http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/theme/everything/rss.xml/1/16 en http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/sparkles-light-china-are-illuminating-darkness-ignorance-animal-welfare <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/elephants/grace-ge-gabriel">Grace Ge Gabriel</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 06/11/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="By simply making Chinese people aware that every piece of ivory comes from a dead elephant, IFAW’s ad campaign “Mom, I have teeth” successfully reduced the high risk segment of people—those who are most likely to buy ivory—down almost by half, from 54% to 26%.</p /> </p></div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/sparkles-light-china-are-illuminating-darkness-ignorance-animal-welfare" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Wildlife trade Elephants China elephant Ivory trade Wildlife Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:33:54 +0000 Grace Ge Gabriel 93501 at http://www.ifaw.org http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/india-rescued-elephant-calf-isnt-shy-when-calling-her-bottles <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/node/92736">Sheren Shrestha</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Mon, 06/10/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="Ready for dinner: a rescued elephant calf eagerly awaits her next bottle." class="caption" longdesc="" src="/sites/default/files/ele%20calf%20with%20its%20mouth%20open_0.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 233px;" title="Ready for dinner: a rescued elephant calf eagerly awaits her next bottle." />The first I saw of her was her trunk peeping out of a window.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/india-rescued-elephant-calf-isnt-shy-when-calling-her-bottles" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Animal rescue Elephants Assam baby bottle calf elephant feeding India rescue Image Tue, 28 May 2013 18:54:48 +0000 Sheren Shrestha 92741 at http://www.ifaw.org http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/trophy-hunter-faces-empty-mantel-exploits-legal-ivory-trade-violate-endangered-species-act <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/node/2996">Beth Allgood</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 06/05/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="Kokesh legally imported an African elephant trophy mount from Namibia. He then illegally sold the two tusks (similar to the confiscated tusks pictured here) to a buyer in Florida for $8,100 and proceeded to falsely describe the illegal sale in an email to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)." class="caption" longdesc="Kokesh legally imported an African elephant trophy mount from Namibia.</p /> </p></div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/trophy-hunter-faces-empty-mantel-exploits-legal-ivory-trade-violate-endangered-species-act" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Wildlife trade Political advocacy Elephants African elephants illegal wildlife trade African elephants illegal wildlife trade Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:53:55 +0000 Beth Allgood 93101 at http://www.ifaw.org http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/rocker-matt-sorum-educating-children-about-saving-elephants-through-art <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/elephants/matt-sorum">Matt Sorum</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 06/04/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="343" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KbHwCgjvyHQ" width="610"></iframe></p> <p>Music and art are my life, and animals have always been important to me.</p> <p>When I met Donna Gadomski of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) I saw a perfect opportunity to unite these two passions.</p> <p>My non-profit, <a href="http://www.adoptthearts.com/" target="_blank">Adopt the Arts Foundation</a>, and IFAW have partnered to help educate children about animal welfare through art.</p> </div><div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-embed-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-1" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-1"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="292" width="460" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/KbHwCgjvyHQ&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KbHwCgjvyHQ&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <!-- Fallback content --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHwCgjvyHQ"><img src="http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/emvideo-youtube-KbHwCgjvyHQ.jpg" alt="See video" title="See video" width="460" height="292" /></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/rocker-matt-sorum-educating-children-about-saving-elephants-through-art" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Education Elephants Angeles art contest Education elephants guns Juliette LA Lewis Los Roses schools Slash Video Thu, 23 May 2013 19:04:55 +0000 Matt Sorum 92611 at http://www.ifaw.org http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/spotlight-india-energy-efficient-cook-stoves-help-preserve-natural-habitat <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/node/92736">Sheren Shrestha</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 05/29/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="Small changes yield big benefits: The improved cooking stoves have been installed in three clusters of villages around Manas National Park and Reserve Forest. Fabricated using local raw material - soil, cow dung, rice husk and iron bars, these stoves are designed to maximise fuel efficiency. With these stoves installed in 182 households so far, around 2,500 trees may be saved annually, as fuel consumption is reduced by about one kilogram per person per day.</p /> </p></div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/spotlight-india-energy-efficient-cook-stoves-help-preserve-natural-habitat" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Elephants elephants forest management habitat protection elephants forest management habitat protection Tue, 28 May 2013 19:35:05 +0000 Sheren Shrestha 92746 at http://www.ifaw.org http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/science-saving-elephants-%E2%80%93-international-partnership-helps-preserve-amboseli-elephants <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date"> <div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 05/28/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-optional"> <div class="field-label">Image:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_optional" width="300" height="200" title="Science Saving Elephants – International Partnership Helps Preserve Amboseli Elephants" alt="Science Saving Elephants – International Partnership Helps Preserve Amboseli El" src="http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/SFS_XKP103_MR_300px.jpg?1369749641" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p>Science is taking the lead to secure habitat for elephants and other wildlife in Kenya&rsquo;s Amboseli National Park.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/science-saving-elephants-%E2%80%93-international-partnership-helps-preserve-amboseli-elephants" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Wildlife trade Elephants Anboseli elephants illegal wildlife trade Kenya Wildlife Services KWS SFS The School for Field Studies Tue, 28 May 2013 13:10:38 +0000 adintino 92696 at http://www.ifaw.org