All Press Releases for Political advocacy

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 »
Will the Year of the Tiger be good for the tiger?
12th February 2010
“Wild tigers once numbered around 100,000 across Asia, today there are fewer than 3,500,” said Grace Ge Gabriel, IFAW’s Asia Regional Director. “Tigers face threats from loss of habitat and prey. But the greatest threat to wil Read more »
Wildlife Groups Seek Halt to Polar Bear Trade
31st August 2009
Polar bears in the wild live entirely within five countries: Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, Russian Federation, and the United States. There are presently between 20,000 and 25,000 polar bears and the number is decreasing. Polar bears are comp Read more »
Conservation treaty urged to give turtles, tigers, whales and sharks a future
1st December 2008
During the five day conference, proposals to be considered include measures to protect whales and other cetaceans from ocean noise, together with discussions about tigers, elephants, turtles, sharks, birds and gorillas. The International Fund for Read more »
Tiger Day in Russia unites efforts of Government, scientists, NGOs and World Bank to save tigers and preserve biodiversity
26th September 2008
Regional and federal officials, scientists and practitioners responsible for tiger conservation in the Russian Far East will be joined at the Tiger Day events by representatives of the World Bank, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), International Un Read more »
Wildlife Protection Groups Ask Federal Court to Uphold Polar Bear Trophy Hunting Ban
16th June 2008
In a separate filing today, the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace have also sought to participate in the lawsuit. “Polar bears are headed toward the brink—everyone knows it. It is shame Read more »