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UPDATE: 10.24.11 Our colleagues in northeast India are still working tirelessly to reunite an orphaned tiger cub with its Read more »
I usually start writing my blog posts quite early on, as I’m not one to leave things to the last minute.
However, I Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Emirate of Dubai’s Veterinary Services Section Department of Public Read more »
Africa is a thirsty continent and scarce water resources make it one of our most important commodities – and Read more »
By now, most of us have heard the news coming out of Zanesville, Ohio, where the owner of an animal preserve set free Read more »
It is an exciting time for the project as this year’s funding has finally allowed us to secure a local student’ Read more »
Every year police officers and conservation and animal welfare organisations meet to talk about how we can work together to Read more »
Today is my favourite day of the year. Today we celebrated our annual International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Action Read more »
Being in the first Peace Corps program in Swaziland, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. Life in a small 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 »
Dr. Ernst Breitling, president of the National Veterinary Association submitted the written request to top government officials including Prime Minister Angela Merkel. “Veterinarians, as the best protectors of animals, are outraged by the grues Read more »
The European Parliament today called for a determined Europe-wide effort to
combat the impacts of destructive and unsustainable fishing, shipping, oil
drilling, marine pollution, coastal and offshore construction and littering,
which present an es Read more »
Japan’s whale hunt starts just weeks after Iceland resumed commercial whaling
for the first time in 20 years. Seven fin whales and one minke whale were killed
in Iceland since it resumed whaling on Oct. 17, 2006. Much of this whale meat
has Read more »
Four of the birds were sent by Russia’s environmental watchdog to IFAW’s
wildlife rehabilitation center in Moscow. One of the falcons died.All four gyrfalcons were fully rehabilitated and were released to the
wild on the Kamchatka penin Read more »
Kenya’s Vice President Hon. Moody Awori, who led senior government officials
and conservationists in the commemoration of IFAW’s contribution to conservation
in Kenya, termed the Laikipia West Fence project “a practical solution Read more »
The permits were issued by Zimbabwe National Parks, and the animals are being
caught in the country’s largest game reserve, Hwange National Park in south-west
Zimbabwe. They are to be moved to an elephant training camp owned by Shearwater
Ad Read more »
An animal rescue team from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) and the Borneo Orangutan Sanctuary
Foundation (BOSF) has already treated more than forty orangutans for respiratory
problems and burns. Annual fires are in Read more »
The demarche expresses the countries’ opposition to the resumption of
commercial whale hunting and asks the Icelandic government to reconsider its
policy. “We are heartened by the strong global reaction and hopeful that the
Icelandic g Read more »
“This is a great day for IFAW, for our staff and partners on Cape Cod, and for
the many animals we protect worldwide,” said IFAW President and CEO Fred
O’Regan. “The headquarters we break ground for today will bring our 150 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 »
On Monday, Nikita, a 7-year-old white tiger and Tasha, a 10-year-old cougar will be loaded onto a rescue trailer and Read more »
I didn’t know him well. I hadn’t seen him for a long while. But I liked him, a lot, and he taught me Read more »
On Monday, Nikita, a 7-year-old white tiger and Tasha, a 10-year-old cougar are being loaded onto a rescue trailer in Ohio Read more »
At least 50 per cent of the elephant population of Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida National Park is dead. They have been Read more »
We recently asked our Washington D.C. based Campaigns Manager, Paul Todd, six questions about issues surrounding the Read more »
Today is the opening day of the commercial seal hunt in the Gulf of St Lawrence, although one would be hard pressed to know Read more »
IFAW is working with governments, customs officers and rangers
to protect wildlife from poaching and illegal wildlife trade Read more »
Two new Chinese language books for young readers are showing up in bookstores in China. The books on elephant and tiger Read more »
A green wooden box emerged from the parting of coats and legs, cameras, tripods, microphones. From within came silence.
Too 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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