WATCH: Amur tiger release - Cinderella leaps to freedom in Far East Russia!

Anna Fillipova — Wed, 29 May 2013 18:55:54 +0000

Anna Fillipova

Mon, 06/03/2013

Watch the amazing video of Cinderella's release back into the wild, shot on location by IFAW staff working in Russia.

I should consider myself truly lucky because I took part in Cinderella’s release to the wild.

WATCH: dramatic rescue of two orphaned Bengal tigers in India

Gail A Brunzo — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:49:04 +0000

Gail A Brunzo

Thu, 03/28/2013

Last November, villagers from Anini, a small and remote town in Northeast India, spotted four tiger cubs moving around their locality. These sightings were particularly unusual in that the cubs were seen without the presence of an adult tiger, in other words, without their mother.

Soon, villagers started reporting dead or missing poultry and pigs; clearly the orphaned tiger cubs were hungry and desperate.

As CITES Bangkok ends, some success pursuing a better future for wildlife

Peter Pueschel — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:41:37 +0000

Peter Pueschel

Thu, 03/14/2013

In the video above, IFAW CEO Azzedine Downes offers some thoughts from the floor of the CITES CoP 16 meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 16th CITES CoP has been very successful as we gained more protection for sharks, moved towards more effective action to combat transnational organized wildlife crime, particularly poaching and illicit trade of elephants and rhinos and to increase efforts to control wildlife trade on the internet.

VIDEO - CITES Bangkok day one - politics, politicians, ivory and democracy

Adrian Hiel — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:44:02 +0000

Adrian Hiel

Mon, 03/04/2013

The International Fund for Animal Welfare's Peter Pueschel gives us an update from the floor of CITES CoP 16.

Voters went to the polls on Sunday March 3^rd in a municipal election here in Bangkok, Thailand.

VIDEO: Three orphaned tiger cubs rescued in Far East Russia

Anna Fillipova — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:46:20 +0000

Anna Fillipova

Fri, 12/14/2012

On November 27, three young tigers appeared near a military unit located 8 km away from Yakovlevka village, Primorsky krai. The small predators tried to kill a domestic dog, but a guard scared the animals away into the forest. In another attempt the tiger cubs succeed in catching a hen.

Fox’s "Bones" echoes need to end private possession of big cats

Tracy Coppola — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:54:22 +0000

Tracy Coppola

Wed, 10/10/2012

A recent episode of Fox’s hit series BONES follows a farmer’s decision to purchase a tiger, which ultimately leads to the mauling and death of an innocent bystander. After the accident, the tiger is killed to prevent further human fatality and injury. This episode serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of private big cat ownership, both for the animal and owner. In this case it is fiction, but we know that far too often the reality is just as grim if not worse.