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UK MPs show cross-party support for an end to commercial whaling
8th May 2012 Robbie Marsland
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 »
African cow horns. Image source: Alibaba.com
7th May 2012 Adrian Hiel
It’s not often you can say “mea culpa” and be relieved at the same time, but that’s what happened Read more »
Field essay: Spring has sprung for three Russian bear cubs
4th May 2012 Kati Loeffler
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 »
Amboseli: Calm before a storm? c. IFAW/E. Wamba.
3rd May 2012 Elizabeth Wamba
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 »
Two important events at Parliament serve to help end the trade in elephant ivory
3rd May 2012 Robbie Marsland
Last January the International Fund for Animal Welfare China office Asia Regional Director Grace Ge Read more »
Spotlight Bolton: Reflections from a partner visit to Paws for Kids
2nd May 2012 Robbie Marsland
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 »
Canadian Senator Mac Harb addresses the crowd at the International Day of Action
2nd May 2012 Sheryl Fink
Today Canadian Senator Mac Harb will formally re-introduce legislation to end the commercial seal hunt in Canada. Despite Read more »
30th April 2012 Fred O'Regan
In this video interview, International Fund for Animal Welfare, James Isiche Director, Eastern Africa, gives a terrific Read more »
With regard to population management, 'too many' really means 'not enough'
30th April 2012 Kate Nattrass Atema
Around the world, dogs and cats are poisoned, beaten, neglected or otherwise abused because there are “too many Read more »
23rd May 2013
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
20th May 2013
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 »
10th May 2013
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers. This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
8th April 2013
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
4th April 2013
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum. If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
1st April 2013
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
28th March 2013
Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their Watch Video »
18th March 2013
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 »
30th September 2008
The poll by Ipsos MORI was conducted on behalf of the League Against Cruel Sports and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). It shows that twice as many Tory supporters favour the ban as want it repealed. Nearly six-in-ten (59%) say the Read more »
17th September 2008
More than 60 school children from two schools, George Green School in Tower Hamlets and Abbey Wood School in Greenwich, teamed up with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Thames21. The clean-up is part of IFAW's global initiative Read more »
15th September 2008
The report, Ocean Noise: Turn it down, highlights how steadily increasing man-made noise - particularly from shipping, sonar and seismic surveys - is interfering with marine mammals’ communication, dramatically altering their behaviour and i Read more »
15th September 2008
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and local volunteers deployed an Emergency Relief (ER) team and since their arrival they have treated and fed over 6000 starving livestock. Working with government rescuers, the team, which include Read more »
27th August 2008
The proposal, announced today (Wed) by EU Environment Commissioner Mr. Stavros Dimas, comes after growing political opposition and a huge public outcry in the European Union about the ongoing commercial hunts for young seals. Opinion polls in Read more »
27th August 2008
Cub hunting is the practice of training young dogs to kill fox cubs so they develop a taste for blood, and traditionally formed part of the hunting calendar. The Hunting Act 2004 outlawed this inhumane practice but animal welfare groups remain con Read more »
27th July 2008
The peaceful demonstration on Tuesday (1st), organised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and coordinated by Eurogroup for Animals, will take place outside the offices of the European Commission, which is due to decide later next Read more »
15th July 2008
The decision taken at the 57th Standing Committee for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), enables China to become a trading partner for 108 tonnes of elephant ivory which have been put up for sale from four southern A Read more »
14th July 2008
"The long term goal of this pilot project is to help develop standards and protocols for grizzly bear rehabilitation that can be replicated in other provinces, territories and possibly states", said IFAW campaigner Kim Elmslie, "This project can r Read more »
IFAW‘s Approach to Dog and Cat Issues
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 »
The Economics of Japanese Whaling
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
2012 SOTW Azores Research USA cruise report March 13
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 »
Annual Report 2012
Annual Report 2012 Read more »
Audited Financials
Financial Statements - IFAW UK Charity registered number 1024806 For the Year Ended June 30, 2012 Read more »
Audited Financials
Financial Statements - IFAW in Action For the Year Ended June 30, 2012 Read more »
Financial Statements – IFAW Commerce Limited
Financial Statements – IFAW Commerce Limited For the Year Ended June 30, 2012 Read more »
IFAW Leave a legacy for future generations
Our mission is to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation Read more »
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An elephant calf injured in a village, a rhino orphaned by poachers, a full-grown tiger discovered in a well and a leopard Read more »
Cora notifies her team she and her new friend, the vervet are ready to move on.
27th August 2012 by Lisa Cant-Haylett
Some people would think that walking through a charcoaled field (or veld in local slang) at night with temperatures dipping Read more »
Spotlight Mexico: do you believe in destiny? "Kaab" the dog does!
27th August 2012 by Joaquin de la Torre
On August 7th I was driving back home from a massive spay and neuter campaign in Playa del Carmen, worried because Hurricane Read more »
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American actress Kristin Bauer van Straten plays a lethal vampire on television, but is even more deadly serious in her Read more »
Marti on a Bali beach.
24th August 2012 by Kati Loeffler
This is a heart-wrenching and beautiful letter written by a woman whose lovely dog died yesterday in Bali. The dog’s Read more »
National Geographic Magazine Russia features bear rescue project
22nd August 2012 by Elena Zharkova
When I was a child, the borders of my country were closed. I grew up in the Soviet Union and only the most privileged Read more »
Treasured UK celebrity Bill Oddie.
22nd August 2012 by Robbie Marsland
I lost Bill Oddie three times in between getting out of the plane and reaching the baggage hall.  I was beginning to Read more »
In China, protecting animals beyond borders
21st August 2012 by Grace Ge Gabriel
As hundreds of flights landing and taking off at the new international airport in Kunming, Yunnan province in China, Read more »
Spotlight Jordan: two lion cubs and 886 tortoises seized
21st August 2012 by Maha Oda
The growing regional demand for having wild and exotic animals as pets fuels illegal wildlife trade in the Middle East. 886 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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