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The world’s biodiversity is declining fast- none more so than migratory species. These species range from Read more »
Last September, IFAW brought together 34 young conservation leaders and CITES decision makers in the first ever Youth Forum Read more »
It has been an excruciating month for me since Hurricane Maria slammed my home island of Dominica. There was almost no Read more »
This article, written by Story Hinckley, originally appeared in The Christian Science Monitor on October 23, 2017. --KB Read more »
I find myself on the passenger seat of a koala rescue van at 8am on a Sunday morning – a typical spring at Friends of Read more »
The article below was authored by Azzedine Downes, IFAW President and CEO, for distribution in the upcoming Convention Read more »
The statistics speak for themselves. Population (human): 1,200; Population (dog and cat): 241; Veterinary support: None; Read more »
Happy tears streamed down Elsa Angel’s face as she opened the crate and hugged her dog. They had been separated for Read more »
UPDATE: Molly is the newest addition to the ZEN herd. She arrived into our urgent care center at the Zimbabwe Elephant Read more »
Matt Collis, IFAW’s International Whaling Commission (IWC) Team Leader tells us why a technical rule Watch Video »
Matt Collis, speaking at the Southern Ocean Research Partnership (or SORP) event at the 66th International Watch Video »
In the video above, the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Whale Program Officer updates us on the proceedings Watch Video »
VIDEO: IFAW’s IWC Team Leader, Matt Collis relates our Delegation’s disappointment at the Watch Video »
Our tenBoma project continues to grow and make an impact for the protection of elephants. When we announced our partnership Watch Video »
We are happy to say that Washburn, the wayward, pregnant manatee we rescued last month, is one step closer to returning to Watch Video »
We are happy to say that Washburn, the wayward, pregnant manatee we rescued last month, is one step closer to returning to Watch Video »
In 2011 I visited Malawi, a very poor country in southern Africa, with a pressing question on my mind: How could I convince Watch Video »
India's wild tiger numbers are very encouraging.
There are 2,226 tigers there, amounting to 70 percent of the world Watch Video »
Research conducted in France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom found almost one-fifth of the posts offering ivory or suspected ivory products
Disrupt: Wildlife Cybercrime – Uncovering the scale of online wildlife trade – released t Read more »
In recognition of the potential harm to the North Atlantic right whale caused by snow crab and lobster fishing off the Atlantic coast, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) made a commitment to adopt dynamic management practices to Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) announces its acceptance into the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the preeminent membership Union, which provides public, private and non-governm Read more »
Today’s announcement by the Government of a ban on ivory sales has been welcomed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) as a positive and vital step for elephants, as it urges the Government to do all it can to ensure the ban is in Read more »
Today, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the global campaigning movement Avaaz hand over more than 1.2 million signatures to Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, calling o Read more »
Six orphaned female elephant calves that had been hand-raised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation – CWRC; the wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation facility jointly run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the Intern Read more »
The world’s leading e-commerce, technology and social media companies are joining forces with Google and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to render online platforms and apps inoperable for wildlife traffickers to trade in endangered species.
Today, 21 Read more »
Big cats may never have been in more danger, and they need help. World Wildlife Day sharpens global focus on not only the threats that face these iconic predators, but also celebrates and encourages support from the public in helping ensure they surv Read more »
A training workshop to increase the expertise of law enforcement officers to tackle wildlife trafficking began today in Kampala, Uganda.
The training workshop hosted by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in partnership with the International Fund Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) sponsors a Conference of the Part Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) sponsors a Conference of the Part Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) sponsors a Conference of the Part Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) sponsors a Conference of the Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) sponsors a Conference of the Part Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) seeks to ensure that internationa Read more »
An efficient and impactful first step towards removing illegal wildlife products online is the adoption of a standardized, in Read more »
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) sponsors a Conference of the Part Read more »
Song of the Whale arrives in Monaco, at the halfway point in summer research project in the Mediterranean
R/V Song of Read more »
Conservationists are calling for an immediate end to commercial whaling in Iceland after genetic tests revealed a whale Read more »
Record numbers come together to celebrate whales in Iceland - despite harpoons trained on endangered fin whales
A record Read more »
Early on the morning of July 7th, Icelandic whaler Kristian Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf, the only Icelandic company involved Read more »
Thousands of Icelanders and visiting tourists are expected to celebrate whales and show their support for whale protection Read more »
Thousands of Icelanders and visiting tourists are expected to celebrate whales and show their support for whale protection Read more »
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Baidu, the leading Chinese language internet search provider, launched Read more »
For the first time since 2015, fin whale hunting is taking place in Iceland, with whaling vessels heading out to sea to Read more »
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Hunted down! Dramatic moment a notorious gang of ivory poachers are caught in an undercover sting in Zambia: Photo documentation of the dramatic moment notorious ivory poachers are caught – read more.
How Lizard Genitalia Became a Black Market Craze: Monitor lizards were poached for their meat and skins… now they’re dying for their penises – read more.
Whale Strikes and Kills Canadian Rescuer After He Helps Free It: Marine community mourns the loss of Joe Howlett, dedicated whale rescuer who died after successfully disentangling a whale – read more.
‘Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly’ Team Travels to Kenya to Report on Efforts to Protect Elephants – read more.
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