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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 »
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 »
Earlier this week, several ships sank or ran aground during a fierce storm in
the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
The Volganeft-139, a tanker loaded with nearly 1.3 million gallons of oil, broke
in half d Read more »
In the wake of the floods, International Fund for Animal Welfare
(IFAW - www.ifaw.org) has
implemented an emergency plan to assist animals, which in many cases, are all
that people of Tabasco have left. Help is being sent to three Read more »
Federal Minister Seehofer declared in March 2007 publicly that he wanted to
implement a national trade ban speedily as a legislative procedure on an
EU-level could take years. In a letter to IFAW in September 2007 though, Mr.
Seehofer declared tha Read more »
Spearheaded by the community’s parliamentary representative
in the National Assembly Hon. Dr Naomi Shaban, the community held a
commissioning ceremony on site together with senior officials from Kenya
Wildlife Service (KWS) and IFAW (Interna Read more »
The agreement allows Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to sell
additional ivory under strictly monitored CITES processes, but only those
government stockpiles officially registered prior to January 31, 2007.
“We are en Read more »
Since 1994, Japan and Norway have regularly submitted proposals to CITES seeking
to weaken protection for the great whales. This year, Japan proposed a
full review of the population status of all 13 great whale species by CITES,
while Icelan Read more »
In its survey carried out in February 2007, IFAW found that 94% of elephant
ivory for sale on eBay sites was potentially illegal. The report also found that
eBay policies varied from country to country and were often vague and not
enforced. Read more »
The sale of the 60 tonne stockpiles approved in 2002 at the 12th meeting of the
CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP) was contingent upon certain conditions
being met, including the availability of baseline and comparative data from the
Monitoring Read more »
“The people have spoken, and they are clearly saying they do not want the
gruesome slaughter of elephants to continue unnecessarily,” says Cindy Milburn,
IFAW’s US Regional Acting Director. “An estimated 20,000 elephants are 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 »
On the eve of the opening of the world’s largest and most important conservation meeting, host country Korea has been Read more »
Since 2002, each year IFAW’s Northern Dogs Project takes a team of vets and educators to remote and underserved Read more »
It is such an incredible experience to be part of the VIDAS clinic. Even though hurricane Ernesto slowed one of clinic days Read more »
Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) have mobilized teams to Alexandria, Louisiana Read more »
As we move onwards through our 2012 Atlantic odyssey, the next phase is real-time video tracking of Icelandic minke whales. Read more »
Buying the vehicles was the easy part.
I had just handed the keys to new Toyota Landcruisers to the director of the Read more »
Being a mom is a stressful job, with any mother willing to risk her life for her children, as any one of us would attest to Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s unique, non-harmful whale research vessel, Song of the Whale, left 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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