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I love it when my six year old daughter sings this child’s song about a baby elephant in the forest holding on to its Read more »
We frequently receive correspondence from International Fund for Animal Welfare supporters when they travel oversees and are Read more »
Usually radio-collaring Asiatic black bears involves travelling to the forest site in a vehicle and a few hours journey on Read more »
Oleg Mitvol is an old friend of the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Russia. We have worked closely with him on Read more »
Janice Girardi of the IFAW-supported Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) has shared this recent story about the ongoing Read more »
Humans keep animals for many reasons – for companionship, for protection, for food and fiber, for transport, for Read more »
This year, for the second time in a row, the International Fund for Animal Welfare was invited to participate in the " Read more »
This Golden Eagle began her life soaring the skies of northern China. She was born to feel the air lift her wings and to Read more »
Just this week I read about some 900 dead dolphins washing ashore in Northern Peru, saw the viral video once again of that 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 »
In defiance of global pressure and several international
laws, the government of Japan’s whaling
fleet has quietly left harbour without its usual public fanfare and is now en
route to the pristine Southern Ocean Sanctuary to harpoon around 8 Read more »
At the Awards ceremony in London, IFAW lifted the top
prize in two of the 14 categories: Animals on the Underground campaign won the
Best Outdoor Advertisement (under £50,000) and MP Humpback Adoption
campaign won Best Direct Mail.
The outdoo Read more »
Despite
the 1989 international ban on the trade in ivory, 20,000 elephants are
slaughtered each year to supply the demand of the illegal ivory
trade.
China and Japan, both of
which have thriving illegal ivory markets, have been approved as tradin Read more »
Both China and
Japan have been approved as trading
partners for this ivory and are known to be among the world’s largest illegal
ivory markets. The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) Elephants Program D Read more »
eBay’s decision was announced just hours before
the release of IFAW’s latest investigative report, ‘Killing with Keystrokes:
An Investigation of the Illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web’,
which shows that Inter Read more »
The awards ceremony was hosted by Baroness Gale at the House
of Lords and presented by IFAW patron, actress and model Lisa B. This year’s
honours include awarding Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
‘Campaigners of the Year Read more »
The 57th
session of the Standing Committee for the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES) ruled just months ago that China was fit to become a trading partner for the
ivory, while Japan was previously approved. Both
natio Read more »
The airlift departed from Salvador in the northeastern state of Bahía on
Friday and flew 2,500 kilometers to reach its destination. Upon landing, the
precious cargo of juvenile penguins was loaded onto trucks and headed for an
overnight stay Read more »
"The world's ocean and marine wildlife are one of our
Earth's most valuable treasures, yet today they face more threats than ever
before,” said Mr. DiCaprio, an Honorary IFAW Board Member. “It's our
responsibility to protect this vital 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 »
A Coalition of 25 African States known as the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) met this week in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to Read more »
I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro.
It has been a spectacular journey Read more »
This week International Fund for Animal Welfare staff participated in a unique event bringing together government officials Read more »
On the eve of the opening of the world’s largest and most important conservation meeting, host country Korea has been Read more »
Since 2002, each year IFAW’s Northern Dogs Project takes a team of vets and educators to remote and underserved Read more »
It is such an incredible experience to be part of the VIDAS clinic. Even though hurricane Ernesto slowed one of clinic days Read more »
Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) have mobilized teams to Alexandria, Louisiana Read more »
As we move onwards through our 2012 Atlantic odyssey, the next phase is real-time video tracking of Icelandic minke whales. 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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