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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 »
And so it begins…day one of the Canadian commercial seal hunt in the Northern Gulf of St Lawrence
The International Read more »
The Kenya Wildlife Service and the International Fund for Animal Welfare recently collared nine elephants to track their 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 »
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 »
While claims have previously been made by the CITES (Convention on the
International Trade of Endangered Species) Secretariat that Japan no longer has
significant involvement in the ivory trade industry, this 2.8 ton seizure
clearly disproves such Read more »
Ramage this week commences a series of trips to advance IFAW’s campaign
against commercial whaling. He will be visiting Iceland from February 10 to 15,
Washington, DC from February 26 to March 1, and Tokyo, Japan from March 14 to
20, meeting Read more »
Over the past few years, IFAW’s EU Office - together with the Belgian NGO GAIA -
has been calling for a national ban in Belgium.“We would like to thank
the Belgian Government, especially the three ministers involved in the
initiative, 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 »
If you wanted to ask an elephant a question, how would you go about it? One way would be to record an elephant’s call Read more »
Janice Girardi of the International Fund for Animal Welfare-supported Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) has shared this Read more »
Around the world, safe wild places for bears are disappearing. Mankind is destroying bear habitat at an alarming rate, and Read more »
One of July’s days, the local fishers have offered us to give us a ride to “Nogliki” – the nearest Read more »
Based on information IFAW provided about the rampant illegal trade of ivory on the markets, China’s Forestry 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 »
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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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