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There had already been highly vocal complaints asserting some IWC member countries who wished to attend the meeting had not Read more »
With our global scope and expertise, IFAW has been able to make humane advancements and shift attitudes on a tremendous Read more »
There was much talk about quorates, banker’s drafts, voting rights, EU consensus and a variety of IWC technicalities, Read more »
I thought perhaps they were exaggerating to increase the sense of adventure but after seeing a baboon get taken by a Read more »
Erika and I were invited to celebrate the 4th of July in Cozumel, an unusual celebration for Mexicans. But the reality is Read more »
I hugged the rubber bucket tight and sat heaving into it as violent gusts of wind and whipped-up waves engulfed the foredeck Read more »
A few days after arriving to Piltun, the weather conditions were favorable to start our work and four of us went out on the Read more »
Once again, we gathered on Sakhalin Island (Russia) to continue monitoring of western population of gray whales. This year Read more »
Cat Lake is a small community with about 100 houses. It’s accessible by air only until the winter. About 25 years ago, Read more »
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 »
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 »
A video update from Geneva, Switzerland on Canada's WTO challenge to the EU seal import ban by IFAW's EU 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 »
On Tuesday, a bull elephant killed an elephant handler at the Knysna Elephant
Park, between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, reportedly while
out on a morning excursion.
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.or Read more »
“The whales won this one,” said Dr. Joth Singh, Director of Wildlife and
Habitat for IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) from the 57th IWC
annual meeting. “We’re heartened that the pro-conservation majority at Read more »
“Scientific whaling is more about whaling than science,” said Dr. Joth Singh,
IFAW Director of Wildlife and Habitat. “Japan’s latest plan is commercial
whaling in a pitiful disguise and an insult to modern science. There is Read more »
This comprehensive guide, produced by WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin
Conservation society and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), explores
the fascinating whale watch opportunities available in Japan, Korea, Taiwan,
Province of China a Read more »
Kentucky’s regulation prohibits pet ownership of dangerous animals such as
elephants, lions, bears, tigers, rhinos, leopards and certain primates. People
who currently own these animals will be allowed to keep them as pets but are
prohibited Read more »
Japan threatens to break the 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling set up
by the IWC. Senior Japanese official Yoshimasa Hayashi told AFP in Washington
recently "We are running out of patience after waiting for 20 years," Media
reports reveal t Read more »
According to widespread media reports and government sources, Japan will
shortly announce plans to double its “scientific” whaling in protected waters
around Antarctica and to add two new protected species, fin and humpback whales,
to Read more »
The dogs are being moved from the Beijing Human and Animal Environmental
Education Center (BHAEEC) in China to the NSALA facilities in Port Washington,
NY, to provide an immediate solution to overcrowding faced by dog shelters in
China and to find Read more »
The British, French and German governments also issued a message which
strongly criticised the Marine Research Institute’s proposals for 39 minke
whales to be taken this year.
IFAW condemned the recommendation as cruel, unnecessary and econom 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 »
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax for Fiscal Year beginning 7/1/2011 and ending 6/30/2012 Read more »
An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 big cats are kept as pets and for profit in places like basements, backyards and roadside zoos Read more »
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
One thing I really like about the International Fund for Animal Welfare is that the organization never sleeps. At all times Read more »
As with many people, I find the end of the year a time of reflection. It’s a good time to look back over the year, Read more »
I am delighted to share with you these observations from two remarkable children and their family from the US who I am Read more »
Should the rights of a few well-connected individuals automatically trump sound science? Should two narrow special Read more »
“Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals ‘love’ them. But those who respect their natures and Read more »
Over one million dead.
Nearly 100% mortality at some sites.
White-nose Syndrome (WNS) was first detected in the United Read more »
Cyanide and death traps in our backyards: Sounds like a plot line for a fictional horror movie, right? Wrong. Sodium cyanide Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Beijing Raptor Rescue Center (IFAW BRRC) has rehabilitated and released two birds Read more »
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In the news
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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