Spotlight China: Guangzhou’s new Public Safety Bureau animal shelter, an educated design

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:22pm
Grace Ge Gabriel
Mon, 05/13/2013
Spotlight China: Guangzhou’s new Public Safety Bureau animal shelter, an educate

The phrases “dog welfare” and “adoption” were repeated in speeches during the opening ceremony as well as on posters and signs throughout the buildingDog ownership in China has boomed in recent years. But more dogs don’t necessarily mean that owners are aware of how to responsibly care for them.

Icelandic fin whaling - an expensive and dangerous hobby, in more ways than one

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:16pm
Robbie Marsland
Tue, 05/14/2013
Icelandic fin whaling - an expensive and dangerous hobby, in more ways than oner

A whaling ship and harpoon used to hunt fin whales in Hvalfjordur, Iceland.It’s been a busy week or so for those following the dying whaling industry in Iceland.  The lone Icelandic fin whaler, Kristjan Loftsson’s boats last killed a fin whale almost three years ago in 2010. At the beginning of May he announced plans to send his boats out for another season o

Отныне Золушка живет в лесу: амурская тигрица выпущена в дикую природу на российском Дальнем Востоке

Submitted by Nastia Ivanova on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:16am
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13 мая 2013 года – Заповедник Бастак, Дальний Восток, Россия. IFAW совместно с Фондом «Феникс», Cпецинспекцией «Тигр» и Институтом экологии и эволюции имени А.Н. Северцова успешно выпустил в дикую природу тигрицу по имени Золушка.

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Анастасия Иванова
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Ein Besuch bei einem Schaf- und Ziegenhalter im Wolfsland

Submitted by Verena Lutter on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:58am
Robert Kless
Wed, 05/15/2013
Wolfsberater Torsten Fritz misst die Zaunhöhe aus.

Torsten Fritz hilft Nutztiere vor Wölfen zu schützen.

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Отныне Золушка живет в лесу: амурская тигрица выпущена в дикую природу на российском Дальнем Востоке

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13 мая 2013 года – Заповедник Бастак, Дальний Восток, Россия. IFAW совместно с Фондом «Феникс», Cпецинспекцией «Тигр» и Институтом экологии и эволюции имени А.Н. Северцова успешно выпустил в дикую природу тигрицу по имени Золушка.

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Анастасия Иванова
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Attention! Proud Graduation for Olgulului-Ololarashi Community Scouts

Submitted by Alison Dintino on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:36am
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On a mission to save elephants and protect human livelihoods, 10 young men proudly graduated as community scouts in Amboseli on Friday.

“They have passed with flying colours,” said James Isiche, Director of IFAW East Africa, which funded the training of the graduates from Olgulului-Ololarashi Group Ranch (OOGR) in Amboseli. The students were trained at the KWS Enforcement Academy.

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Steve Njumbi (IFAW East Africa)
Christina Pretorius (IFAW SA)
Evan Mkala (IFAW East Africa)
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+254 20 387 0540 or 387 4874
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+254 (0) 722 205 556 or (0)733 601 827
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Endangered Amur Tiger Released to the Wild in Far East Russia

Submitted by Alison Dintino on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:25am
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A tigress named Zolushka (Russian for Cinderella) was successfully released to the wild by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) jointly with the Phoenix Fund, Special Inspection Tiger, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

As it happens frequently in Russia’s Far East, the Amur tigress became an orphan in the winter of 2012. Zolushka’s mother was a likely victim of poaching.

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Bastak Nature Reserve, Far East, Russia
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Michael Booth (IFAW Headquarters)
Anastasia Ivanova (IFAW Russia)
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冰岛重启长须鲸捕杀计划

Submitted by Jennifer Gu on Sat, 05/11/2013 - 9:52pm
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Tue, 05/07/2013
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        国际爱护动物基金会（International Fund for Animal Welfare，简称IFAW，www.ifaw.org.cn）对冰岛重启捕杀长须鲸的决定表示谴责。

        冰岛唯一的捕鲸者Kristjan Loftsson 近几年在冰岛水域捕杀了280头*长须鲸，近两年来，他已经停止了长须鲸捕杀，但据冰岛媒体报道，Loftsson计划不久后重启捕鲸活动。

        他曾经表示在日本海啸后，与日本在鲸肉贸易上面临重重困难，因此取消了2011年和2012年的捕鲸活动。

        IFAW多年来一直与冰岛的观鲸业者共同推进观鲸产业，将其视为人道的、利润丰厚的、可以替代残忍捕鲸业的产业。

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英国伦敦
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张琦 (IFAW中国办公室)
何勇 (IFAW中国办公室)
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jhe@ifaw.org

Bear attacking monkey video from Chinese wild animal park begs big questions

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 2:21pm
Erica Martin
Fri, 05/10/2013

WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers.

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New policy and tech keeps right whales afloat, but there is work left to do

Submitted by J.C. Bouvier on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 11:50am
Beth Allgood
Fri, 05/10/2013
A breaching North Atlantic right whale. c. IFAW

A breaching North Atlantic right whale. c. IFAWRecently, more than 100 North Atlantic right whales were seen off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

While the North Atlantic right whale remains one of the most critically endangered species in the world, sightings are becoming increasingly frequent in this region.