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The above slideshow contains photos of Maju and Raja, two young rhinos who were rehabilitated at the International Read more »
The mass stranding event of common dolphins in Cape Cod that started in January 12, 2012 officially Read more »
Four bear cubs were brought to the International Fund for Animal Welfare bear rescue center from the Central Forest Nature Read more »
In a casual conversation today, I learned that some of my colleagues were unaware that today is International Women’s Read more »
About 16 miles off the coast of Uganda, in Lake Victoria, lies Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Read more »
On February 16th, The Jakarta Post published the article “Bali lowers rabies alert level: Good news or bad?”- Read more »
This is an yet unpublished letter to the editor of Australia’s The Age in response to the March 2nd opinion written by Read more »
Recently, I had the privilege of representing the International Fund for Animal Welfare at the launch of the “ Read more »
VIDEO: An Esso spot from the 1960s...
Exxon, or Esso as it was known in those days (and still is in some parts of the world 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 »
Botswana, Namibia and South Africa were granted permission by CITES in 2002 to
sell 60 tonnes of ivory stockpiles, despite widespread opposition by many
governments and NGOs. The sale is dependent on certain conditions being met,
including the eff Read more »
“Making Waves for Seals,” is this year’s theme – focusing on seals and the many
threats seals face like: pollution, habitat loss, climate change, entanglement
in fishing nets, commercial hunting and extinction. IFAW distribu Read more »
The CITES treaty came into force in 1975 amid growing concern over the human
impact of unregulated trade in endangered species. Since then, CITES has
recognized most elephant populations as critically endangered, and has strict
prohibitions on the Read more »
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 »
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 a rare sunny day in central London Emma the Elephant and I had the chance to hand over more than 50,000 demanding Read more »
The announcement yesterday (12 July) by Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, that his South Korean counterpart, Mr Kim Read more »
I’ve mentioned before how important it is to understand that elephants are individuals, as different from one another Read more »
The second community clinic started early with a snowy drive. Like last year when the Northern Dogs team visited the Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has welcomed news that the Republic of Korea will abandon plans to conduct Read more »
After a week based in Boston, Song of the Whale and team headed out to Stellwagen Bank, off Cape Cod, to help conduct a Read more »
I don’t know about you, but when I think of Cuba, I think music, revolution, passion, and of time stood still. I Read more »
Yesterday’s seizure of 46 elephant tusks in Cape Town, the latest ivory related crime linked to the metropole, is Read more »
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to 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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