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The short video below was produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare team. One way to help the team effort is Read more »
This has been an exceptional stranding season for us - having already responded to 102 dolphins since January Read more »
The waters and dolphins in Cape Cod are capturing attention on a worldwide scale, but unfortunately not for a positive Read more »
Janice Girardi, the founder and Director of the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) never arrives at the office before Read more »
Time flies when you’re having fun, so they say. The past 12 months have certainly been amongst the fastest of my life Read more »
It's been quite a week.
Fortunately, we haven't had any more stranded dolphins since Monday, but yesterday we Read more »
Cairo Airport’s officers have foiled an attempt by a Kuwaiti national to smuggle out three lion cubs from Egypt.
The Read more »
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the tragedy currently unfolding in the cold, muddy marshes of Cape Cod.
In Read more »
On Monday this week, on a farm near Mossel Bay in the Western Cape, another rhino was poached, bringing the tally to Read more »
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 »
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 »
The theme of this year’s event – “Caring for Our Best Friends” – focuses on
dogs and cats and the problems they face due to cruelty and overpopulation. All
the materials, many interactive, are available for free at the Read more »
The IFAW-KWS partnership will support in the purchase of vehicles for security
patrols as well as for human-wildlife conflict management. The project will also
increase and maintain road networks, build rangers’ houses, establish and
renovat Read more »
The Hurricane Katrina animals have hopscotched across the state of Louisiana;
this is their third relocation in three weeks. After their initial rescue from
the floods of New Orleans, they were brought to a temporary shelter in Gonzales,
then move Read more »
IFAW teams continue daily animal rescue missions searching for animals that
have been reported missing or abandoned. Missing pet data continues to be
compiled from concerned pet owners. (IFAW Missing Pet Database -- www.ifaw.org/us/missingpets.)
On Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) is sharing its wealth of
experience over seven days in Sumatra and Borneo, as part of its post-Tsunami
relief operation in Indonesia. Training takes place in Bukittinggi, Sumatra, from 15-18 September an Read more »
IFAW’s team, working with Code-3 Associates, is currently searching a list of more than 300 addresses where animals are reported to be stranded. The animals rescued from homes are evacuated to a triage facility in nearby Gonzales, Louisiana for Read more »
Local animal groups have now evacuated at least 300 dogs from New Orleans to
Houston, where the Houston SPCA is caring for them and another 500 are expected
tonight. Many were smuggled into shelters and evacuation buses by desperate New
Orleans re Read more »
During natural disasters, animals are often lost or owners are forced to
leave them behind during mandatory evacuations. Local animal groups, whose own
facilities have been devastated or destroyed, have requested assistance to deal
with the overwh Read more »
“Massive flooding in the city of Mumbai and areas in Gujarat and Maharashtra
has already killed thousands of animals,” said Anand Ramanathan, IFAW Emergency
Relief operations manager. “In response, IFAW and the Wildlife Trust of I 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 »
Nearly five tonnes of elephant ivory and thousands of ivory ornaments went up in smoke in Gabon, Central West Africa this Read more »
This video captures some of the tourists who were approached during the “Meet Us Don’t Eat Us” campaign Read more »
One of the most frequent comments I hear when talking to people about elephants is some variation of “that’s Read more »
Like most enthusiastic birdwatchers, I can’t resist penguins, pelicans, boobies and so many different species of Read more »
On the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Chinese micro blog site, a post about an online ivory shopper who was Read more »
The audacious looting by thieves of ivory stockpiles from two southern African countries in as many months – including Read more »
On June 14, Canadian Senator Mac Harb moved second reading of Bill S-210, a Bill to end commercial seal hunting. Senator Read more »
INTERPOL have arrested more than 200 people, seized almost 2 tonnes of contraband ivory, 20kg of rhino horn and military Read more »
The vet component is the highest profile part of the Northern Dogs Project.
Over the ten years that we have been 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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