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If you are following the news these days, you likely know that rhinos are in crisis.
Experts agree that the rampant Read more »
Some good news from colleagues who are in Arusha, Tanzania this past week for the African Ministerial Conference on the Read more »
There’s very good news out of South Africa as two poachers were sentenced to 29 years each for their roles in killing Read more »
What a privilege it is to work for an organization like the International Fund for Animal Welfare. I have just Read more »
I am just coming from the Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
They say it, Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
As we have reported many times, elephants are being annihilated for their tusks at an astonishing rate with no end to a Read more »
Exciting news!
U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) has introduced S. 3547, the Senate companion to H.R. 4122, the House version Read more »
Ouagadougou, is a place not many people would have heard of before. At first sight one may even struggle to know how to Read more »
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 »
Toma, seen taking her first steps in the video above, is one of six orphaned bear cubs recently rescued in Russia and Watch Video »
Designed to raise awareness for whale conservation, Tails for Whales is an innovative, grassroots program that captures celebrities, athletes, conservationists and everyday people posing with their hands in the sign of the whale tail.
“Given ou Read more »
The April 20 explosion of the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig has reportedly spewed around 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf.
“In an incident like this, coastal birds will be among the hardest hit. There are millions of b Read more »
The proposal, if adopted, would overturn the 1986 ban on commercial whaling by authorizing whaling by Norway, Iceland, and Japan. It would also legalize Japan’s whaling in an internationally recognized whale sanctuary around Antarctica, grant n Read more »
The tiger, one of 1,200 to 1,500 left in the wild, was tranquilized and captured by a team of Assam Forest Department staff and assisted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org). The tiger was kept at the IFAW Wildlife Read more »
Twenty-three sealing vessels from Newfoundland and Labrador have hailed out in search of concentrations of seal pups on whatever ice is still available.
“In the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence we witnessed harp seal pups struggling to survive on Read more »
This June, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will act on a plan to legalize whaling at its annual meeting in Agadir, Morocco. According to a front page article in yesterday’s Washington Post “delegates from around the world will Read more »
The vessel is reportedly heading to the Northern Gulf – the only area where seals have been observed in the Gulf – to kill the few animals that have managed to survive what has been a disastrous year for harp seal pups.
“After spen Read more »
“Short -term profits rather than long-term conservation has once again been the theme of this meeting,” said Azzedine Downes, Head of IFAW’s CITES delegation.
“The biggest losers at this meeting include polar bears, bluefin t Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) reports that the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which is the annual birthing ground of hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
“The conditions t 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 »
In the video above, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks for your support of Wildlife Conservation Day.
As Read more »
The king of the jungle is fighting for his life.
The African lion which once proudly roamed through the continent’s Read more »
In September 2012, the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s seal team sprang into action to help two captive seals Read more »
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Read more »
Promoting the conservation and protection of endangered species, the U.S. State Department has declared December 4, Wildlife Read more »
Erika Flores and I met with the municipality of Playa del Carmen two months ago to address operational problems at the Read more »
The new Environment Action Programme adopted today is a clear signal that the environment remains a priority for the Read more »
Today the German Bundestag voted by a large majority in favor of a cross-party resolution for improving the protection of Read more »
– Despite thousands of whales still being cruelly harpooned for commercial reasons each year, whale meat consumption 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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