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Today is the opening day of the commercial seal hunt in the Gulf of St Lawrence, although one would be hard pressed to know Read more »
Two new Chinese language books for young readers are showing up in bookstores in China. The books on elephant and tiger Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
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 »
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 »
IFAW Global Whale Program Manager Patrick Ramage and his 12-year-old son Henry
will join Cape Air pilot Ken Johnson in a Cape Air Cessna 402 airplane painted
to show the beauty of the humpback whales. The plane will touch down in major
cities acro Read more »
There are currently more than 10,000 captive big cats, such as tigers and
lions, held captive in the U.S. In recent years, captive big cats have killed
more than a dozen people and injured more than 50 people. Many big cats are
owned by individual Read more »
Kyokuyo is a multinational seafood conglomerate that got its start in the 1930s
as a whaling company operating in the Antarctic. Although it sold its stock in
the Government of Japan’s whaling fleet last year, Kyokuyo has not cut its
connect Read more »
Recommendations contained in the Draft National Norms and Standards for Elephant
Management released on Friday, 2nd March, include stopping the capture from the
wild of anything other than genuine orphan elephant calves. The taking of
juvenile ele Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) said the announcement today by the
Minister of Environment and Tourism, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, that his
department would commit an initial R5-million to an elephant research projec Read more »
This decision follows the German Parliament’s October 19 motion calling for a
national ban on seal products until an EU-wide ban is passed. As there is no
immediate response on the EU-level, Mr. Seehofer will move forward with the
German nat Read more »
The ivory targeted for sampling, representative of approximately 3,000- 6,500
elephants, was confiscated in Singapore. By current estimations of customs
authorities, a mere 10% of contraband products (guns, drugs, etc.) are
intercepted. Presently, Read more »
Japan’s government-sponsored whaling fleet is currently in the Southern Ocean
Sanctuary, where it is hunting a self allocated quota of more than 900 whales.
The Southern Ocean Sanctuary is a marine preserve established in 1994 to protect
wha Read more »
The passenger, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was standing in the
nothing-to-declare customs line at the Beijing Capital International Airport,
when the surprise inspection was conducted.
Elephants are protected under an Appendix I li 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 »
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 »
The last Northern Dogs Project vet clinic was over quickly.
It always seems like the vet team has just arrived when, Read more »
It’s time for our cubs to abandon the little lair-homes that served as their shelters during the initial months of Read more »
The New York Times today featured an opinion piece titled “Ivory Poachers and Their Enablers”.
Whilst the 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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