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I am sad that my good friend Atsushi Ishii has written such a muddled analysis of the whaling issue in his recently Read more »
After eight years working to stop whaling in Iceland, I should have been prepared for anything. Icelands’s Keflavik Read more »
The Marine Mammal Rescue hotline had been ringing off the hook all day, so we weren’t terribly surprised when, in the early Read more »
These days, it seems like any idea casually dropped in a coffee break conversation can be, if repeated often enough, and Read more »
This post is one in a series of accounts from the Floating Classroom team working in Dominica to help educate children about Read more »
As season four of True Blood gets underway, I'm so excited to join my friends and fellow cast members Stephen Moyer and Read more »
Just before I left for a visit to Liwonde National Park earlier this year, I read the International Fund for Animal Welfare Read more »
UPDATE: 9.26.11
After two months of good and steady information, the satellite tracking info started showing that Jason Read more »
Last year, a federal sting operation exposed the sale of endangered sei whale meat at The Hump, a Santa Monica seafood 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 »
Marcel Bertsch, of IFAW’s Dutch office, said: "While we applaud this seizure,
it demonstrates that the illegal trade in elephant parts in Europe is rife and
is having a devastating impact on vulnerable elephant populations in Africa and
Asia Read more »
IFAW has campaigned relentlessly for this ban since 1989, arguing that hunting with dogs is both cruel and unnecessary and cannot be made humane by any amount of regulation. Its two full-time hunt monitors have gathered vital evidence of cruelty and Read more »
According to Center Director Ms. Zhang Lvping the center has accepted nearly
a thousand homeless dogs and cats since its founding five years ago. At present,
around 500 animals are still living there. Many of the animals – all abandoned Read more »
IFAW’s investigation concluded that Swan Lake is polluted and needs better
management to protect animals and their habitats.
Dr. Quanhui Sun, an ornithologist with IFAW, conducted independent anatomy
analysis of the dead birds and concluded: Read more »
The twenty-person team from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) hopes to vaccinate more than 2,000
at risk dogs along 30 miles of coast stretching south from the city of Galle,
which is one of the areas most devastated Read more »
· Keep all pets indoors during the cold weather as much as possible.
Animals can get frostbite if they are left outside for long periods of time
especially after sunset. · Continue to walk dogs outdoors, but
provide a swea Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org), WWF-South Africa and BirdLife
South Africa, have applauded the decision by Government to sign onto
international conventions that allow multi-billion Rand claims for clean up
costs Read more »
On November 24, a 49-foot pregnant right whale was killed off the Virginia
coast after it was apparently struck by a Navy Vessel on November 17th.
This pregnant female and her full term fetus both bled to death. In December, a
dead right wha Read more »
“Sadly, there is the real threat that, for the first time in the IWC’s recent
history, the number of pro-whaling countries will outnumber those opposed to
whaling. Given the delicacy of the current position, Kiribati’s vote could 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 »
It was an astonishing sight: the lion cub, only 5 weeks old, was found living on a balcony in downtown Beirut. He weighed Read more »
UPDATED - 6.1.12 : The NOAA 2012 Hurricane Season Outlook has been released.
In their 2011 Hurricane Season Summary, FEMA Read more »
Much to our surprise, French Canadian media is reporting that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has recommended a Read more »
When the Japanese accented announcement at the end your 14 hour flight calls out your name and asks you to "see the Read more »
The recent seizure of 15 tons of elephant ivory is the largest recorded seizure in more than a decade. While congratulations Read more »
It’s cold. My breath is steaming and deep snow is crunching beneath my snowshoes. I’m accompanying a group of Read more »
This post was filed by Shannon Walajtys, International Fund for Animal Welfare Emergency Response officer working with a Read more »
Malaysian authorities seized a staggering 15 tons of elephant ivory yesterday in Port Klang, just west of Kuala Lumpur, the Read more »
It has by now become a well-established tradition that shortly before Christmas the International Fund for Animal Welfare 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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