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The International Fund for Animal Welfare seal team is on Canada’s East Coast to document the opening of the 2011 Read more »
1600. Our first meeting of the day was with Dr. Toshio Mizoguchi, Executive Director for the Fukishima Prefectural Wildlife Read more »
On the same day that the Canadian government fell and a federal election approaches, the International Fund for Animal Read more »
from SF or MC Read more »
The following is an expanded version of a letter printed in Embassy Magazine, 22 March 2011.
So Norway has joined Canada in Read more »
The baby Asian elephant born at the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s project site in Pu’er, Yunnan Read more »
This is the one truly pristine ecosystem sufficient to accommodate significant herds of elephants and other large mammals. Read more »
This post was filed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare program communications officer Michael Booth who received Read more »
I can only describe Day Two of my participation in the collaring of elephants for satellite tracking as transformative. I Read more »
As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our Watch Video »
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
In the video above, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks for your support of Wildlife Conservation Day.
As Watch Video »
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 »
"Working on the ground in 15 countries around the world has given IFAW an
opportunity to help many states build their wildlife law enforcement capacity,"
said Executive Vice President Azzedine Downes, "the Arab League's efforts to
enforce CITES re Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) and African sanctuaries caring for
orphaned great apes welcomed the 2005 edition of the International Gorilla
Studbook, which is compiled through information submitted by the zoos an Read more »
The Magellanic penguins were released by one of the network’s organizations,
Fundacion Mundo Marino, in Argentina. More releases are expected in upcoming
weeks.
“Since May more than 60 penguins have been cared for, but historically, lat Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) had earlier urged the
Icelandic government to reject this quota, recommended by Iceland's Marine
Research Institute several weeks ago, and call an end to so-called scientific
whaling.
A joint state Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare –www.ifaw.org) today condemned the decision by
the Kenyan Government saying that it sends the wrong message to the world.
Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra requested wildlife for the Read more »
“This report clearly shows the links between the legal and illegal ivory
trades. Chinese policy makers and enforcement officials have tried to bring the
trade under control, but according to IFAW’s study there simply is no way to
stop Read more »
Japan formally presented plans to double its “scientific” whaling in the
Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica and added endangered humpback and fin
whales to its target list at this week’s session. A clear majority of Read more »
“More and more countries are saying no to whaling and yes to whale watching,
said Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW delegate to the IWC meeting. “Whale watching is a
win-win solution for whales and people, bringing terrific economic opportunities
t Read more »
Japan has killed more than 8,000 whales under the guise of science since the
commercial whaling ban. Earlier this year it announced plans to double its
“scientific” whaling in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica and add
enda Read more »
IFAW approaches helping communities care for their dogs and cats by working with community leaders and local partners to ensu Read more »
Over the past decade, the public has increasingly moved from
buying their dogs in person to buying their pet dogs online.
T 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 »
Many of those secret details will eventually be known to all, as the main purpose of this training is to launch a series of Read more »
As we drove out of the airport, the high walls and electrified fences of Johannesburg quickly changed into the parched Read more »
After 22 days of bad weather on Piltun (including fog, rain, and wind), evening of August 19th gave us a hope that we will Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) is working with Learn to Earn (www.learntoearn.org.za), the Read more »
More often than not, we are left with only anecdotal evidence; stories and accounts which once combined, can still give us Read more »
At next week’s meeting, the International Fund for Animal Welfare is calling for new measures to be introduced to Read more »
This season has been rougher (windier) than previous years and it’s very frustrating because it also a whale rich year Read more »
Elkana is a bit of an outsider in the family because she doesn’t have any living female relatives, and she lost her 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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