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Some days simply begin badly. Today is one of those days.
As I began reading updates on International Fund for Read more »
As we begin the long track from the west side of the large Dogger Bank survey block, seals dominate the morning’s Read more »
It’s great to start the day with some good news and in the animal welfare game sadly it’s not all that common. Read more »
Six days in and we have completed two of our smaller survey blocks, the first close to the Hornsea wind farm and the second Read more »
The struggle to protect the marine region of North-west Australia is turning out like a kind of twisted David and Goliath Read more »
While in Bali, Indonesia last week, jet-setting fashionista Paris Hilton was struck by the suffering of the island’s Read more »
Last Monday, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) rescue teams assisted in an operation that rescued 175 dogs from a Read more »
Egypt’s Environment and Water Bodies police, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Read more »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect 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 »
Music and art are my life, and animals have always been important to me.
When I met Donna Gadomski of the International 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 »
Dr. Ernst Breitling, president of the National Veterinary Association submitted the written request to top government officials including Prime Minister Angela Merkel. “Veterinarians, as the best protectors of animals, are outraged by the grues Read more »
The European Parliament today called for a determined Europe-wide effort to
combat the impacts of destructive and unsustainable fishing, shipping, oil
drilling, marine pollution, coastal and offshore construction and littering,
which present an es Read more »
Japan’s whale hunt starts just weeks after Iceland resumed commercial whaling
for the first time in 20 years. Seven fin whales and one minke whale were killed
in Iceland since it resumed whaling on Oct. 17, 2006. Much of this whale meat
has Read more »
Four of the birds were sent by Russia’s environmental watchdog to IFAW’s
wildlife rehabilitation center in Moscow. One of the falcons died.All four gyrfalcons were fully rehabilitated and were released to the
wild on the Kamchatka penin Read more »
Kenya’s Vice President Hon. Moody Awori, who led senior government officials
and conservationists in the commemoration of IFAW’s contribution to conservation
in Kenya, termed the Laikipia West Fence project “a practical solution Read more »
The permits were issued by Zimbabwe National Parks, and the animals are being
caught in the country’s largest game reserve, Hwange National Park in south-west
Zimbabwe. They are to be moved to an elephant training camp owned by Shearwater
Ad Read more »
An animal rescue team from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) and the Borneo Orangutan Sanctuary
Foundation (BOSF) has already treated more than forty orangutans for respiratory
problems and burns. Annual fires are in Read more »
The demarche expresses the countries’ opposition to the resumption of
commercial whale hunting and asks the Icelandic government to reconsider its
policy. “We are heartened by the strong global reaction and hopeful that the
Icelandic g Read more »
“This is a great day for IFAW, for our staff and partners on Cape Cod, and for
the many animals we protect worldwide,” said IFAW President and CEO Fred
O’Regan. “The headquarters we break ground for today will bring our 150 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 »
UPDATE: The Ohio Dangerous Wild Animal Act was signed into law on June 5, 2012 by Governor John Kasich. Ohio now joins the Read more »
Elephants are capricious.
In fact, I’m beginning to suspect that after 40 years, the Amboseli elephants might well Read more »
On Tuesday April 17, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4089, the highly controversial “Sportsmen Read more »
A new nationwide survey shows that 77 percent of Americans across the political spectrum agree that Congress and the Read more »
An action plan for the U.S. Government
This document describes each of the issues and threats that whales face (commercial Read more »
White-nose syndrome, a ruthless killer, has already been wiping out bat populations across the east coast.
Now it is Read more »
I get asked a lot why IFAW travels to the ice each year to document the commercial seal hunt. Many people believe the Read more »
Two weeks ago today, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and our proud partners unveiled a new Apple iPad and iPhone 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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