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Sitting through the third day of an International Whaling Commission meeting is not this American’s idea of fun on the Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Whale Program Director, Patrick Ramage, gives a brief summary of the South Read more »
If you are quiet here, you can hear only the wind and birdsongs; no cars, no people, no trains, no planes. But such feeling Read more »
Yesterday, federal authorities reported that seven ivory tusks, a hippopotamus tusk and purses made from the skins of Read more »
Watch this slideshow of participants in the Cozumel "Walk for Animals".
When you’re an adorable 4 month old Read more »
As I and other members of Team IFAW and government delegates from dozens of member countries migrate to Panama City, Panama Read more »
About 30 customs officials, border police and wildlife law enforcement agents from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Read more »
These photos from the IFAW Wildlife Rescue Center in Assam show how devastating the flood is. It is taking a huge toll Read more »
Reaffirming this country’s commitment to the oceans and celebrating the multitude of benefits these bodies of water Read more »
As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our Watch Video »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
In the video above, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks for your support of Wildlife Conservation Day.
As Watch Video »
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Watch Video »
In this short video, the International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue team including members from the Animal Rescue Watch Video »
If you’ve been following the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s animal rescue work, you may remember a Watch Video »
In the video above, Peter Pueschel, International Fund for Animal Welfare Programme Director, describes the massive impact Watch Video »
Rejected by the EU, which banned seal product sales last year, Canada has returned to China on the hunt for new consumers. The Canadian Government is assuming that Chinese consumers will condone the cruel slaughter of seals. “The Chinese eat an Read more »
Formed just days after the quake, ARCH led by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is the only coalition that set off to provide relief for the animal survivors and Read more »
On a perfect summer’s afternoon and cheered on by dozens of tourists on board the boat transporting the birds, the penguins plunged one by one over the edge into perfectly calm waters. To add to the idyllic scene, a school of Heavyside’s Read more »
The endangered falcons were seized by customs officials on November 21 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. They were found swaddled in cloth, hooded and packed four to a box. The passenger, who checked the cartons as personal luggag Read more »
The Shark Conservation Act, introduced by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), would strengthen the 2000 finning law by requiring fishermen to land all sharks with their fins naturally attached to their bodies. The bill also clarifies that any vessel landin Read more »
Around 15 representatives of the country’s whale and dolphin watching associations will be at the meeting convened by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) at the UN University in Tokyo, along with representatives from Read more »
In defiance of global opposition and several international laws, the Japanese whaling fleet is heading for the pristine Southern Ocean Sanctuary to kill up to 935 minke whales and 50 endangered fin whales. In addition, Japan has still not formally ab Read more »
“This ruling puts canned hunting right back on the agenda, and further entrenches South Africa’s image of a country that puts animal welfare last while profiteering from an abhorrent form of hunting practice,” said Jason Bell-Leask, Read more »
The rescued chicks were taken to the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) where they will be hand-reared for a period of approximately six weeks before returning back to their colony.
Two hundred and thirty six Read more »
IFAW approaches helping communities care for their dogs and cats by working with community leaders and local partners to ensu Read more »
Over the past decade, the public has increasingly moved from
buying their dogs in person to buying their pet dogs online.
T Read more »
Around the world, safe wild places for bears are disappearing. Mankind is destroying bear habitat at an alarming rate, and to Read more »
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade surveyed websites in the UK, Franc Read more »
Based on information provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), China’s Read more »
Based on information IFAW provided about the rampant illegal trade of ivory on the markets, China’s Forestry Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
The 62nd Meeting of the CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Standing Read more »
IFAW’s Brian Sharp, Stranding Coordinator, sits down with Fox 25 News to talk about the historic finding Read more »
The sun shines on the righteous, they say, and it has certainly been shining down on IFAW's state of the art sailing Read more »
This post was filed from the field by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Western Grey Whale Research team Read more »
Dhara, the elephant calf, was less than a year old. She was found alone, orphaned during the severe monsoon floods that hit Read more »
Saturday July 28 will go down in history as being an extraordinarily good day for whales in Iceland. More than 200 long- 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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