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With fall upon us and the temperatures dropping, there are many tasks to do before the winter months and holiday season. Read more »
I wanted to share this video with you from the International Fund for Animal Welfare's prevention of wildlife trade Read more »
On a balmy morning in Washington, DC, I got up just before sunrise as usual to walk the dog. Winter hat and gloves, Read more »
The US government reached an agreement with the owners of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus this week to settle Read more »
I loved and rode horses as child. Chester, a spirited, chestnut horse, was my friend and partner on the trails Read more »
UPDATED: 12.5.11
On Saturday, Chinese officials stopped the illegal auction of tiger bone wine. The International Fund for Read more »
The best outcome for me at this year’s meeting of the Convention for Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), held in Read more »
“I think we will have to take one this down to the pier!”, shouted the teacher from Grand Fond Primary school. Read more »
I recently returned from my first visit to the chaotic and beautiful country of Japan.
Along with Iceland and Norway, Japan 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 »
Last weekend two cubs were found by a logger and a truck driver on the roads of
the Chuguyewski district in the Primorye region. The young tigers were so
exhausted from hunger and frost that they did not flee from the
men. “These tigers Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) said the new regulations sent a
clear message to the hunting fraternity that it is time to clean up the
industry. While hunting of captive bred predators per se has not
been al Read more »
As the report indicates, in nine of the past 11 years, average ice coverage has
deteriorated to well below the average ice cover seen over the last 37 years. A
lack of suitable ice, combined with violent storms and early ice break-up
disrupts the Read more »
The passenger, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was standing in the
nothing-to-declare customs line at the Beijing Capital International Airport,
when the surprise inspection was conducted.
Elephants are protected under an Appendix I li Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org), WWF, ACAP and the David Shepherd
Wildlife Foundation have written to the Mayor who sets the budget for the
Metropolitan Police Authority. The budget for the Wildlife Crime Unit is £8 Read more »
The results of a new Ipsos - MORI poll1, released today by the International
Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org), the League Against Cruel Sports,
and the RSPCA, shows that despite the pro-hunt protestations, little has
changed, wi Read more »
“While protesters and whalers clash, Japan’s “scientific” whaling program has
already inflicted prolonged painful deaths on hundreds of whales in the
Antarctic Whale Sanctuary,” said Darren Kindleysides, IFAW Campaigns Read more »
The multi-media installation will showcase IFAW’s award-winning photographic
images of animals and people in a variety of habitats from around the globe.
This educational exhibit is designed to appeal to viewers of all ages while
underscorin Read more »
While claims have previously been made by the CITES (Convention on the
International Trade of Endangered Species) Secretariat that Japan no longer has
significant involvement in the ivory trade industry, this 2.8 ton seizure
clearly disproves such 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 »
Mid 2011 found me brainstorming on how we can rejuvenate the International Fund for Animal Welfare South African Animal Read more »
Imagine finding a hungry cheetah in your backyard…
Or baboons roaming the street where you live…
A tiger in Read more »
"Life [is] like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Forrest Gump famously said in the Read more »
Five exotic animals, including two spotted leopards, two Macaque monkeys and a brown bear, once kept in backyard cages by Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) has welcomed the news that Iceland has called an end Read more »
IFAW advocates for laws that protect animals from cruelty
and neglect, we provide veterinary training and basic
veterinary Read more »
Elephants need protection - whether it’s individual animals or entire populations and their habitats. Read more »
Elephants at risk from poachers, whales and seals threatened by cruel hunts, wildlife and pets stranded after disasters Read more »
From pollution to climate change to whaling, these magnificent creatures face more threats than ever. Read more »
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In the news
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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