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Spain's King Juan Carlos is facing criticism for taking a hunting trip in Botswana, reportedly costing $56,000, during Read more »
The recent news of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, having hunted an elephant in Botswana’s Okavango Delta region, is Read more »
We don’t meet or talk to criminals often. But that’s exactly what I did last November in Bangkok. At a meeting Read more »
Two weeks ago nine elephants were successfully fitted with satellite-radio tracking collars in Kenya’s vast Tsavo East Read more »
There is nothing more frustrating than being prepared to document the commercial seal hunt and being kept down by one thing Read more »
Along with many of you, I have found the recent reports on the continuing plight of elephants in Africa particularly Read more »
On Wednesday, a large 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia triggered widespread panic as residents Read more »
The poachers rode into the park on horseback from Chad and Sudan, armed with automatic weapons and a single purpose: Kill as Read more »
I was in Beijing last week to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Read more »
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 this video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, we get a sneak view into our 2012 Animal Action Awards Watch Video »
Staging at the Adams County
Fairgrounds in Quincy, Illinois, the
three groups – the first to enter Illinois to assist in animal relief – have set
up a temporary shelter, which is growing each day. Twenty fawns, rescued by
local groups Read more »
Conservationists worldwide, including experts with the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), urged member countries meeting in
Santiago,
Chile, to reject
any compromise which might threaten the global moratorium on commercial
whaling. Read more »
The Coalition’s chairman, Mali Minister for
Environment, Aghatam AG Alhassane, said, “We need to discuss modalities
for the formation of an action plan that will enable us to maintain a viable and
healthy elephant population free from Read more »
Mr.
Michael Elliott, 57 of Gravesend, Kent was found guilty today at
Southwark Crown Court of trade in ivory carvings. He was given a two year
suspended sentence and ordered to pay £1480 costs.
In
one of the largest seizures of ivory made t Read more »
The CLAW (Community Led Animal Welfare) project near
Johannesburg,
which is supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), is
appealing for emergency funding to cope with a huge increase in the amount of
homeless pets, mainly dogs Read more »
Wild tigers face increasing threats from habitat loss, prey loss and poaching
for the trade in their body parts. Wild tiger population, which at the turn of
the 20th century stood at 100,000 individuals, has diminished to below 4,000,
spread out i Read more »
While the exact circumstances and status of the shipments
remains unclear, the export of fin and minke whale meat to Japan appears to have taken place
without the knowledge or authorisation of relevant Icelandic, Norwegian and
Japanese authorities Read more »
“At the height of the unrest earlier in the year, we
suffered a 90 per cent drop in tourism visitation, forcing us to undertake
massive budget cuts to contain the situation and ensure that the Parks are well
protected from poachers. This sup Read more »
“This agreement is a major
breakthrough,” said Jackson Zee, IFAW rescue leader. “Chinese media have been
filled with reports of people evacuating with their pets, being comforted by
their pets, and even saved by their pets after 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 »
Based on information provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), China’s Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Environment and Water has filed complaint against the man after it sent their Read more »
The 62nd Meeting of the CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Standing Read more »
IFAW’s Brian Sharp, Stranding Coordinator, sits down with Fox 25 News to talk about the historic finding Read more »
The sun shines on the righteous, they say, and it has certainly been shining down on IFAW's state of the art sailing Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
Dhara, the elephant calf, was less than a year old. She was found alone, orphaned during the severe monsoon floods that hit Read more »
Saturday July 28 will go down in history as being an extraordinarily good day for whales in Iceland. More than 200 long- 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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