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I can’t forget the image of the elephant I saw in India standing under a tattered canvas, chained at his foot, and, well, Read more »
Every Saturday morning at the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Dog & Cat Project in Jhb, a group of Read more »
Throughout the summer, tourists in Reykjavik, Iceland, might be greeted by International Fund for Animal Welfare Read more »
We have sacrificed enormously to satisfy a huge agro-lobby that works directly against our small local producers and the Read more »
The comments below were the International Fund for Animal Welfare Asia regional director Grace Gabriel's opening Read more »
I am just about to walk out of the door of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Dog & Cat Project in Jhb when I Read more »
Seals are coming under fire on Cape Cod and here at the International Fund for Animal Welfare Marine Mammal Rescue and Read more »
Our guide – Pracenjet had been dreaming to see the dhole for 7 years. And on the last day of our trip we saw a whole Read more »
Whenever I’m asked about elephants and the work I do, I invariably end up talking about matriarchs, as they form both the 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 »
Each winter, the entire northwest Atlantic harp seal population migrates to
the east coast of Canada to give birth and mate. Unfortunately, the window for
enjoying this spectacular phenomenon is short. Canadians will begin hunting
hundreds of thou Read more »
Bill C-15, which passed third reading in the House of Commons in December and
is now being reviewed by Senate. The Bill seeks tougher penalties for the
owners and crew of ships who illegally dispose of their oil at sea instead of in
port and Read more »
Despite repeated requests and an application made under the Freedom of
Information Act, the zoos have refused to reveal to the NGOs the answers they
gave to the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) in response
to questions about Read more »
“Keeping lions and tigers as pets is a growing phenomenon that is causing a
huge public safety and animal welfare issue,” said IFAW’s Josephine Martell,
“It’s a bad idea for animals and people.”
The number of Am Read more »
Marcel Bertsch, of IFAW’s Dutch office, said: "While we applaud this seizure,
it demonstrates that the illegal trade in elephant parts in Europe is rife and
is having a devastating impact on vulnerable elephant populations in Africa and
Asia Read more »
IFAW has campaigned relentlessly for this ban since 1989, arguing that hunting with dogs is both cruel and unnecessary and cannot be made humane by any amount of regulation. Its two full-time hunt monitors have gathered vital evidence of cruelty and Read more »
According to Center Director Ms. Zhang Lvping the center has accepted nearly
a thousand homeless dogs and cats since its founding five years ago. At present,
around 500 animals are still living there. Many of the animals – all abandoned Read more »
IFAW’s investigation concluded that Swan Lake is polluted and needs better
management to protect animals and their habitats.
Dr. Quanhui Sun, an ornithologist with IFAW, conducted independent anatomy
analysis of the dead birds and concluded: Read more »
The twenty-person team from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) hopes to vaccinate more than 2,000
at risk dogs along 30 miles of coast stretching south from the city of Galle,
which is one of the areas most devastated 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 »
The US government reached an agreement with the owners of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus this week to settle Read more »
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare—www.ifaw.org) applauds a Chinese government order which stopped the sale Read more »
I loved and rode horses as child. Chester, a spirited, chestnut horse, was my friend and partner on the trails Read more »
UPDATED: 12.5.11
On Saturday, Chinese officials stopped the illegal auction of tiger bone wine. The International Fund for Read more »
The best outcome for me at this year’s meeting of the Convention for Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), held in Read more »
A Chinese auction of traditional health tonics scheduled for Saturday, December 3, in a Beijing hotel will feature at least Read more »
“I think we will have to take one this down to the pier!”, shouted the teacher from Grand Fond Primary school. Read more »
I recently returned from my first visit to the chaotic and beautiful country of Japan.
Along with Iceland and Norway, Japan Read more »
Recently I attended a meeting of Buddhist leaders and practitioners from around the world in New Delhi to celebrate the 2, 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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