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Yaoundé, February 27th - 29th, 2012. Julie Landry, communications manager at the Internatioanl Fund for Animal Read more »
I always have a book with me when I travel. Most times I pick one up at the airport and choose something not too heavy Read more »
What began as a quiet conversation in the lobby of a hotel during the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia in Read more »
Last week, I participated in a conference call with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Read more »
The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) convened a series of meetings with law enforcement chiefs and officers from Read more »
It’s midnight in Brazzaville where I’ve been living for the past few days, preparing for a workshop the Read more »
With so many questions about the stranding numbers and more than 100 news outlets providing coverage of our amazing Marine Read more »
Last week, the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation team, including vet Dr. Jahan Ahmed and animal keepers, Read more »
Though I’ve seen captive hoolock gibbons swinging through branches in the past, it's quite a visual 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 »
“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 »
In 1986, the IWC implemented a global moratorium on whale hunting. Japan
continues to hunt whales arguing that the IWC permits lethal whale research.
Hence, it classifies its whaling operations as “scientific” despite
acknowledging tha Read more »
Sample whale mixes available at www.stopwhaling.org/community.
Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre; Tom Dumont of No
Doubt; Lisa Kekuala of The Bellrays; electronic music composer
and producer BT; composer and producer Wayne Kramer (founding
member of MC Read more »
“While we applaud the Hong Kong, Province of China customs officers who
made this discovery,” said Dr. Joth Singh, Director of Wildlife and Habitat
Protection with IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.or Read more »
The elephants have been taken to the training facility of Elephants For
Africa Forever (EFAF), a centre which notoriously supplies “tamed and trained”
elephants to elephant-back safari tourism operations throughout South
Africa.
Permit Read more »
Under the new law, exhibitors will be required to have a USDA license and
will be held to state regulations including $250,000 in liability
insurance and
a strict no-contact policy between members of the public
and these dangerous,
wild animals. Read more »
Tibetan antelope, also called chiru, inhabit the high plateaus of western
China. A century ago, more than one million Tibetan antelope roamed China and
India. Today, the population has dropped below 75,000 due to the demand for its
fur, which is u Read more »
“There is almost no ice out here,” IFAW’s Canada director Olivier Bonnet said
today, after flying over the region to assess the situation. “There are also
very few seals to be seen this year. Everyone is asking, where are th 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 »
As I sit through discussions about whale conservation and whaling at this year’s International Whaling Commission [IWC Read more »
It was good to see day three start off with continuing good discussions on the welfare of whales. This included a Read more »
Sitting through the third day of an International Whaling Commission meeting is not this American’s idea of fun on the Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Whale Program Director, Patrick Ramage, gives a brief summary of the South Read more »
If you are quiet here, you can hear only the wind and birdsongs; no cars, no people, no trains, no planes. But such feeling Read more »
Watch this slideshow of participants in the Cozumel "Walk for Animals".
When you’re an adorable 4 month old Read more »
As I and other members of Team IFAW and government delegates from dozens of member countries migrate to Panama City, Panama Read more »
As the first day of the 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) drew to a close in Panama today, 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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