Wildlife, Russian business leaders: Partners for biodiversity?
Dr. Maria (Masha) N. VorontsovaFri, 09/04/2015Russia has gathered its greatest influencers in business and government this week in Vladivostok to promote the development of the Eastern Russia economy...
View ArticleWildlife “farming” is not conservation
Azzedine DownesTue, 09/08/2015The Earth is not a warehouse.And living, breathing animals are not inventory.read more
View ArticleBig Cat Public Safety Act introduced in the US House
Carson BarylakThu, 09/17/2015Today Representatives Walter Jones (R-NC) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) introduced the Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 3546) in the US House. The bill, if enacted, will...
View ArticleRare clouded leopard rehabilitating at Manas field station
Rupa Gandhi ChaudharyThu, 09/17/2015The following is an update by Dr. Bhaskar Choudhary on a clouded leopard recently admitted to the IFAW-WTI field station. read more
View ArticleWashington State: Voting to Protect Animals from Illegal Trade
Peter LaFontaineFri, 09/18/2015The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is proud to support a ballot measure in Washington state that would defend a wide range of species from illegal wildlife...
View ArticleStrengthening Global Networks to Defeat Wildlife Crime
Azzedine DownesFri, 09/25/2015Discussions with @UKenyatta@PresidentKE@JudiWakhungu to increase wildlife security in East /Horn Africa @aworipatpic.twitter.com/lrAkjKJF8Jread more
View ArticleWATCH: Blood Lions documentary makes its US premiere Oct. 7
Jeffrey FlockenTue, 10/06/2015“Blood Lions,” a documentary that exposes the South African canned lion hunting industry, will premiere on US television on tomorrow, October 7, at 10 pm ET on MSNBC.In...
View ArticleSpotlight Russia: Suspected Tiger Traffickers Arrested
Dr. Maria (Masha) N. VorontsovaWed, 10/07/2015 read more
View ArticleIFAW Statement on Walter Palmer Not Being Charged for Cecil’s Killing
Publication Date: Tue, 10/13/2015Image: Washington, D.C. (October 13, 2015)– Jeff Flocken, North American Regional Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), issued the following...
View ArticleKiller skirts prosecution, but Cecil the Lion’s death will not be in vain
Jeffrey FlockenWed, 10/14/2015Three months after Walter Palmer, an American dentist from Minnesota, brutally killed Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe, it has been decided that he will not be prosecuted.read more
View ArticleWorkshop addresses Cheetah cub trafficking
Dr. Elsayed Ahmed MohamedWed, 11/11/2015Keeping cheetahs as exotic pets is a growing problem in the Arabian Peninsula countries.read more
View ArticleFrance closes its borders to import of lion trophies
Céline Sissler-BienvenuFri, 11/20/2015In light of the horrifying events that occurred in France this week, overwhelming all of us, a strong and essential measure toward protecting the last African...
View ArticleFrance becomes the 1st European state to ban lion trophies
Publication Date: Mon, 11/23/2015Image: Last week, Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, decided to ban the import of lion trophies into French territory....
View ArticleIllegal wildlife trade at heart of Racing Extinction documentary
Jeffrey FlockenTue, 12/01/2015A highly-anticipated documentary further exposes the threat driving endangered animals to extinction that the International Fund for Animal Welfare has been fighting...
View ArticleBlood Lions, the must-see documentary on canned hunting, debuts in the UK
Jordi Casamitjana Fri, 12/04/2015I am glad I was there to watch it with an audience.read more
View ArticleFirst ever: rehabilitated Siberian tiger gives birth to cubs in the wild
Publication Date: Wed, 12/09/2015Image: Zolushka, an Amur (aka Siberian) tigress found orphaned in 2012 and released after rehabilitation in 2013, was photographed by motion-sensing cameras at Bastak...
View ArticleCongress briefing urges support for Big Cat Public Safety Act
Carson BarylakMon, 12/14/2015 Congressional Briefing In Washington DC: https://t.co/MUekXoyxTP via @YouTube— Big Cat Rescue (@BigCatRescue) December 11, 2015 read more
View ArticleVICTORY! African Lion receives real protections under US Endangered Species Act
Azzedine DownesMon, 12/21/2015Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown no longer.The US Fish and Wildlife announced today that African lions will be afforded meaningful protections under the US...
View ArticleBREAKING: African lion expected to get much needed protections
Jeffrey FlockenMon, 12/21/2015UPDATE: The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced the greater protections for lions on their website. For more on this historic decision, go to IFAW CEO Azzedine Downes'...
View ArticleIFAW Applauds US Government Action to Protect Lions Under Endangered Species Act
Publication Date: Mon, 12/21/2015Image: Responding to a petition filed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and a coalition of wildlife groups, the US government today finalized a ruling...
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