http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/theme/everything/rss.xml/1/17 en A lone Icelander sets sail targeting fin whales for the first time in three years http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/lone-icelander-sets-sail-targeting-fin-whales-first-time-three-years <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/political-advocacy/robbie-marsland">Robbie Marsland</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="‘Meet Us Don’t Eat Us’ volunteers ask tourists to sign a postcard that pledges not to eat whale meat and makes it clear that they are against whaling." class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/wordpress/MUDEU_volunteer_whalesuit_web.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 281px;" title="‘Meet Us Don’t Eat Us’ volunteers ask tourists to sign a postcard that pledges not to eat whale meat and makes it clear that they are against whaling." />I arrived in Reykjavik at midnight on Sunday.&nbsp;</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/lone-icelander-sets-sail-targeting-fin-whales-first-time-three-years" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Whales Political advocacy Whales Icelandic Loftsson sanctuary tourism watching whales Whaling Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:08:21 +0000 Robbie Marsland 93491 at http://www.ifaw.org Trophy hunter faces an empty mantel: exploits legal ivory trade to violate endangered species act 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 We Will Brock You – Brian May to Address London March against the Badger Cull http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/we-will-brock-you-%E2%80%93-brian-may-address-london-march-against-badger-cull <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">Fri, 05/31/2013</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="350" height="260" title="We Will Brock You – Brian May to Address London March against the Badger Cull" alt="We Will Brock You – Brian May to Address London March against the Badger Cull" src="http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/badger_image_copyright_shutterstock_web_3.jpg?1369994013" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p>Queen legend Brian May will address a mass gathering of badgers &ndash; or at least humans in badger masks &ndash; on London&rsquo;s streets on Saturday June 1st to protest against the imminent badger cull.</p> <p>May and Bill Oddie will join thousands of people from around the country who are expected to turn out for the event to show their opposition to the Government&rsquo;s cull.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/we-will-brock-you-%E2%80%93-brian-may-address-london-march-against-badger-cull" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Political advocacy badger badger cull Brian May Fri, 31 May 2013 10:08:13 +0000 adintino 92901 at http://www.ifaw.org The California state legislature is preparing to vote on the Bobcat Protection Act http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/california-state-legislature-preparing-vote-bobcat-protection-act <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/tigers/tracy-coppola">Tracy Coppola</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, 05/28/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="The number of bobcats being trapped and killed has doubled since 2010. Photo by Annica Kreuter" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/wordpress/bobcat_web.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 386px;" title="The number of bobcats being trapped and killed has doubled since 2010. Photo by Annica Kreuter" /><strong>6.3.13&nbsp;</strong><strong>UPDATE:&nbsp;</strong><em>I&rsquo;m pleased to report that the bill passed the State Assembly the eve of May 30 with flying colors!&nbsp;Thank you to IFAW members for taking action&mdash;the alert was superbly timed.</em></p> </div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/california-state-legislature-preparing-vote-bobcat-protection-act" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Political advocacy Big Cats bobcat fur pelt protection trapping Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:37 +0000 Tracy Coppola 92686 at http://www.ifaw.org Icelandic whaling in the balance? http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/icelandic-whaling-balance <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/political-advocacy/robbie-marsland">Robbie Marsland</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">Fri, 05/24/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><img alt="A humpback whale dives next to the Elding Whale Watch vessel in Iceland. Whale Watching companies are speaking out against whaling as it hurts the very whales they rely on for their living." class="caption" longdesc="A humpback whale dives next to the Elding Whale Watch vessel in Iceland. Whale Watching companies are speaking out against whaling as it hurts the very whales they rely on for their living." src="/sites/default/files/Elding_Humpback7_LaraOsk_0.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 393px;" title="A humpback whale dives next to the Elding Whale Watch vessel in Iceland.</p /> </p></div><p><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/icelandic-whaling-balance" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Whales Political advocacy Whales flense harpoon iceland IWC tourism watching whale Whaling Image Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:04 +0000 Robbie Marsland 92596 at http://www.ifaw.org First ever NGO, INTERPOL agreement establishes partnership to fight wildlife crime http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/first-ever-ngo-interpol-agreement-establishes-partnership-fight-wildlife-crime <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/united-states/about-us/wildlife-trade/azzedine-downes">Azzedine Downes</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">Thu, 05/23/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="343" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R-P2vPO2mcA" width="610"></iframe></p> <p><em>In the video above, IFAW CEO &amp; President Azzedine Downes speaks with INTERPOL at their headquarters in Lyon, France.</em></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/R-P2vPO2mcA&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/R-P2vPO2mcA&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=R-P2vPO2mcA"><img src="http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/emvideo-youtube-R-P2vPO2mcA_13.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/first-ever-ngo-interpol-agreement-establishes-partnership-fight-wildlife-crime" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Wildlife trade Political advocacy Elephants Rhinos Africa crime enforcement Interpol traininigs video Wildlife Video Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:50 +0000 Azzedine Downes 92571 at http://www.ifaw.org