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Leonardo DiCaprio Kicks Off IFAW’s Animal Action Week

adintino — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:46:11 +0000

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Mon, 10/01/2012

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Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio joined IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today in calling for the world community to step up efforts to save elephants from poaching and the illegal ivory trade, which have escalated dramatically in recent years.

Unique whale research boat returns to Iceland

adintino — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:56:30 +0000

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Tue, 07/31/2012

A state-of-the-art whale research vessel has returned to Icelandic waters to carry out further vital, non-invasive research on whales and their behaviour.

Song of the Whale, owned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW www.ifaw.org) and operated by a dedicated, specialist research team, previously visited Iceland in 2004 and 2006 and will spend the next seven weeks studying endangered fin whales, blue whales, minke whales and other species.

IFAW research vessel to study endangered whales in U.S. waters

adintino — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:20:06 +0000

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Tue, 06/12/2012

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IFAW’s, (the International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org) research vessel, The Song of the Whale is contributing to one of the most comprehensive whale studies in the world - conducting critical research to help save whales from collisions with ships and entanglement in fishing gear.

IFAW honors unsung animal heroes with Animal Action Award

adintino — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:01:13 +0000

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Wed, 05/16/2012

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Recognizing those who have done something outstanding for animals, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org) today announced the recipients of its U.S. Animal Action Awards. Winners ranging from high-school teenagers to government officials will be honored at an exclusive awards-reception in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on May 22—the first time since 2007 that the awards have been given in the United States.

Leonardo DiCaprio joins IFAW in urging public action to shut down ivory trade

tj.griffin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:43:18 +0000

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Tue, 10/04/2011

DiCaprio serves as the global ambassador for the program, which highlights a different animal and conservation theme each year. This year’s theme is “Elephants, Never Forget,” and focuses on the crisis that elephants face 20 years after the international ivory trade ban was put in place.

While elephant populations started to recover following the ban, lax poaching oversight over the past several years has led to the prospect of extinction for the species in several African countries.

IFAW launches "Will Only Words Remain?" campaign during Tiger Day celebrations in Russia

tj.griffin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:57:25 +0000

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Fri, 09/23/2011

“Tiger Day provides an opportunity for the Russian people to celebrate tigers and better understand their plight,” said Masha Vorontsova, Director of IFAW Russia. “This is also a good time to remind the Russian government that they must stay focused on their commitment to tiger conservation, or only words, not tigers, will remain.”

The world’s wild tiger population has plummeted by 97% over the past century; as few as 3,000 survive in small pockets of scattered habitat in 13 Asian countries.