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Cyclone Yasi Update: Assessing Injured Animal Hot Spots
7th February 2011
February 6th Jenny Smith has been a wildlife carer for 20 years and her specialty is wallabies. She has spent most of her Read more »
Sled Dog Killings Prove Canadian Law Desperately Needs Reform
7th February 2011 Janice Hannah
By now everyone is aware of the senseless and cruel deaths of 100 sled dogs in BC last April. Regardless of the reasons Read more »
UPDATED - VIDEO: Trumpet and Be Counted - Aerial Census of Elephants in Tsavo-Mkomazi Ecosystem
7th February 2011 Elizabeth Wamba
UPDATED VIDEO: 7.21.11 - In this overview video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, several members of Read more »
VIDEO: IFAW-WTI Indian Elephant Calf Release
7th February 2011 Dr. Ian Robinson
This is my third visit to Manas National Park, bringing our orphaned elephants and rhinos here for release into their new Read more »
Human Noise Pollution Killing Conversations in the World's Oceans
6th February 2011 Jake Levenson
By partnering with Cornell University and others, IFAW is working to better understand how sounds of ships, sonar and oil Read more »
Responding to Cyclone Yasi in an Already Beleaguered Queensland
6th February 2011
Just days after our "final" post on the Australia flooding response, I find myself in Queensland with Tania Duratovic Read more »
Canada’s Culture of Cruelty: From Sled Dogs to Seal Pups
6th February 2011 Sheryl Fink
Most of Canada reacted in horror last week when it was revealed that 100 sled dogs were brutally killed after bookings for Read more »
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release: Never Perfect, Always a Risk
4th February 2011 Fred O'Regan
IFAW and our partners, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), have been engaged this past week in the final step of a multi-year Read more »
Northern Dogs Project: Remembering Popeye
4th February 2011 Janice Hannah
I first saw him in April when I was in the community for a school visit. I thought he was just the most striking dog, Read more »
Watch our 6 best animal welfare moments – 2012 edition
30th December 2012
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 »
At South Africa's Athlone School, children with special needs get a chance to learn about animals
17th December 2012
In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed Watch Video »
VIDEO: Three orphaned tiger cubs rescued in Far East Russia
14th December 2012
On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai Watch Video »
Take the pledge to protect animals on Wildlife Conservation Day
4th December 2012
In the video above, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks for your support of Wildlife Conservation Day.   As Watch Video »
Watch: Wildlife Rescue Centre in India celebrates 10th anniversary
3rd December 2012
Following the success of the 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management held last week in Delhi, today Watch Video »
WATCH: an owner and her cats reunited after Hurricane Sandy
6th November 2012
In this short video, the International Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue team including members from the Animal Rescue Watch Video »
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Big cat rescue efforts in Ohio come full circle this weekend
19th October 2012
If you’ve been following the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s animal rescue work, you may remember a Watch Video »
Advocating for the power of youth at the Conference on Biodiversity
16th October 2012
In the video above, Peter Pueschel, International Fund for Animal Welfare Programme Director, describes the massive impact Watch Video »
IFAW Sends International Response Team to Rescue Some of the World's Rarest Wildlife from Oil Spill
22nd January 2001
IFAW formed its specialist international oiled wildlife team, headed by Jay Holcomb of the International Bird Rescue Research Centre (IBRRC), to be a hands-on disaster unit prepared to travel immediately to assist countries and their conservation Read more »
South African Oiled Penguin Rescue Scores Record Results
16th August 2000
As of today, more than 11,000 individuals have donated the equivalent of 39,614 volunteer days to assist with the rescue and rehabilitation of the penguins affected by a massive oil spill caused by the June 23 sinking of the ore carrier MV Treasur Read more »
Helping dogs and cats in Playa del Carmen
Helping dogs and cats in Playa del Carmen
18th December 2012
IFAW approaches helping communities care for their dogs and cats by working with community leaders and local partners to ensu Read more »
World of Animals Issue 14
World of Animals Issue 14
14th December 2012
World of Animals Issue 14 Read more »
How much is that doggie on my browser?
How much is that doggie on my browser?
10th December 2012
Over the past decade, the public has increasingly moved from buying their dogs in person to buying their pet dogs online. T Read more »
Victories For Animals
Victories For Animals
6th November 2012
Timeline of  IFAW major victories from 1969 - present Read more »
Grey seals in the Atlantic: To cull or not to cull?
Grey seals in the Atlantic: To cull or not to cull?
19th October 2012
A report on grey seals in the Atlantic and the issue of whether to cull. Read more »
Defending Seals
Defending Seals
26th September 2012
Each year in Canada, tens of thousands of baby harp seals are killed for their pelts. Read more »
World of Animals Issue 13
World of Animals Issue 13
5th September 2012
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Protecting Bears Around the World
Protecting Bears Around the World
10th August 2012
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
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade
26th July 2012
Killing with Keystrokes 2.0: IFAW's investigation into the European online ivory trade surveyed websites in the UK, Franc Read more »
Literally Pushing a Cautionary Wildlife Tale in European Parliament
1st August 2011 by Satyen Sinha
However, never in my wildest dreams did I picture myself pushing a stuffed leopard through the corridors of the European Read more »
The isolated nature of Summer Beaver proves tricky.
Canadian Community Clinics: Welcome to Summer Beaver
1st August 2011 by Janice Hannah
We left Cat Lake to head over to Summer Beaver, another fly in only community about an hour’s hop away. Logistics are Read more »
2010 IFAW Annual report
IFAW's 2010 Annual Report
29th July 2011 by
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Largest ever US seizure of ivory takes place in Philadelphia.
VIDEO: Philly Art Dealer Busted With Largest Ever Ivory Cache in the US
28th July 2011 by James Kinney
On 26 July 2011, several news outlets reported that Victor Gordon, a Philadelphia African art-store owner, was arrested by Read more »
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VIDEO: Philly Art Dealer Busted With Largest Ever Ivory Cache in the US
25th July 2011 by James Kinney
Authorities said Gordon paid a co-conspirator to buy raw elephant ivory in Africa and have it carved to his specifications. Read more »
Orphan gorillas arrive back home in Congo after successful airlift operation
25th July 2011 by
The gorilla move is being funded principally by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) and organized Read more »
VIDEO: Updated: Celebration as The "Kinigi Six" Gorillas Land in Congo
25th July 2011 by Michael Booth
UDPATE: 8.9.11 - On July 23-24, 2011, Six confiscated orphan Grauer's gorillas, aged 5-8 years old, were moved from a Read more »
North Dakota Sheltering Update: Assisting After the Flood
25th July 2011 by Shannon Walajtys
This is an amazing family and I was fortunate to get to help them load MAX into his new shiny car that already held all 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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