two years after going back to the wild, Sohola, the hand-raised adult male rhino that was released in the western Read more »
She was one of the first people I met when I moved with my wife and our one-year-old son Henry from distant Washington, DC Watch Video »
Three more rescued bear cubs, a male and two females, are recovering at the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Watch Video »
This World Wildlife Day, which this year has the theme of #ListentoYoungVoices, I want to encourage everyone to # Watch Video »
Japan’s so-called scientific whaling has received further criticism from international experts who found Japan does not need to kill whales for ‘scientific research’.
In a report published today (Monday) the Expert Panel appointed b Read more »
By week’s end, China will shut down more than 60 ivory carving factories and retailers making good on their promise to end domestic commercial ivory markets in 2017. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) offered the following stateme Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is disappointed that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will be opening the commercial seal hunt early this year, allowing sealers to hunt while harp seal pups are still nursing. Traditionally, the annu Read more »
This petition demonstrates that the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) meets the statutory criteria for an endangered list Read more »
What we measure affects how we invest resources. By measuring what matters, we are more able to protect what matters.
This ne Read more »
Thirteen years since a religious icon in India championed the cause of saving a little-known fish, the tide has turned for Read more »
I held the tip of Batoka’s trunk in the palm of my hand to monitor his respiratory rate. Each strong breath ensured he Read more »
Nearly two years after going back to the wild, Sohola, the hand-raised adult male rhino that was released in the western Read more »
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