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There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil’ Read more »
The recent slaughter of hundreds of elephants in Cameroon for their ivory and the tragic death of some of those out there Read more »
What a week it has been!
The plans of the International Fund for Animal Welfare seal team have been shifting as quickly as Read more »
I didn’t know him well. I hadn’t seen him for a long while. But I liked him, a lot, and he taught me Read more »
Today is the opening day of the commercial seal hunt in the Gulf of St Lawrence, although one would be hard pressed to know Read more »
Two new Chinese language books for young readers are showing up in bookstores in China. The books on elephant and tiger Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
A recent Sky TV HD video overview report on the ivory trade.
The illegal ivory trade starts with the slaughter of elephants 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 »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
It should be quite simple.
If hunts in England are hunting within the law, it should be very easy to prove.
Go where they Watch Video »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Watch Video »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Watch Video »
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 »
As the Grand Prize Winner, Moellman will receive a 60GB video iPod, and will
have his song featured in upcoming public service announcements about
the growing whale slaughter around the world.“At IFAW, we
wanted to present these magnificent Read more »
IFAW and other groups successfully lobbied more than half of all MEPs to sign
a Written Declaration calling for an end to the trade in seal products. A total
of 368 MEPs signed the Written Declaration 38, which will now be forwarded to
the Europea Read more »
The Animal Rescue Blog (www.animalrescueblog.org) will bring
readers into the trenches of on- the-ground animal rescue efforts in disaster
affected areas such as Lebanon and Israel, Indonesia and India. The Animal
Rescue Blog will provide a single Read more »
Rep. Ryun worked closely with IFAW to draft the legislation after a fatal attack
last year in Kansas. The Congressman named the bill ‘Haley’s Act’ in
memory of Haley Hilderbrand, a 17-year-old killed last August at a
federa Read more »
The ivory was found in two shipments traveling from Tanzania in East Africa
to Manila, Philippines and included 350 African elephant tusks – representing at
least 175 dead elephants. Officials believe this could be the largest illegal
ivory Read more »
Despite a global moratorium on whaling set by the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) in 1986, the government of Japan continues to hunt more than
1,000 whales a year as part of what it calls its government-run “scientific”
whaling Read more »
Japan’s proposal for secret
ballots was defeated 33 votes to 30 votes with one abstention. The news of the
Japan’s failed takeover of the IWC left the global conservation community
relieved, but cautious. Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW Dire Read more »
“We can not allow Japan to use its wealth to pressure our region into
supporting its campaign to hunt whales,” said Dr. Joth Singh of Trinidad,
Director of Wildlife and Habitat Protection with the International Fund for
Animal Welfare Read more »
These findings come just weeks
before the June 16-20th, 2006 annual meeting of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts, at which Japan is expected to campaign strongly
for its whaling activities. The panel’s report, dub 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 »
A state-of-the-art whale research vessel has returned to Icelandic waters to carry out further vital, non-invasive research Read more »
My fascination with elephants goes back as far as I can remember. To become a research associate studying Amboseli’s Read more »
I’m typing quietly today, because as I write this in my tent in the research camp, part of the EA family is feeding Read more »
During the month of June and beginning of July there was another outbreak within the island and also inside the shelter.
We Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
I had the privilege of spending a week working with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Project in Sarasota, Florida last week. Read more »
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade surveyed websites in the UK, Read more »
Elephant poaching and illegal trade are at their highest levels in decades.
In the recent parliamentary meeting, the Dutch Read more »
Driving on the highway on my way to the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dog & Cat Project, Mdzananda Animal Clinic Read more »
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In the news
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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