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5th March 2008 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's J.C. Bouvier spoke with Patrick Ramage, Director of IFAW's Global Whale Program Read more »
5th March 2008
Representatives from around the world convene tomorrow for the intersessional meeting of the International Whaling Read more »
5th March 2008 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
Hey, for those in Vancouver - The International Fund for Animal Welfare is hosting a Seal Photo exhibit on the Vancouver Read more »
4th March 2008
With only 350 or so remaining, the North Atlantic Right Whale is one of the most endangered whales in the world. Many right Read more »
3rd March 2008 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's J.C. Bouvier spoke with the IFAW Seals Communications Officer Katie McConnell Read more »
2nd March 2008
A major victory occurred late this past Friday when a federal appeals court rejected White House efforts to exempt the Navy Read more »
1st March 2008 IFAWs Animal Rescue Blog
Below is a special request from Robbie Marsland, Director of IFAW UK: In a matter of weeks, the European Commission will Read more »
29th February 2008
An interesting story written by Richard Black, moderator of the recent Pew Whale Symposium, appeared in the BBC news Read more »
29th February 2008
Next week the Intersession Meeting Of The International Whaling Commission convenes in London. Discussion at this meeting Read more »
23rd May 2013
In the video above, IFAW CEO & President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France. Watch Video »
20th May 2013
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 »
10th May 2013
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers. This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Watch Video »
8th April 2013
In this brief video above you can hear the IFAW-WTI team member and in this instance also camera person, Bhaskar Choudhury Watch Video »
4th April 2013
This brief video above from Euronews describes the scene at the Paris Natural History Museum. If there’s any doubt Watch Video »
1st April 2013
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
28th March 2013
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 »
18th March 2013
I was completely shocked to hear that 86 elephants were killed close to the Chad border with Cameroon and their ivory Watch Video »
 IFAW and INTERPOL at the Front Lines of the War on Ivory and Wildlife Trafficki
22nd May 2013
Interpol and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Interpol’s international headquarters in Lyon, France. This is the first ever MoU signed by Interpol’s Envi Read more »
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21st May 2013
Dubai customs authorities have announced the seizure of 259 elephant tusks – believed to be the biggest bust yet of contraband ivory in the UAE. The tusks were seized on 1 May, 2013 during a routine x-ray inspection of a container shipped from Read more »
Endangered Amur Tiger  Released to the Wild in Far East Russia
13th May 2013
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 Ecol Read more »
IFAW organizes training workshop on wildlife trafficking in Lebanon
7th May 2013
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) is organizing specialized training on prevention of wildlife trafficking and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The workshop i Read more »
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7th May 2013
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) has condemned an apparent decision to resume the cruel practice of harpooning endangered fin whales in Iceland. Kristjan Loftsson, the lone Icelandic whaler responsible for slaughtering 28 Read more »
Killed by their Keepers – 300 Rhino Extinct in Mozambique side of Great Limpopo
26th April 2013
Poachers, aided by game rangers, have killed every single rhino in the Mozambique section of one of Southern Africa’s most vaunted transfrontier parks. Media today report 15 rhino in Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park were killed last mon Read more »
EU Court Upholds Seal Ban
25th April 2013
The European General Court today upheld the EU trade regulation on seal products. In a strongly-worded and crystal clear decision the court dismissed any concerns that either the EU seal trade regulation, or its implementation, lacked a legal basis. Read more »
Elephant Tourism under Fire as  Handler Dies
18th April 2013
The trampling to death of an elephant handler in South Africa this week has again thrown into sharp focus the dangers of the elephant-back safari industry. On Monday an experienced handler at the Elephant Sanctuary, near Hartebeespoort Dam, North Wes Read more »
Canada’s Commercial Seal Hunt Opens Despite No Quota, No Demand
9th April 2013
Canada’s commercial seal hunt opens off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador today, despite a lack of demand for seal products and restrictions on seal products in 34 countries. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) qu Read more »
IFAW‘s Approach to Dog and Cat Issues
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 »
The Economics of Japanese Whaling
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively that Read more »
2012 SOTW Azores Research USA cruise report March 13
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 »
US Audited Financials
Financial Statements for the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Read more »
US IRS 990 Tax Form
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax for Fiscal Year beginning 7/1/2011 and ending 6/30/2012 Read more »
Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
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 »
Annual Report 2012
Annual report 2012 Read more »
World of Animals Issue 15
World of Animals Issue 15 Read more »
Criminal Nature: The Global Security Implications of the Illegal Wildlife Trade
The illicit trade in wildlife is not only a serious global environmental crime with profoundly negative impacts for endangere Read more »
4th August 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Program Officer for Whales, Headquarters Office Wow, was I happy to see the IFAW logo on Read more »
3rd August 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Whales Program Officer, Headquarters Office I survived the overnight flight to Yujno- Read more »
2nd August 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Whale Program Officer, Headquarters Office I've left IFAW's Beluga Camp behind, Read more »
31st July 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Whale Program Officer, Headquarters Office Assessing the health of whales is a tough task Read more »
30th July 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Whale Program Officer, Headquarters Office Our Solvetsky Field Station is not your Read more »
30th July 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Program Officer for Whales, Headquarters Office It's my third day at IFAW's Read more »
29th July 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Whale Program Officer, Headquarters Office For those of you who haven't heard of the Read more »
29th July 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Program Officer for Whales, Headquarters Office Here are a few photographs of Solvetky Read more »
28th July 2009 by
Post by Jake Levenson, IFAW Global Whale Program Officer, Headquarters Office This morning we awoke at 4:30 to be out on the 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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