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Wildlife Week, celebrated the first week of October in India, marked the milestone of 5,000 animals handled by the IFAW-WTI Read more »
IFAW and our partners at NRDC and Imaginary Forces are deeply gratified by the recognition our film Sonic Sea Read more »
Hearing today that the UK government is launching a consultation to ban ivory is brilliant news.
IFAW and our peers Read more »
This year, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) plans to release 12 cubs in 4 regions - Pskov, Tver, Kirov Read more »
We're coming off an inspiring week among peers and experts who are putting their skills to work in telling the story of Read more »
The matriarch, Chamilandu, of a release herd in Kafue National Park, reached an important stage of her rehabilitation on Read more »
"Bill" of good health
IFAW Disaster Response teams have re-deployed to the US Virgin Islands of St. John and St Read more »
The following blog was submitted by Youth Forum for People and Wildlife delegate Josephine Crouch - IS
“You know, Read more »
The following blog was submitted by Kafue Release Facility research volunteer Lina Schaefer. - LO
When I first arrived at 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 »
The world’s most important conservation body has avoided taking action against Japan for its trade in endangered sei whales. While many governments expressed concern, ultimately it was decided only to seek more information from Japan at this ti Read more »
New data uncovered through a Government of Alberta Freedom of Information Act request underscores the urgent need to stop the cruel and unethical poisoning of predators in Canada.
Between 2012 and 2017, 168 animals were reported killed from strychnin Read more »
IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) is hopeful that after four days of intense negotiation, world governments are set to increase protection for a range of shark species at the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), a UN wildlife confere Read more »
IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) welcomed the commitment by world governments to increase protection for some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife: lions, leopards, chimpanzees and giraffes at the 12th Meeting of the Conference of t Read more »
Icelandic support for minke whaling has dropped by 5% in just one year, according to polling results released today (Wednesday).
Gallup polling commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) reveals that 45.8% of Icelanders now clai Read more »
The island nation of Dominica suffered terribly after hurricane Maria tore through the Caribbean last month. The International Fund for Animal Welfare is sending food, supplies, and an expert team of disaster responders to help the community, their a Read more »
After the island of Barbuda was left almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Irma’s winds and rain, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) sent their team of disaster response experts to the island nation as recovery efforts begin to Read more »
Animal welfare campaigners have condemned plans for this year’s badger cull, with additional kill zones announced and double the number of previous licences issued today (Monday) to cull badgers.
IFAW has always opposed the badger cull for bein Read more »
‘Jamuna’, a female rhino that had been rehabilitated into the wild by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Assam Forest Department in 2010, has given birth to her second calf in Manas Nat 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 »
People throughout the world are demanding that CITES CoP17 protects all African elephants. This visual can be shared througho Read more »
Core to IFAW’s work are the pillars of rescue, rehabilitation and release of animals in the places they call home. Read more »
An ivory surrender to help protect elephants from further slaughter for the illegal ivory trade has received overwhelming Read more »
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population was dealt a devastating blow in 2017. Seventeen right whale Read more »
Every year, hundreds of dolphins, whales, porpoises and seals strand along coastlines around the world. Fortunately Read more »
Every year, hundreds of dolphins, whales, porpoises and seals strand along coastlines around the world. Fortunately, in some Read more »
Three female rhino calves rescued from monsoon floods that devastated Kaziranga National Park in 2016 and hand-raised at the Read more »
To stop the slaughter of elephants, we have to break every link on the trade chain—from poaching to trafficking to Read more »
Yesterday, Chinese Customs announced they had seized 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales – the largest seizure of pangolin Read more »
The world’s most important conservation body has avoided taking action against Japan for its trade in endangered sei 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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