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A recent Sky TV HD video overview report on the ivory trade.
The illegal ivory trade starts with the slaughter of elephants Read more »
This footage of the dolphin stranding in Brazil is amazing.
This is a rare event for this area, unlike here on Cape Read more »
Markets for seal products are disappearing, and seals need protection from threats like climate change more than ever Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
In the terrible 2009 drought that precipitated our collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to begin our Read more »
As the International Day of Action for Seals is upon us, this is a perfect time to reflect on the current realities of the Read more »
I was horrified to see the pictures just released of Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric taken from an African safari the Read more »
Wading through the past week’s non-stop media commemorations of 3/11 -- a devastating day that changed both the Read more »
In 2008, Russia’s Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service (Rosprirodnadzor) toughened the penalties 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 »
In 1986, the IWC implemented a global moratorium on whale hunting. Japan
continues to hunt whales arguing that the IWC permits lethal whale research.
Hence, it classifies its whaling operations as “scientific” despite
acknowledging tha Read more »
Sample whale mixes available at www.stopwhaling.org/community.
Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre; Tom Dumont of No
Doubt; Lisa Kekuala of The Bellrays; electronic music composer
and producer BT; composer and producer Wayne Kramer (founding
member of MC Read more »
“While we applaud the Hong Kong, Province of China customs officers who
made this discovery,” said Dr. Joth Singh, Director of Wildlife and Habitat
Protection with IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.or Read more »
The elephants have been taken to the training facility of Elephants For
Africa Forever (EFAF), a centre which notoriously supplies “tamed and trained”
elephants to elephant-back safari tourism operations throughout South
Africa.
Permit Read more »
Under the new law, exhibitors will be required to have a USDA license and
will be held to state regulations including $250,000 in liability
insurance and
a strict no-contact policy between members of the public
and these dangerous,
wild animals. Read more »
Tibetan antelope, also called chiru, inhabit the high plateaus of western
China. A century ago, more than one million Tibetan antelope roamed China and
India. Today, the population has dropped below 75,000 due to the demand for its
fur, which is u Read more »
“There is almost no ice out here,” IFAW’s Canada director Olivier Bonnet said
today, after flying over the region to assess the situation. “There are also
very few seals to be seen this year. Everyone is asking, where are th Read more »
Canada has allowed nearly a million seals to be killed over the past three
years, the largest hunt of marine mammals in the world. This year’s government
quota is 325,000 seals, one of the highest since the hunt began.
Canada’s seal hu Read more »
Dear Premier Williams,Thank you for your reply to my letter of March
7th, which sought to correct various inaccurate comments you made regarding the
International Fund for Animal Welfare during your appearance on Larry King Live
on CNN March 3rd. 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 »
Elephant poaching and illegal trade are at their highest levels in decades.
In the recent parliamentary meeting, the Dutch Read more »
Driving on the highway on my way to the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dog & Cat Project, Mdzananda Animal Clinic Read more »
All the dogs and cats that we brought down quickly went on to find their new homes.
Calpyso, Scar, Buddy, Bridget, Read more »
These posts are occassionally filed by members of the Zanzibar Humpack Whale Research team led by Dr. Per Berggen. This Read more »
The IFAW research vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW) left Boston bound for Iceland at the beginning of July. The route skirted Read more »
Some of my days are so exciting that I wish I could have my thoughts written at the same time things happen to me!
This is Read more »
– In a span of days, more than half a tonne of ivory has been seized by customs officials in two Asian countries. Last Read more »
June is baby month at the International Fund for Animal Welfare Beijing Raptor Rescue Center (BRRC) in China.
We look Read more »
Emmy is what we call a big producer.
In her short life, she had added more than her share of pups to the local dog 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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