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On Saturday November 17th around 6.00 in the morning, I was awakened by a distress call from Saibolo, a community Read more »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Read more »
Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental and Agusan del Sur are areas that many people would not be able to point out on a map. Read more »
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Read more »
Planning on taking a vacation? If you’re like most people, you’ll want to bring the folks back home souvenirs Read more »
The perennial round of negotiations surrounding climate change ended over the weekend – perennial because the yearly Read more »
The Amur (aka Siberian) tiger is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Less than 350 individuals of the largest Read more »
It was a long journey by car from the airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to the northern border of the country.
I have arrived Read more »
The train arrives at Berlin’s central station on time.
Through the massive glass roof I can see the Reichstag and the 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 »
“Tiger Day provides an opportunity for the Russian people to celebrate tigers and better understand their plight,” said Masha Vorontsova, Director of IFAW Russia. “This is also a good time to remind the Russian government that they Read more »
“Thousands of animals have been left out in the open under the rain or in the scorching sun with no help at all,” said Dr. Dick Green IFAW Manager for Disasters. “Our main goal right now is to get food into the hardest-hit areas as Read more »
“Thousands of animals have been left out in the open under the rain or in the scorching sun with no help at all,” said Dr. Dick Green IFAW Manager for Disasters. “Our main goal right now is to get food into the hardest-hit areas as Read more »
Together, IFAW and the Cummings School seek to collaborate on research and share training opportunities for staff and students. Several Cummings School students have previously worked on IFAW sponsored projects all over the world including elep Read more »
“The annual herding and clubbing to death of still-nursing seal pups in Namibia has been criticized by veterinarians and scientists around the world” said Sheryl Fink, Director of IFAW’s Seal Program.
As the example of the C Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org) welcomed the move and urged the US government to maintain its strong stance against Icelandic whaling. As the end of the country’s whaling season approaches, no endangered fin whale Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is working with Learn to Earn (www.learntoearn.org.za), the Western Cape-based skills training and job creation organisation, which roped in 10 other non-profits to make the ribbons provid Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is working with Learn to Earn (www.learntoearn.org.za), the Western Cape-based skills training and job creation organisation, which roped in 10 other non-profits to make the ribbons provid Read more »
Moments after the National Transitional Council (NTC) took control of the Libyan capital, IFAW’s focus turned to the animals living at the Tripoli Zoo. The zoo is located in very close proximity to Gadhafi’s former compound at Bab al-Aziz Read more »
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations For Whale Conservation
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations For Whale Conservation Read more »
The Internet has become the world’s biggest marketplace, one that is open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a wee Read more »
This document describes the various tools used for killing seals in Canada's commercial seal hunt. The MMR, and the informati Read more »
The illegal ivory trade recently intensified to the highest levels ever reported. Policing this trafficking has been hampered Read more »
For the first time in 10 years, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has deemed it safe to deploy a warden-in-charge for Kara Nationa Read more »
The 2007 International Workshop on the rehabilitation, release and monitoring of bear cubs was organized by the International Read more »
The Canadian harp seal hunt is a competitive activity, carried out over an extensive area, and under very unpredictable condi Read more »
IFAW believes that the Standing Committee's (SC) decision on designating Japan as a "trading partner" for the o Read more »
The latest food scandal to erupt in the UK is beginning to unleash across Europe. In fact, what has happened in the UK might Read more »
The rate at which sharks are vanishing from the world’s oceans is reaching a tipping point.
Many shark populations Read more »
Monday February 18th was the first of three days of hearings at the World Trade Organization (WTO), where Canada and Norway Read more »
Ever imagined a flying elephant with sleek wings, not our dear friend Dumbo or a rock star with headphones?
When working Read more »
Six pre-selected elephants will be fitted with GPS satellite collars starting today in the 8,797 km2 Amboseli landscape by a Read more »
Protecting and caring for animals is nothing new to the European populace.
Laws were put into place as early as 1635 with Read more »
The planet’s remaining 20,000-25,000 polar bears are headed towards the precipice of extinction—one part at a Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has supported Tiertafel Deutschland e.V. since 2008. It is a charity that Read more »
The campaign to end the Canadian commercial seal hunt began in 1969 with the founding of the International Fund for 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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