http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/theme/video/rss.xml/1/16 en Rocker Matt Sorum on educating children about saving elephants through art 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" 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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 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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 In our fight to protect Africa’s elephants, rangers are our most precious allies http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/our-fight-protect-africa%E2%80%99s-elephants-rangers-are-our-most-precious-allies <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/c%C3%A9line-sissler-bienvenu">Céline Sissler-Bienvenu</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, 05/20/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="343" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CqZLW4X8Do0" width="610"></iframe></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-3" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-3"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="292" width="460" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/CqZLW4X8Do0&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-3"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CqZLW4X8Do0&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=CqZLW4X8Do0"><img src="http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/emvideo-youtube-CqZLW4X8Do0.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/our-fight-protect-africa%E2%80%99s-elephants-rangers-are-our-most-precious-allies" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Elephants Wildlife trade Elephants Africa cameroon CAR Chad CITES elephants enforcement French poachers rangers trainings Video Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:52 +0000 Céline Sissler-Bienvenu 92271 at http://www.ifaw.org Amboseli elephants: to whom do they belong? http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/amboseli-elephants-whom-do-they-belong <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/james-isiche">James Isiche</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, 03/19/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-eWjsK8j0WA" width="560"></iframe></p> <p><em>Take a moment to watch this video on the recent elephant collaring in Amboseli and learn more of <a href="/node/681" target="_blank">IFAW&rsquo;s partnership with the local community and other stakeholders to secure critical elephant habitats in the short and long term.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p> </div><div class="field field-type-emvideo 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field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Mon, 03/18/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="343" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cjti3foFD0s" width="610"></iframe></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-5" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-5"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="292" width="460" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/cjti3foFD0s&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-5"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cjti3foFD0s&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" 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forest elephants a fighting chance http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/video-better-training-and-equipping-rangers-may-give-african-forest-elephants-fighting-chance <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/c%C3%A9line-sissler-bienvenu">Céline Sissler-Bienvenu</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, 03/15/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-body"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cC8dATCf1Ds" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>In order to support the Congolese authorities in their efforts to reinforce the protection of the forest elephants that have become the preferred target of poachers and callous traffickers, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has supported the fight against poaching within Odzala &ndash;Kokoua National Park since 2011.</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-6" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-6"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="292" width="460" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/cC8dATCf1Ds&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;amp;fs=1" id="media-youtube-default-external-object-6"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cC8dATCf1Ds&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 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