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30th December 2012 Azzedine Downes
As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our Read more »
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a crossroads
27th December 2012 Bernard. M. Tulito
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a cross road - to adopt the changes and survive or ignore them Read more »
A feral Katrina refugee gets a new lease on life as a barn cat
24th December 2012 Gail A Brunzo
The Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO) in Northwest San Antonio Texas was forced to close due to a financial crisis.  The Read more »
Northern Dogs Project Update: The Final Four feral pups each find forever homes
21st December 2012 Janice Hannah
Since 2002, each year the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Northern Dogs Project takes a team of vets and Read more »
Working together for a future: females in the PC2 family cooperate to help Petul
21st December 2012 Vicki Fishlock
It’s finally happened; we have had to call time on our baby boom. It has been a truly extraordinary year for the Read more »
"Pudding"- fully rehabilitated and loving life
20th December 2012 Michelle Cliffe
Mark Twain once said, “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the Read more »
OOGR scouts with the one recovered tusk.
19th December 2012 Evan Mkala
It was late afternoon of Sunday the 28th October 2012 on Olgulului – Ololorashi lands in Amboseli. The sun was Read more »
IFAW's Bernard Tulito, trying to pacify and rescue the orphaned baby elephant Ph
18th December 2012 Bernard. M. Tulito
On Saturday November 17th around 6.00 in the morning, I was awakened by a distress call from Saibolo, a community Read more »
Landmark agreement offers a brighter future for migrating right whales
18th December 2012 Margaret Cooney
Recently an agreement was launched marking the beginning of a new way to support clean, sustainable, offshore energy Read more »
15th October 2012
Editor’s note – This email of thanks came in from Dr. Vicki Fishlock, a member of the Amboseli Trust for Watch Video »
10th October 2012
A recent episode of Fox’s hit series BONES follows a farmer’s decision to purchase a tiger, which ultimately Watch Video »
1st October 2012
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Watch Video »
28th September 2012
I’m here at the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to raise Watch Video »
27th September 2012
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, an entangled juvenile seal who came to be known Watch Video »
7th September 2012
As we wind down our supporting efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, I had a chance to talk about our work in detail Watch Video »
5th September 2012
Last night we stopped in Greenville, Alabama to rest for the night.   We took the dogs out of our wonderful 36-foot Watch Video »
6th September 2012
I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro. It has been a spectacular journey Watch Video »
4th September 2012
In this brief video update, International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue Program Officer Jennifer Gardner and others Watch Video »
German Government Commits to Enhancing Elephant Protection
29th November 2012
Today the German Bundestag voted by a large majority in favor of a cross-party resolution for improving the protection of elephants. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) has long demanded such a resolution due to the Read more »
Japan’s appetite for whale meat wanes along with support for whaling
27th November 2012
– Despite thousands of whales still being cruelly harpooned for commercial reasons each year, whale meat consumption in Japan along with support for whaling are both surprisingly low, polling released today by the International Fund for Animal Read more »
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26th November 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the African lion may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), following an initial review of a petition seeking to protect the species which was filed by the International Fund Read more »
archive photo - Bobby Yip / Reuters
19th November 2012
The brutal killing this past weekend of eight rhinoceros in South Africa follows hard on the heels of four record sized confiscations of illegal elephant ivory, once again shining the spotlight on the relentless and bloody onslaught against African w Read more »
©IFAW - Archive photo
16th November 2012
Today’s giant 1,3 tonne ivory seizure in Hong Kong raises the tally of contraband ivory confiscated in the Chinese city to over five tonnes – in less than four weeks. On 20 October Hong Kong officials seized a record smashing 3,81 tonnes Read more »
archive photo © IFAW/D. Willetts
15th November 2012
Three record-sized ivory confiscations in just three weeks, has put a further dent in East Africa’s growing image as a clearing house for the bloody illegal ivory trade. They are a bleak reflection of the prediction by James Isiche, Regional Di Read more »
© IFAW/M. Booth
15th November 2012
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) announced today a $250,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to support  IFAW’s efforts to rescue animals from disasters, and to assist IFAW and its partners to prepa Read more »
MEPs including C Stilher, G. Wilmott, A McCarthy on the day the Europe
5th November 2012
Russia has officially requested Third Party status at the ongoing WTO case against the EU ban on seal products. This development was welcomed today by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org ). "Europeans and Russians are Read more »
© IFAW/M.Booth
4th November 2012
The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Ocean County Health Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department in Toms River, N.J., has dispatched its disaster response team to co Read more »
H.R. Bill 4122, Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
25th July 2012
Read H.R. Bill 4122, Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act Read more »
Disaster Preparation Tips for Pets
11th July 2012
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to prepar Read more »
28th June 2012
Whales Need Sanctuary! The 2012 annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission to be held July 2 to 6 in Panama will Read more »
Research on Attitudes toward Commercial Whaling
28th June 2012
Americans Love Whales From sea to shining sea and across the political spectrum, the American people want their political lea Read more »
12th June 2012
The Song of the Whale, IFAW’s research vessel, is designed to carry out noninvasive research to inform conservation, us Read more »
Economics of Canada’s Commercial Seal Hunt - 2011 update
12th June 2012
 Rather than providing any economic benefit, Canada’s commercial seal slaughter arguably represents a drain on the Read more »
US Audited Financials
7th June 2012
Financial Statements For the Years Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 Read more »
Making a Killing - A 2011 Survey of Ivory Markets in China
2nd June 2012
An unprecedented surge in ivory seizures occurred in 2011. Media reported that 5,259 elephant tusks were seized worldwide i Read more »
Wintering brown bear cubs Zahar and Pippi at the IFAW Bear Rescue Center in Bubo
4th January 2013 by Elena Zharkova
This post was originally filed by Mila Danilova in our Russian office. -- EZ Two wintering bear cubs named Zahar (male) and Read more »
Good News for Big Cats and Other Exotics in Ohio
2nd January 2013 by Tracy Coppola
On Dec. 20 2012, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division upheld Ohio's new exotic Read more »
30th December 2012 by Azzedine Downes
As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our Read more »
Archive photo from 2005 departure ©IFAW
28th December 2012 by
The Japanese whaling fleet has left port for Antarctica to train its harpoons on around 1,000 whales. The International Fund Read more »
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a crossroads
27th December 2012 by Bernard. M. Tulito
With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a cross road - to adopt the changes and survive or ignore them Read more »
A feral Katrina refugee gets a new lease on life as a barn cat
24th December 2012 by Gail A Brunzo
The Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO) in Northwest San Antonio Texas was forced to close due to a financial crisis.  The Read more »
Northern Dogs Project Update: The Final Four feral pups each find forever homes
21st December 2012 by Janice Hannah
Since 2002, each year the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Northern Dogs Project takes a team of vets and Read more »
Controversial proposal to sell 100 000kg ivory stockpile shelved
21st December 2012 by
Reports today suggest that Tanzania has decided to withdraw its controversial proposal to sell over 100 000kg of ivory to Read more »
Working together for a future: females in the PC2 family cooperate to help Petul
21st December 2012 by Vicki Fishlock
It’s finally happened; we have had to call time on our baby boom. It has been a truly extraordinary year for the 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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