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Every year, thousands of elephants are slaughtered for their ivory. Join our elephant march today to convince governments Read more »
Mid 2011 found me brainstorming on how we can rejuvenate the International Fund for Animal Welfare South African Animal 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 »
I thought I’d share with you what sounds like a pretty dull and boring process in the UK parliament. It may sound dull Read more »
It’s not often you can say “mea culpa” and be relieved at the same time, but that’s what happened Read more »
A roar rose from under the small log house. We froze, and our hearts quickened. The dazzle of sunlight on snow made the Read more »
Teeming with life
In my previous visits to Amboseli Park, I had not experienced as much wildlife as I did recently. The long Read more »
Last January the International Fund for Animal Welfare China office Asia Regional Director Grace Ge Read more »
On the train coming back from Bolton in the North West of England where I have been visiting the IFAW-funded Paws For Kids 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 this video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, we get a sneak view into our 2012 Animal Action Awards Watch Video »
Despite
the 1989 international ban on the trade in ivory, 20,000 elephants are
slaughtered each year to supply the demand of the illegal ivory
trade.
China and Japan, both of
which have thriving illegal ivory markets, have been approved as tradin Read more »
Both China and
Japan have been approved as trading
partners for this ivory and are known to be among the world’s largest illegal
ivory markets. The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) Elephants Program D Read more »
eBay’s decision was announced just hours before
the release of IFAW’s latest investigative report, ‘Killing with Keystrokes:
An Investigation of the Illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web’,
which shows that Inter Read more »
The awards ceremony was hosted by Baroness Gale at the House
of Lords and presented by IFAW patron, actress and model Lisa B. This year’s
honours include awarding Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
‘Campaigners of the Year Read more »
The 57th
session of the Standing Committee for the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES) ruled just months ago that China was fit to become a trading partner for the
ivory, while Japan was previously approved. Both
natio Read more »
The airlift departed from Salvador in the northeastern state of Bahía on
Friday and flew 2,500 kilometers to reach its destination. Upon landing, the
precious cargo of juvenile penguins was loaded onto trucks and headed for an
overnight stay Read more »
"The world's ocean and marine wildlife are one of our
Earth's most valuable treasures, yet today they face more threats than ever
before,” said Mr. DiCaprio, an Honorary IFAW Board Member. “It's our
responsibility to protect this vital Read more »
The poll by Ipsos MORI was conducted on
behalf of the League Against Cruel Sports and the International Fund for Animal
Welfare (IFAW). It shows that twice as many Tory supporters favour the ban as
want it repealed. Nearly six-in-ten (59%) say the Read more »
More than 60 school children from two schools, George Green School in Tower
Hamlets and Abbey Wood School in Greenwich, teamed up with the International
Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Thames21. The clean-up is part of IFAW's
global initiative 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 »
Financial Statements - IFAW UK Charity registered number 1024806
For the Year Ended June 30, 2012 Read more »
Our mission is to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout
the world by reducing commercial exploitation Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s unique, non-harmful whale research vessel, Song of the Whale, left Read more »
An elephant calf injured in a village, a rhino orphaned by poachers, a full-grown tiger discovered in a well and a leopard Read more »
Some people would think that walking through a charcoaled field (or veld in local slang) at night with temperatures dipping Read more »
On August 7th I was driving back home from a massive spay and neuter campaign in Playa del Carmen, worried because Hurricane Read more »
American actress Kristin Bauer van Straten plays a lethal vampire on television, but is even more deadly serious in her Read more »
This is a heart-wrenching and beautiful letter written by a woman whose lovely dog died yesterday in Bali.
The dog’s Read more »
When I was a child, the borders of my country were closed. I grew up in the Soviet Union and only the most privileged Read more »
I lost Bill Oddie three times in between getting out of the plane and reaching the baggage hall. I was beginning to Read more »
As hundreds of flights landing and taking off at the new international airport in Kunming, Yunnan province in China, 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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