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Landmark agreement offers a brighter future for migrating right whales
18th December 2012 Margaret Cooney
Recently an agreement was launched marking the beginning of a new way to support clean, sustainable, offshore energy Read more »
17th December 2012 Lisa Cant-Haylett
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Read more »
In the Philippines, Typhoon Pablo serves as a vivid reminder of why we reach out
16th December 2012 Jennifer Gardner
Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental and Agusan del Sur are areas that many people would not be able to point out on a map. Read more »
14th December 2012 Anna Fillipova
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Read more »
Trinkets and carvings made from ivory are among the items to avoid when purchasi
13th December 2012 Adrian Hiel
Planning on taking a vacation? If you’re like most people, you’ll want to bring the folks back home souvenirs Read more »
World bank report on climate change
12th December 2012 Paul Todd
The perennial round of negotiations surrounding climate change ended over the weekend – perennial because the yearly Read more »
Unleashing the truth about online puppy sales
11th December 2012 Ben Stein
Puppies. They’re cute. They’re cuddly. Few moments are more exciting than the one when you bring a tiny, Read more »
Tiger rehabilitation in Russia
11th December 2012 Anna Fillipova
The Amur (aka Siberian) tiger is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Less than 350 individuals of the largest Read more »
Ivory carvings on a market in Tachilek, Myanmar
11th December 2012 Robert Kless
It was a long journey by car from the airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to the northern border of the country. I have arrived Read more »
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 »
15th March 2013
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
19th March 2013
Take a moment to watch this video on the recent elephant collaring in Amboseli and learn more of IFAW’s partnership Watch Video »
16th September 2011
“The annual herding and clubbing to death of still-nursing seal pups in Namibia has been criticized by veterinarians and scientists around the world” said Sheryl Fink, Director of IFAW’s Seal Program.   As the example of the C Read more »
13th September 2011
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is working with Learn to Earn (www.learntoearn.org.za), the Western Cape-based skills training and job creation organisation, which roped in 10 other non-profits to make the ribbons provid Read more »
6th September 2011
Moments after the National Transitional Council (NTC) took control of the Libyan capital, IFAW’s focus turned to the animals living at the Tripoli Zoo. The zoo is located in very close proximity to Gadhafi’s former compound at Bab al-Aziz Read more »
6th September 2011
The seizure weighs about 2,000 kgs and was hidden inside containers marked as crushed plastic. Friday’s ivory confiscations were the fourth seizure in 14 days – during which time a staggering 3,194 elephant ivory tusks were taken into cu Read more »
2nd September 2011
First, the team tried to herd the animals back out to open water by dropping acoustic deterrents called pingers from a boat, but unfortunately this technique was unsuccessful and the pod of dolphins beached themselves despite their efforts. “O Read more »
31st August 2011
Responding to a request from the State of New York, IFAW is deploying two trained water rescue teams and a 36-foot rescue trailer - funded by a grant from Petfinder.com Foundation - carrying boats, dog crates, capture equipment and other supplies. Read more »
29th August 2011
The dramatic need for the training was underlined earlier in the week when Tanzania, who sent two officers to the training, seized 1,041 elephant ivory tusks. Canada is one of the leading countries which supports INTERPOL’s Environmental Crime Read more »
25th August 2011
The record-setting seizure comes as 27 wildlife law enforcement officials from 11 Southern African countries gather in Gaborone, Botswana this week to undergo a joint IFAW and INTERPOL training session on the prevention of illegal trade in wildlife. Read more »
24th August 2011
The following NARSC member organizations have been or will be involved in this operation, which is expected to last until the end of August: the AHA (American Humane Association), the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anim Read more »
We Don't Buy It! Report on Japan's Whaling practices
We Don’t Buy It! Nippon Suisan, Maruha And Kyokuyo’s Continuing Support For Japan’s Whaling Read more »
In 2006, the European Parliament requested that the European Commission draft a
In 2006, the European Parliament requested that the European Commission draft a regulation to ban trade in products derived f Read more »
An Overview of the Economic Importance of Canada’s Commercial Seal Hunt
The recent implementation of a number of national bans on the importation of seal products, the on-going discussions of addit Read more »
No Mast Kalandar
The beginning to the end of dancing with bears Read more »
Made in China Farming Tigers to Extinctions
Traditional Chinese Medicine has made contribution to human health historically, but it is also a learning and adaptive proce Read more »
On Thin Ice
The Precarious State of Arctic Marine Mammals in the United States Due to Global Warming Read more »
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations Fo
First Santiago Declaration By The Latin American Non Government Organizations For Whale Conservation Read more »
Bidding for Extinction
The Internet has become the world’s biggest marketplace, one that is open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a wee Read more »
Two months after the operation Bella and her owner are both very happy!
18th February 2013 by Dörte von der Reith
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has supported Tiertafel Deutschland e.V. since 2008. It is a charity that Read more »
The governments of Canada and Norway are challenging the European Union seal ban
16th February 2013 by Sonja Van Tichelen
The campaign to end the Canadian commercial seal hunt  began in 1969 with the founding of the International Fund for Read more »
At CoP16, one of our goals is to develop plans on how to phase out tiger farming
15th February 2013 by Peter Pueschel
The 16th meeting of the Convention of the Parties (CoP16) to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species Read more »
Lilly, a moderately petite orange tigress.
15th February 2013 by Kelly Donithan
This past weekend, as a powerful blizzard pounded the Northeast with snow and ice, I hunkered down in my cold, powerless Read more »
15th February 2013 by Azzedine Downes
  I just returned from our office in Dubai, whose mission is to reinforce the importance of protecting animals and to Read more »
15th February 2013 by
The first hearing on the EU’s controversial ban on seal products begins Monday in Geneva at the World Trade Read more »
Shannon Walajtys with Jeanne and "Blackford" safe & warm
14th February 2013 by Shannon Walajtys
When Jeanne walked into the Falmouth High School shelter I could tell she was cold and very nervous. She struggled to stand Read more »
, Julius and Jolene; hope for a brighter few years for the JA family
14th February 2013 by Vicki Fishlock
Today (the moment of writing) is Valentine’s Day so it seems appropriate that I use this post to talk about my love of Read more »
Kenya Elephant Walk Joins the Race to Save Elephants
14th February 2013 by
In the race to save elephants Jim Nyamu is a champion, but over the next couple of weeks he’s taking it slowly in a 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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