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Planning on taking a vacation? If you’re like most people, you’ll want to bring the folks back home souvenirs Read more »
The perennial round of negotiations surrounding climate change ended over the weekend – perennial because the yearly Read more »
Puppies. They’re cute. They’re cuddly.
Few moments are more exciting than the one when you bring a tiny, Read more »
The Amur (aka Siberian) tiger is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Less than 350 individuals of the largest Read more »
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 »
The train arrives at Berlin’s central station on time.
Through the massive glass roof I can see the Reichstag and the Read more »
At 5:30am in Amboseli, visibility is poor and the sun has not risen. Hyena howls can be heard from a distant as they return Read more »
At the beginning of November, International Fund for Animal Welfare Russia took part in the 12th Meeting of Western Gray Read more »
Today, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) – Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) biologists and veterinarians 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.
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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 »
The killing of the monkey made headlines on newspapers and news websites throughout South Africa yesterday, attracting a barrage of angry comments from readers as well as the attention of the international media.
Cora Bailey, of Community Led Animal Read more »
“Over the past two decades, the number of African lions has declined by nearly 50 percent. Today, fewer than 40,000 lions remain in just a few countries with only a third of those lions living in viable, protected populations,” said Adam Read more »
The signing of the “New Delhi E-8 Recommendation for Global Elephant Conservation” in India today is a welcome step by countries with hitherto very different approaches to elephant management to collaborate to ensure the adoption of pragm Read more »
“The animals of Fukushima have been in our thoughts since the disaster struck. We’re incredibly relieved to learn that Japan has begun this rescue effort,” said Dr. Dick Green, IFAW Manager for Disasters. “The team of veterina Read more »
Robbie Marsland, IFAW’s UK Director and global Iceland whales campaign manager, said: “Faced with the enormous difficulty in trading with Japan, the only legally possible buyer; the fact that there is no market for fin whale meat in Icela Read more »
The Committee was formed by representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): APHIS Animal Care and Wildlife Services, United States Army Veterinary Corps, veterinary and toxicology experts from the U.S. and Japan, academicians Read more »
The storm system that plowed through the South last week spawned some of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history and caused widespread flooding in the region. Many weather forecasts are predicting increased rain and floods in the coming days across t Read more »
Formed just days after the quake, ARCH was led by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org). The coalition was comprised by more than 20 of the world’s leading anima Read more »
Canadians continue to say “Not with my taxes” when it comes to government support for the seal hunt, with over two-thirds (68%) of Canadians opposed to the federal government using tax dollars to promote the commercial seal hunt.
Among t Read more »
For this report, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) monitored the trade in ivory within, out of and into the Un Read more »
Research on the western gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) population summering off northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia, has Read more »
The status, accomplishments and future of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary for Whales (SOSW), established by the International Wh Read more »
Popularization of Alternatives to Dolphin Oil
Among Fishermen for the Conservation of the
Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista Read more »
The second edition of ‘Black and Grey’ -Illegal Ivory in Japanese Markets, brings to the readers the fundamental Read more »
The minke whale is a baleen whale. A whale with no teeth, but instead a filtering mechanism made up of baleen plates which st Read more »
Despite nationwide uproar and the blight it places upon his state, Wisconsin judge Peter Anderson recently issued a final Read more »
The rate at which sharks are vanishing from the world’s oceans is reaching a tipping point.
Many shark populations Read more »
Monday February 18th was the first of three days of hearings at the World Trade Organization (WTO), where Canada and Norway Read more »
This year the Endangered Species Act (ESA) turns 40.
As card-carrying members of the Endangered Species Coalition, we at the Read more »
Ever imagined a flying elephant with sleek wings, not our dear friend Dumbo or a rock star with headphones?
When working Read more »
Six pre-selected elephants will be fitted with GPS satellite collars starting today in the 8,797 km2 Amboseli landscape by a Read more »
The planet’s remaining 20,000-25,000 polar bears are headed towards the precipice of extinction—one part at a Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has supported Tiertafel Deutschland e.V. since 2008. It is a charity that Read more »
The campaign to end the Canadian commercial seal hunt began in 1969 with the founding of the International Fund for 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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