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The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Mid-year Meeting last week was a family affair.
CGI is an organization that brings Read more »
Dog ownership in China has boomed in recent years. But more dogs don’t necessarily mean that owners are aware of how Read more »
Recently, more than 100 North Atlantic right whales were seen off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
While the North Read more »
WARNING: the video above may be disturbing to some viewers.
This week’s video of the horrific attack of a small Read more »
This story was recently shared with us by a staff member at the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Read more »
Together, the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Education team and Time for Kids (the youth Read more »
As a media communications person my phone is never too far from my reach. And it gets stuffed into pockets, bags and Read more »
Recently, the International Fund for Animal Welfare was invited to participate at the Bex Festival in Switzerland, a weekend Read more »
Recently, acclaimed actor and activist Ted Danson launched a petition to President Obama asking him to stop seismic airgun Read more »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, an entangled juvenile seal who came to be known Watch Video »
As we wind down our supporting efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, I had a chance to talk about our work in detail Watch Video »
Last night we stopped in Greenville, Alabama to rest for the night.
We took the dogs out of our wonderful 36-foot Watch Video »
I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro.
It has been a spectacular journey Watch Video »
In this brief video update, International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue Program Officer Jennifer Gardner and others Watch Video »
If you wanted to ask an elephant a question, how would you go about it? One way would be to record an elephant’s call Watch Video »
I had the privilege of spending a week working with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Project in Sarasota, Florida last week. Watch Video »
When the rains came after the 2009 drought in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, the vegetation grew and the elephant Watch Video »
My fascination with elephants goes back as far as I can remember. To become a research associate studying Amboseli’s Watch Video »
The Board of Directors of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) today announced the appointment of Mr. Azzedine Downes as the new President and CEO, effective 1 January 2013.
“We are delighted that Mr. Downes has accepte Read more »
A new investigation into online puppy sales highlights the problem of the Internet being used as a tool for exploiting dogs and consumers.
To bring awareness to the magnitude of the issue, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.if Read more »
The Republic of Korea has abandoned its plans to resume whaling, following international outcry.
Tens of thousands of people around the world, many of them IFAW supporters, emailed the Korean government in protest after it announced its intention to Read more »
Promoting the conservation and protection of endangered species, the U.S. State Department has declared December 4, Wildlife Conservation Day and calls on individuals around the globe to join the fight by signing its Wildlife Pledge to help save impe Read more »
The new Environment Action Programme adopted today is a clear signal that the environment remains a priority for the European Union. However, the continued unsustainable use and abuse of wildlife calls for more urgent and drastic measures than those Read more »
Today the German Bundestag voted by a large majority in favor of a cross-party resolution for improving the protection of elephants. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) has long demanded such a resolution due to the Read more »
– Despite thousands of whales still being cruelly harpooned for commercial reasons each year, whale meat consumption in Japan along with support for whaling are both surprisingly low, polling released today by the International Fund for Animal Read more »
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the African lion may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), following an initial review of a petition seeking to protect the species which was filed by the International Fund Read more »
The brutal killing this past weekend of eight rhinoceros in South Africa follows hard on the heels of four record sized confiscations of illegal elephant ivory, once again shining the spotlight on the relentless and bloody onslaught against African w Read more »
Whales Need Sanctuary!
The 2012 annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission to be held July 2 to 6 in Panama will Read more »
Americans Love Whales
From sea to shining sea and across the political spectrum, the American people want their political lea Read more »
The Song of the Whale, IFAW’s research vessel, is designed to carry out noninvasive research to inform conservation, us Read more »
Rather than providing any economic benefit, Canada’s commercial seal slaughter arguably represents a drain on the Read more »
An unprecedented surge in ivory seizures occurred
in 2011. Media reported that 5,259 elephant tusks
were seized worldwide i Read more »
IFAW advocates for laws that protect animals from cruelty
and neglect, we provide veterinary training and basic
veterinary Read more »
Elephants need protection - whether it’s individual animals or entire populations and their habitats. Read more »
Elephants at risk from poachers, whales and seals threatened by cruel hunts, wildlife and pets stranded after disasters Read more »
According to media reports, today is the day that the sole sealskin processor – Carino Ltd - will stop purchasing seal Read more »
Interpol and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( Read more »
The Northern Dogs Project has returned north for the spring 2013 season!
We are back from working in the communities Read more »
Dubai customs authorities have announced the seizure of 259 elephant tusks – believed to be the biggest bust yet of 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 »
The discussion on the European Union’s import ban on seal products continued last week as the second panel 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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