All Press Releases for Animal rescue

Baby Chimp Orphaned by Bushmeat Trade in Africa, Airlifted to Safety by IFAW
4th April 2002
The chimpanzee, nicknamed “Commando” and of the sub-species Schwienfurthii, is roughly two years of age, based on dental development, but due his poor state of health is so severely stunted in growth, that rescuers initially estimated h Read more »
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 »