All Press Releases for Political advocacy

Governments designate IFAW a partner in global plan to save tigers
18th November 2010
An international IFAW delegation, including tiger conservation experts from three range countries, is joining heads of state attending the summit, which will be hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Governments of 13 tiger range states are Read more »
IFAW rescues tigers from Texas
8th November 2010
Unfortunately, due to the economic downturn, WAO, the Wild Animal Orphanage decided to close their doors. Working together with the USDA, the Texas State Attorney General's Office Charitable Trust Division, and IFAW, the WAO Board signed a resolution Read more »
New Report Shows Sharp Declines in Populations of Wild Cats and Dogs
26th July 2010
Eighty percent of all wild cat species are experiencing population declines, as are 25 percent of wild canids - the family of foxes, wolves and wild dogs. The report looks beyond the raw numbers and delves into the plight of 15 of these species that Read more »
Governments will crack down on poaching, wildlife trafficking to save tigers from extinction
16th July 2010
Tigers have experienced a 97 percent decline in population since 1900, when 100,000 roamed the earth. As few as 3,000 wild tigers survive today. In a global assessment of transnational organized crime, including wildlife trade, the UN Office of Drug Read more »
Rare clouded leopards released back to the wild for first time in India
4th May 2010
The radio-collars will help rehabilitators track the movement of the cubs as they become completely independent of human care and begin exploring on their own.  An extremely shy, nocturnal, and tree-dwelling species found in India’s north Read more »
Study Finds Little Local Economic Value in Trophy Hunting Polar Bears Hunts are of economic importance only to a handful of individuals
5th March 2010
A new study, The Economics of Polar Bear Trophy Hunting in Canada, jointly released today by Humane Society International and International Fund for Animal Welfare reveals that polar bear hunts provide little economic benefit to Canada’s In Read more »