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News

Welcome to IFAW's News section. Here you can find our latest stories from the field and updates on groundbreaking events happening around the world.

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October 21, 2025

Updated North Atlantic right whale population numbers underscore urgency for the species

June 6, 2025

Whale Alert: the app to help to protect whales

October 21, 2025

Fascinating animal adaptations: six unique ways wild species have evolved to survive

October 17, 2025

Animal heroes of the world honoured at the BAFTA, London with a special award

October 15, 2025

From orphaned calf to wild wanderer: Samson the elephant

October 15, 2025

Indian Conservationist Vivek Menon Becomes First Asian Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission

October 15, 2025

Azzedine Downes receives the Order of the California Condor Award at IUCN Congress

October 15, 2025

Closing the Loopholes in the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations

October 14, 2025

What is biodiversity?

October 6, 2025

Meet 15 of the most poached animals in 2025

October 6, 2025

What is the IUCN World Conservation Congress—and why is IFAW going?

October 2, 2025

Wildlife crime: terms and definitions

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