Een nieuwe, ontvankelijke generatie bewust maken van het belang van natuurbescherming

Submitted by test test on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 1:24pm
Rikkert Reijnen
Mon, 05/21/2012
Een nieuwe, ontvankelijke generatie bewust maken van het belang van natuurbesche

Er waren in totaal 120 kinderen van 9 en 10 jaar oud. Zij kregen een, naar ik hoop, interessante les over olifanten, de ivoorhandel, bescherming van olifanten en het IFAW.

Dierenartsen trotseren de elementen voor aanbrengen zenders bij weesberen in India

Submitted by test test on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 1:21pm
Sashanka Barbaruah
Sun, 05/20/2012
IFAW-WTI-dierenarts Abhijit Bhawal voorziet een verdoofde Aziatische zwarte beer

IFAW-WTI veterinarian Dr. Abhijit Bhawal places a radio collar on a sedated Asiatic black bear in India. © IFAW-WTI. S.Barbaruah

Dagboek Bali: honden helpen, waar ze zich ook bevinden

Submitted by test test on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 1:17pm
Hanna Lentz
Thu, 05/17/2012
Dagboek Bali: honden helpen, waar ze zich ook bevinden

Janice Girardi van de door het IFAW gesteunde Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) gunt ons een kijkje in haar dagelijkse werk voor de straathonden van Bali.

Through foresight and communication, we can work together to rid the world of rabies

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 4:52pm
Cindy Milburn
Thu, 05/24/2012
Through foresight and communication, we can work together to rid the world of ra

On Oct 14, 2011, approximately 800 dogs were rescued by two local groups in Sichuan Province in China. To ensure the health of the animals, IFAW provided rabies and other vaccinations to control the possible spread of distemper and other diseases.

WATCH + ACTION: Confessions of a Big Cat Owner

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:47pm
Michael Booth
Fri, 05/25/2012

Two months ago we shared the story of our efforts to move Tasha the cougar and Nikita the white tigress to a sanctuary in Minnesota.

This week, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is once again helping fund the move of two tigers (Nora and Katie) from the same facility in Ohio to the WildCat Haven sanctuary in Oregon.

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Global Impact of Ivory Poaching in Africa Addressed at Congressional Hearing

Submitted by Alison Dintino on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:03pm
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Global Impact of Ivory Poaching in Africa Addressed at Congressional Hearing

Sri Lankan authorities said they seized around 350 illegal elephant tusks weighing nearly 1.5 tons in Colombo port on Tuesday – marking the single biggest ivory haul in the island nation. As authorities around the globe work to bring these culprits to justice, today in the U.S. the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator John Kerry held a hearing to examine the global security implications of elephant poaching in Africa.

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Washington, D.C.
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Doug Ruchefsky (Rosen Group)
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Raising the issue of wildlife trade as a matter for public awareness

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:35am
Tue, 05/15/2012
Raising the issue of wildlife trade as a matter for public awareness

This year, for the second time in a row, the International Fund for Animal Welfare was invited to participate in the "Traffic" days organized by the Museum of Natural History in Marseille, with the support of the French city's authorities.

Deux jours pour faire du commerce de la faune sauvage l’affaire de tous

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:29am
Tue, 05/15/2012
Deux jours pour faire du commerce de la faune sauvage l’affaire de tous

Cette année, pour la 2ème fois consécutive, IFAW était invité à participer aux journées Trafic organisées par le Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille avec le soutien de La Ville de Marseille.

350 défenses d'éléphants saisies au Sri Lanka : les nouvelles routes de l’ivoire

Submitted by Alison Dintino on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:23am
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Thu, 05/24/2012
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Mardi dernier, 1,5 tonne de défenses d'éléphants ont été saisies à Colombo, au Sri Lanka, ce qui constitue un record absolu dans l'histoire de l'île. Cet événement révèle de façon tout aussi préoccupante les efforts déployés par les contrebandiers pour créer de nouveaux itinéraires afin d’acheminer leurs marchandises.

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Le Cap, Afrique du Sud
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Céline Sissler-Bienvenu (IFAW France et Afrique francophone)
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Boaties need to watch out, whales about!

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 10:17am
Matt Collis
Thu, 05/24/2012
Boaties need to watch out, whales about!

The impact of recreational boats around whales and dolphins in their Australian habitats.When we released our