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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 »
On a breezy summer evening in a central London dock, under the shadow of Tower Bridge, IFAW had the pleasure of hosting an Read more »
International Fund for Animal Welfare Russia director Masha Vorontsova speaks about IFAW campaign efforts to protect the Read more »
One of the rules of the boat for the day was no screaming, well that rule went right out when the dolphins were swimming all Read more »
“Buying this piece is a good investment”, a sales woman unlocked a cabinet to take out a ball with multiple Read more »
Recently I saw a satirical commercial about the infamous plastic water bottle, demonstrating that even though said bottle Read more »
What an amazing experience it is to show children the wonders that are in their own backyard! These past few days have been Read more »
UPDATE: 8.5.11 At IFAW's July 2011 Prevention of Illegal Wildlife Trade Training workshop in Djibouti, participants from Read more »
It’s been a bit of a crazy spring with the first set of Northern Dogs clinics taking place during a very wintery April and 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 »
Each winter, the entire northwest Atlantic harp seal population migrates to
the east coast of Canada to give birth and mate. Unfortunately, the window for
enjoying this spectacular phenomenon is short. Canadians will begin hunting
hundreds of thou Read more »
Bill C-15, which passed third reading in the House of Commons in December and
is now being reviewed by Senate. The Bill seeks tougher penalties for the
owners and crew of ships who illegally dispose of their oil at sea instead of in
port and Read more »
Despite repeated requests and an application made under the Freedom of
Information Act, the zoos have refused to reveal to the NGOs the answers they
gave to the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) in response
to questions about Read more »
“Keeping lions and tigers as pets is a growing phenomenon that is causing a
huge public safety and animal welfare issue,” said IFAW’s Josephine Martell,
“It’s a bad idea for animals and people.”
The number of Am Read more »
Marcel Bertsch, of IFAW’s Dutch office, said: "While we applaud this seizure,
it demonstrates that the illegal trade in elephant parts in Europe is rife and
is having a devastating impact on vulnerable elephant populations in Africa and
Asia Read more »
IFAW has campaigned relentlessly for this ban since 1989, arguing that hunting with dogs is both cruel and unnecessary and cannot be made humane by any amount of regulation. Its two full-time hunt monitors have gathered vital evidence of cruelty and Read more »
According to Center Director Ms. Zhang Lvping the center has accepted nearly
a thousand homeless dogs and cats since its founding five years ago. At present,
around 500 animals are still living there. Many of the animals – all abandoned Read more »
IFAW’s investigation concluded that Swan Lake is polluted and needs better
management to protect animals and their habitats.
Dr. Quanhui Sun, an ornithologist with IFAW, conducted independent anatomy
analysis of the dead birds and concluded: Read more »
The twenty-person team from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) hopes to vaccinate more than 2,000
at risk dogs along 30 miles of coast stretching south from the city of Galle,
which is one of the areas most devastated 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 International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) wants Canada’s 2012 commercial seal hunt to be called 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 »
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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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