In Cameroon, no season should be elephant poaching season

Céline Sissler-Bienvenu — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:32:49 +0000

Fri, 01/11/2013

As many of us prepare for the holidays surrounded by friends and loved ones, news reports of heavily armed poachers in Central Africa brings my mind back to Cameroon and the devastation of elephant families I witnessed last year.

Hong Kong children ask the world to end the killing of elephants for their ivory

Grace Ge Gabriel — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:59:49 +0000

Grace Ge Gabriel

Fri, 01/11/2013

The children in these photos are seriously concerned by the record amounts of ivory that have been seized of late in Hong Kong.

With Hong Kong seizures and Tsavo poachings, are we staring at a catastrophe for elephants?

Elizabeth Wamba — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:52:43 +0000

Elizabeth Wamba

Fri, 01/11/2013

Last weekend, in one of the worst poaching incidents recorded in Tsavo Park’s recent history, a family of 12 elephants, one of which was a two-month-old calf

Watch our 6 best animal welfare moments – 2012 edition

Azzedine Downes — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:20:24 +0000

Azzedine Downes

Sun, 12/30/2012

As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our communications staff gives me such hope.

The people featured in this video are members of the dedicated teams of International Fund for Animal Welfare staff who work tirelessly around the world year in and year out to protect and rescue thousands of animals in need and crisis.

Spotlight Amboseli: help needed as the Maasai community turns a vital corner

Bernard. M. Tulito — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:14:30 +0000

Bernard. M. Tulito

Thu, 12/27/2012

With the fast changing world, the Maasai of Amboseli are at a cross road - to adopt the changes and survive or ignore them and perish.

Controversial proposal to sell 100 000kg ivory stockpile shelved

adintino — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:56:01 +0000

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Fri, 12/21/2012

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Reports today suggest that Tanzania has decided to withdraw its controversial proposal to sell over 100 000kg of ivory to China and Japan. The proposal was due to be debated in March at the next CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.