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The International Fund for Animal Welfare in collaboration with the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Read more »
Summertime in India means a two-month break from regular school, a time when children have a lot of free time that drives Read more »
While the ivory wars of the 1980’s more than halved the African elephant population in a short decade, we’re Read more »
CEO Fred O’Regan, Siobhan Magnus and other IFAW staff discuss the 2012 Animal Action Awards.
There are three things I Read more »
The Northern Dogs team retraced our steps back to the first community again today so that Jessica and Karen could go into Read more »
The expansion of global communications and travel makes us much more aware of the plight of animals around the world.
Global Read more »
I have travelled to nearly all of the International Fund for Animal Welfare projects around the world, and have always been Read more »
As part of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Northern Dogs Project, a team of veterinarians, vet technicians Read more »
Through through the spring I was able twice to travel by train to the International Fund for Animal Welfare bear Read more »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
It should be quite simple.
If hunts in England are hunting within the law, it should be very easy to prove.
Go where they Watch Video »
This week during a visit to Cozumel, Mexico, our team discovered a dog in desperate need of help. Covered in used motor oil Watch Video »
Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.
I Watch Video »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
In June of 2009, the International Fund for Animal Welfare embarked on a massive project to relocate 83 elephants from the Read more »
As I travelled to Iceland on Sunday evening I was thinking about how all the pieces of our anti-whaling campaign in the Read more »
Animal welfare organisations from the US and Europe are meeting in Washington, D.C. for the 3rd meeting of the Transatlantic Read more »
Actress and activist Amber Valletta joins the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) at the BLUE Ocean Read more »
Some good news from colleagues who are in Arusha, Tanzania this past week for the African Ministerial Conference on the Read more »
There’s very good news out of South Africa as two poachers were sentenced to 29 years each for their roles in killing Read more »
What a privilege it is to work for an organization like the International Fund for Animal Welfare. I have just Read more »
I am just coming from the Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
They say it, Read more »
Queen guitarist and animal welfare champion, Brian May, will launch the national Team Badger campaign in London with a giant 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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