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When a single elephant dies, especially a matriarch, be it from drought or poaching or habitat loss, whole herds and social Read more »
Seeing the amount of nets actually out on the water every day brings home just how much of a threat these pose to both Read more »
It’s been a couple of hundred years since the last elephant roamed wild in the Western Cape Province of South Africa Read more »
The court ruled that the case was inadmissible as the applicants did not demonstrate a relevant legal basis for their Read more »
In this short video produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare Dr. Ian Robinson gives us an update on the Read more »
There is a laundry list of animals and plants seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and it has become Read more »
In most French-speaking places ‘La Rentrée’ refers to the return to school for eager, and not-so eager Read more »
It's coming across the wires as I type: President Obama has just announced diplomatic moves against Iceland for its Read more »
Then, after about 30 minutes of excavation, the young elephant stood up on its feet, charged at the excavator and ran 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 »
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 »
Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Honorable Ian
Campbell, heralded the report today at the IWC meeting saying, “this paper I
commend to anyone who wants to have a thorough understanding of the killing
methods t Read more »
Tension will be particularly high, as Japan may have amassed enough pro-whale
votes within the IWC to control the simple majority, though narrowly, through
what it calls its “vote consolidation” program. This would give Japan the power Read more »
Japan’s proposal for secret
ballots was defeated 33 votes to 30 votes with one abstention. The news of the
Japan’s failed takeover of the IWC left the global conservation community
relieved, but cautious. Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW Dire Read more »
“We can not allow Japan to use its wealth to pressure our region into
supporting its campaign to hunt whales,” said Dr. Joth Singh of Trinidad,
Director of Wildlife and Habitat Protection with the International Fund for
Animal Welfare Read more »
IFAW’s Emergency Relief Team is working with CARE, a local animal welfare
group, to provide veterinary care to livestock and other animals in the
villages, south of Yogyakarta, which were flattened in the
earthquake. In the two weeks si Read more »
These findings come just weeks
before the June 16-20th, 2006 annual meeting of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts, at which Japan is expected to campaign strongly
for its whaling activities. The panel’s report, dub Read more »
In 1986, the IWC implemented a global moratorium on whale hunting. Japan
continues to hunt whales arguing that the IWC permits lethal whale research.
Hence, it classifies its whaling operations as “scientific” despite
acknowledging tha Read more »
Sample whale mixes available at www.stopwhaling.org/community.
Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre; Tom Dumont of No
Doubt; Lisa Kekuala of The Bellrays; electronic music composer
and producer BT; composer and producer Wayne Kramer (founding
member of MC 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 »
It’s amazing how many times I feel humbled in this job. I seem to be constantly surrounded by people who are willing Read more »
My colleague, Celine Sissler, has just returned from Cameroon, where since January over 300 elephants have fallen to Read more »
Bouba Njida, March 5, 2012 - It is 9:10 a.m. and we're all packed. As we have been banned from flying over the park by Read more »
Bouba Njida (March 3rd and 4th, 2012) - I don't know exactly what I feel, I can't find the words. They might not Read more »
On Monday, several big cats were confiscated from former Tarzan actor Steve Sipek’s compound in Florida. The Florida Read more »
In December 1996, I witnessed eight Asiatic black bears walk to freedom at the first bear sanctuary China had ever seen, set Read more »
To find an answer to this interesting question I had an appointment today at the zoological museum of Hamburg university.
It Read more »
As many of you may recall, last October, in Zanesville, Ohio, the owner of a backyard menagerie opened the cages of his Read more »
Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives that would prohibit breeding and private 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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