Watch our 6 best animal welfare moments – 2012 edition

Azzedine Downes — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:20:24 +0000

Azzedine Downes

Sun, 12/30/2012

As 2012 comes to an end, and the scale of the work we have ahead sinks in, this highlight video produced by our communications staff gives me such hope.

The people featured in this video are members of the dedicated teams of International Fund for Animal Welfare staff who work tirelessly around the world year in and year out to protect and rescue thousands of animals in need and crisis.

Take the pledge to protect animals on Wildlife Conservation Day

Kelvin Alie — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:41:57 +0000

Kelvin Alie

Tue, 12/04/2012

In the video above, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks for your support of Wildlife Conservation Day.

As Director of IFAW’s global program on wildlife crime and consumer awareness, I have spent the better part of 2012 in the field working on the frontlines with wildlife law enforcement to help train, equip and encourage proactive law enforcement action against wildlife crime.

Big cat rescue efforts in Ohio come full circle this weekend

Kelly Donithan — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:53:15 +0000

Kelly Donithan

Fri, 10/19/2012

If you’ve been following the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s animal rescue work, you may remember a story about a white tiger named Nikita and a cougar named Tasha.

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.

WATCH: True Blood star Kristin Bauer with IFAW in Amboseli National Park

Kristin Bauer — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:16:23 +0000

Kristin Bauer

Thu, 09/06/2012

I write this on my last day in Amboseli National Park, in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro.

It has been a spectacular journey so far, full of wildlife and the amazing people here to protect them, set on a beautiful landscape that I’ve long dreamed of.

Spotlight Amboseli: Talking to the elephants

Vicki Fishlock — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:54:36 +0000

Vicki Fishlock

Wed, 08/15/2012

If you wanted to ask an elephant a question, how would you go about it? One way would be to record an elephant’s call and play it over a speaker that is able to reproduce the low- frequency sounds people may or may not be capable of hearing but elephants can.