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By now, most of us have heard the news coming out of Zanesville, Ohio, where the owner of an animal preserve set free Read more »
It is an exciting time for the project as this year’s funding has finally allowed us to secure a local student’ Read more »
Every year police officers and conservation and animal welfare organisations meet to talk about how we can work together to Read more »
Today is my favourite day of the year. Today we celebrated our annual International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Action Read more »
Being in the first Peace Corps program in Swaziland, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. Life in a small Read more »
Last week, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act was marked up and agreed to by the House Natural Read more »
In November the Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) will meet in Bergen, Norway to discuss and hopefully improve Read more »
Let’s be clear, the threats to marine life from the oil and gas industry are real. Let’s start with the Read more »
With more and more scientists finding an accelerated shrinking of Arctic habitat, and on-going attempts by single-minded US Read more »
It has been just over a week since I returned from Oklahoma, where the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Watch Video »
IFAW President & CEO Azzedine Downes discusses some of the challenges and opportunities we face in helping to protect Watch Video »
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 »
The Big Fix Rig is part of a $3.2 million effort funded by the ASPCA, The
Humane Society of the United States, PetSmart Charities, International Fund for
Animal Welfare, and United Animal Nations to increase the number of affordable
and accessible Read more »
Mt. Merapi, a 2,965-meter-high volcano, has threatened eruption since May 13 and
has spewed sulfur and heat clouds into the sky. On June 16, a 700-degree Celsius
heat cloud struck nearby villages and spread ash across areas of Yogyakarta and
Centr Read more »
The ivory was found in two shipments traveling from Tanzania in East Africa
to Manila, Philippines and included 350 African elephant tusks – representing at
least 175 dead elephants. Officials believe this could be the largest illegal
ivory Read more »
The song “Don’t Be Cruel” has been rewritten with the lyrics:Don’t Be Cruel – to Whales You know I won’t be found,
Swimming in the deep blue sea, The Japanese are coming
‘round,They’re going to h Read more »
The team discovered 300-500 baby terns, some only a day old, dead in the surf
and littered across the beach. More than a dozen live baby terns were found and
rushed to intensive care at IBRRC’s center in San Pedro. Fish & Wildlife and
th Read more »
Despite a global moratorium on whaling set by the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) in 1986, the government of Japan continues to hunt more than
1,000 whales a year as part of what it calls its government-run “scientific”
whaling Read more »
The demonstration came on the last day of the 58th meeting of the
International Whaling Commission (IWC) taking place June 16-20 at the Marriott
Resort in St. Kitts. Just yesterday, the IWC passed a resolution by consensus
stating that, “the Read more »
The preliminary findings show that the region’s whale watching activities
have increased 45% for the period 1998-2005, with a total of 109,540 whale
watchers in 2005 alone. The report also found that the Cook Islands, French
Polynesia and Gu Read more »
Despite having gained 33 votes in favor, 32 votes against, and 1 abstention,
the status of this declaration within the IWC is as yet unclear, with a number
of governments challenging the validity of the vote. In addition to challenging
the voting 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 »
This post was modified from a yet unpublished letter to the editors of Canada’s Corner Brook Western Star newspaper Read more »
Nikita hates men.
The sight of a man sends her into orbit.
Nikita is a seven-year old tiger who was born and raised by a Read more »
So many of us know and have experienced the close bond that exists between people and their animal companions. Such a Read more »
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil’ Read more »
The recent slaughter of hundreds of elephants in Cameroon for their ivory and the tragic death of some of those out there Read more »
What a week it has been!
The plans of the International Fund for Animal Welfare seal team have been shifting as quickly as Read more »
On Monday, Nikita, a 7-year-old white tiger and Tasha, a 10-year-old cougar will be loaded onto a rescue trailer and Read more »
I didn’t know him well. I hadn’t seen him for a long while. But I liked him, a lot, and he taught me Read more »
On Monday, Nikita, a 7-year-old white tiger and Tasha, a 10-year-old cougar are being loaded onto a rescue trailer in Ohio 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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