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In November the Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) will meet in Bergen, Norway to discuss and hopefully improve Read more »
Let’s be clear, the threats to marine life from the oil and gas industry are real. Let’s start with the Read more »
With more and more scientists finding an accelerated shrinking of Arctic habitat, and on-going attempts by single-minded US Read more »
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to testify before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives’ Read more »
We’ve just finished celebrating our annual Thanksgiving traditions in Canada.
The weather was fantastic and I had the Read more »
Unusually heavy monsoon rains have put entire towns in Pakistan under water, displaced millions of people, washed crop Read more »
Today, October 13, is the UN International Day for Disaster Reduction and this day in particular, brings back many memories Read more »
The European Union is just a few signatures away from adopting a declaration on dog management strategies which could help Read more »
Each autumn, the three main UK political parties each hold their annual conventions. This year the Liberal Democrats were in Read more »
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 »
In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that Watch Video »
In November 2004, detectives from the Metropolitan Police executed search
warrants at three London premises belonging to George F Trumper Ltd, a company
specialising in the sale of gentleman's grooming accessories. Twenty four ivory
items were sei Read more »
The whale is expected to be brought ashore early Tuesday afternoon, and will be the second fin whale hunted commercially by whalers since the Minister of Fisheries, Einar K. Gudfinnsson, issued hunting permits last week for nine endangered fin whales Read more »
The whaling ship, owned by prominent Icelandic businessman Kristjan Loftsson,
arrived this morning at Hvalfjordur (Whale Fjord), a small inlet with a dock
used by whalers in Iceland’s whaling days. The country’s sole whale meat
process Read more »
The whalers are on the hunt for a fin whale, one of nine the government has
issued hunting permits for. Fin whales are endangered under IUCN guidelines and
second only to the blue whale in terms of size -- growing to average lengths of
18-22m and Read more »
Over the past five years, more than 1.25 million seals have been hunted in
Canada’s annual commercial hunt – making it the largest marine mammal hunt in
the world. Recently, in opposition to the hunt, the European community
has taken s Read more »
The announcement was made by Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries, which said permits
had been granted for the commercial hunting of 30 minke whales and nine
endangered fin whales. While Iceland has not officially hunted whales commercial
over th Read more »
The Parliament resolution
considers that the protection of animals in Europe should not be restricted
to farm animals and animals in experimentation but should extend to all groups
of animals, including wild animals with full regard paid to anima Read more »
CITES lists the tiger among the most endangered species in need of protection,
identifying illegal trade as the major threat to the species. Poaching to supply
tiger parts to illegal markets has completely wiped out wild tigers from some
nature re Read more »
Botswana, Namibia and South Africa were granted permission by CITES in 2002 to
sell 60 tonnes of ivory stockpiles, despite widespread opposition by many
governments and NGOs. The sale is dependent on certain conditions being met,
including the eff 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 »
This footage of the dolphin stranding in Brazil is amazing.
This is a rare event for this area, unlike here on Cape Read more »
Markets for seal products are disappearing, and seals need protection from threats like climate change more than ever Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says that by setting a Total Allowable Catch of 400,000 harp seals, Canada Read more »
Some 10,000 to 20,000 big cats are kept captive by private owners in the U.S. The exact number is a mystery because there Read more »
In the terrible 2009 drought that precipitated our collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to begin our Read more »
In honor of sweet Uno passing away last week, I would like to say thank you to everyone involved in trying to save her. The Read more »
YouTube has selected IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) to be a member of its first official 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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