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Today I saw the sickest dog I’ve ever seen in my life. It was in a state so horrific I was surprised, literally surprised, Read more »
In 1989, when it was almost too late, conservationists were able to push an agreement to ban international ivory trade Read more »
Just imagine that there is no phone, Internet, cars, trash and ready-to-eat food in plastic containers, there is no plastic Read more »
We have not been lucky with the weather for a while – the time of fogs came to Piltun. It’s been two weeks of Read more »
In terms of the weather conditions, August is considered to be the best month for conducting photo-identification on gray Read more »
I’m not sure who saw the dog first or who was the first to tell the driver to “stop!” but it may have been all of us as it Read more »
The whale approached us after becoming entangled, almost as if he was trying to show us that he needed help. Our captains Read more »
Lately, the weather was favorable, and we went out on the boat during five days in a row.
It was truly enjoyable for us to Read more »
Lately, the weather was favorable, and we went out on the boat during five days in a row.
It was truly enjoyable for us to 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 »
Party leader Jim Harris yesterday stated in a release that, “This
government-subsidized seal hunt is a chapter in our history that needs to come
to a close.” “This is the first time in memory that the leader of a
national pa Read more »
You can make a donation in someone’s name to one of five IFAW campaigns. Gifts start at $25 and will directly help animals in need all over the world.
Choose from five unique gifts to help animals:
· Protect baby seals from the annua Read more »
A three-member team from IFAW’s partner in India, the Wild Rescue
Programme of Wildlife Trust of India, administered the health camps along with
the Bihar Forest Department.
The 77 elephants receiving health checks is a significant rise Read more »
On Monday when they make presentations to the Department of Environment &
Tourism (DEAT) headed by Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, a number of local and
international animal welfare groups and scientists will present their views on
why culli Read more »
Following a request for help from Chile’s Antofagasta University an
international team of experts from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare -
www.ifaw.org) with experience in oiled
wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, arrived on the sc Read more »
Today’s decision follows the October vote in the Parliament’s Committee on
the Environment, which had turned down the Directive proposed by the Commission
considering it “very unsatisfactory” and describing it “difficu Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today released the findings and documentary film evidence of its investigation into the captive breeding of large predators in South Africa.“Our evidence proves that captive bree Read more »
A morning ceremony in the Roseau Botanical Gardens celebrated the project.
Local veterinarians, police officers and volunteers who passed a training course
were awarded certificates. Several key government officials were in attendance
including: D Read more »
Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is currently on a three-day
official visit to Kenya and it is expected that his Government will follow-up on
the proposal made late last year when the Kenyan President visited Thailand.
“In January 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 »
Back in September, I wrote about the need to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) after six gray seals were found Read more »
This has been an exceptional stranding season for us - having already responded to 102 dolphins since January Read more »
The waters and dolphins in Cape Cod are capturing attention on a worldwide scale, but unfortunately not for a positive Read more »
A “Day of the Seal” was arranged by Canada’s Conservative government on Parliament Hill today, purportedly Read more »
Cape Cod is one of only a few places in the world where multiple whales and dolphins frequently beach themselves. These mass Read more »
Janice Girardi, the founder and Director of the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) never arrives at the office before Read more »
Time flies when you’re having fun, so they say. The past 12 months have certainly been amongst the fastest of my life Read more »
It's been quite a week.
Fortunately, we haven't had any more stranded dolphins since Monday, but yesterday we Read more »
Cairo Airport’s officers have foiled an attempt by a Kuwaiti national to smuggle out three lion cubs from Egypt.
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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