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Watch the slideshow above to get a look at the winning LAUSD student artwork.
The wait is over…on Sunday, May 19th, Read more »
Imagine, you wake up to find out that your bank is closed, and you cannot take out your own money!
This is exactly what Read more »
This spring couldn’t have had a better start for Donkey Sanctuary Bonaire. They received a donation of 5000 euros from Read more »
According to media reports, today is the day that the sole sealskin processor – Carino Ltd - will stop purchasing seal Read more »
The Northern Dogs Project has returned north for the spring 2013 season!
We are back from working in the communities 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- Read more »
Usually I try to restrict my blog to writing stories about my study families; these are the elephants that I know well as I Read more »
Last week in Tampa, Florida - Taco Fusion, a taqueria known for its “exotic” food offerings made national Read more »
One of the milestones in our efforts to protect big cats in the US has arrived!
Today, in the House of Representatives, U.S Read more »
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 »
Editor’s note –
This email of thanks came in from Dr. Vicki Fishlock, a member of the Amboseli Trust for Watch Video »
A recent episode of Fox’s hit series BONES follows a farmer’s decision to purchase a tiger, which ultimately Watch Video »
Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20th birthday of IFAW Watch Video »
I’m here at the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to raise Watch Video »
The first hearing on the EU’s controversial ban on seal products begins Monday in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The three members of the WTO’s dispute settlement panel established for this case will hear arguments from Can Read more »
In the race to save elephants Jim Nyamu is a champion, but over the next couple of weeks he’s taking it slowly in a high-profile march from Mombasa to Nairobi, Kenya to raise awareness of the threats that face Africa’s tuskers.
East Afric Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) announced today an emergency grant to rescue the last remaining 10 big cats from Riverglen Tiger Sanctuary near Mountainburg, Arkansas. The funds are being used to build temporary enclos Read more »
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In a report published today, The Economics of Japanese Whaling, IFAW shows how the Japanese government even diverted tsunami relief funds to support whaling. Annual government subsidies for Japanese whaling average around 782 million yen (US $9.78m), Read more »
A new Environics poll commissioned by Humane Society International and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org)shows that the vast majority of Canadians support the proposal to prohibit the international commercial trade of polar Read more »
Concerned about the conservation of sharks in the Republic of Yemen, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) is organizing a national workshop in collaboration with the Yemen Environment Protection Authority.
It is estimated 7 Read more »
The seizure of two tons of ivory in Mombasa, Kenya today has helped cement East Africa's growing reputation as a clearing house for the bloody illegal ivory trade.
Media today reported Kenya police had intercepted the largest ever haul of ivory a Read more »
The Zambian game hunting industry appears to be in disarray following the suspension of licences and the apparent firing of top officials within the country’s Wildlife Authority (ZAWA).
In December, Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts, Read more »
This report summarises research activities carried out by the Song of the Whale (SOTW) team in Iceland in August and Septembe 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 »
The IFAW research vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW) left Boston bound for Iceland at the beginning of July. The route skirted t Read more »
IFAW works with local communities to help them better prepare for future disasters. You can help by doing your part to prepar Read more »
Cruise report for DTAG support and photogrammetry research conducted on humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in and around Read more »
How do efficient cook stoves help protect elephant habitat?
You might not see the connection at first glance, but it makes Read more »
The loud voice of the parade commander and a booming brass band fill the air, competing with the melodies of chirping birds Read more »
6.3.13 UPDATE: I’m pleased to report that the bill passed the State Assembly the eve of May 30 with flying Read more »
Each time a family is reunited, everyone, the family and the volunteers, have tears in their eyes. It is a pretty special Read more »
Science is taking the lead to secure habitat for elephants and other wildlife in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park.
In Read more »
It’s a little-known secret that in the lush paradise of Bali, dog meat restaurants exist.
The market for dog meat isn Read more »
Just now I am attending the conference of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on Mauritius.
This is a fishing agreement Read more »
It’s been interesting times for those of us keeping an eye on the whaling situation in Iceland.
Two species of Read more »
At the request Central Oklahoma Humane Society (OK Humane), I arrived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma today to help them 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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