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Japan’s Whaling - More Sushi Than Science
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 4:17 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
While the drama unfolds in the Southern Ocean, IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) reiterates the only way to permanently stop the Government of Japan’s illegal whaling activity is through international courts. More >>
CITES Standing Committee releases Ivory stockpiles
Thursday, 7 June 2007, 2:46 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
(The Hague, Netherlands – 5 June 2007) – The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has disregarded evidence of Japan’s poor record on regulating ivory trade and instead officially released 60 ... More >>
IFAW pushes eBay to announce Ivory trade ban
Thursday, 7 June 2007, 2:45 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
(The Hague, Netherlands –6 June 2007) – eBay has today announced a ban on the international trade of elephant ivory on all of its sites around the globe, creating the first-ever online international trade ban of elephant ivory. More >>
Elephants Released To Wild for First Time in India
Monday, 26 February 2007, 4:01 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org) and its partner, WTI (Wildlife Trust of India) today announced that six elephant calves have been successfully released to the wild in Manas National Park. More >>
Antarctic Wildlife Need to Be Priority
Monday, 19 February 2007, 3:52 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
Not satisfied with killing threatened species of whales in an International Whale Sanctuary, the Japanese whaling fleet is now risking the lives of other Antarctic wildlife by a potential oil spill from their stricken vessel, the Nisshin Maru. More >>
Southern Ocean Violence Must Stop
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 3:02 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
The violent and unlawful deaths of hundreds of whales occurring now in the Southern Ocean could have been prevented, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). More >>
Help Save The Whale, Britain Urges More Nations
Friday, 2 February 2007, 9:48 am | International Fund For Animal Welfare
A UK Government initiative to enlist more countries around the world to the anti-whaling cause has been welcomed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). More >>
IFAW Releases Rhinos Back To Wild in India
Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 2:21 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org) and its partner, WTI (Wildlife Trust of India), today announced the successful release of two one-horned Asian rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) back to the wild in India with support from Assam ... More >>
65,000+ say no to Caribbean commercial whaling
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 2:25 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
More than 65,000 emails and faxes urging Caribbean leaders not to consider commercial whaling were sent to Ministers of Tourism there, after the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.og) called on supporters worldwide to encourage ... More >>
Australia joins protest against Iceland’s whaling
Friday, 3 November 2006, 10:28 am | International Fund For Animal Welfare
(Reykjavik, Iceland – 1 November 2006) – The International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) welcomes increased diplomatic pressure against the Icelandic government due to its whaling policy. Ambassadors from 25 countries, including Australia, ... More >>
Australia Joins Whale Hunt Protest
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 5:24 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
(Reykjavik, Iceland – 1 November 2006) – The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) welcomes increased diplomatic pressure against the Icelandic government due to its whaling policy. Ambassadors from 25 countries, including Australia, ... More >>
Iceland to hunt whales despite global ban
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 1:57 pm | International Fund For Animal Welfare
18 October 2006 – The government of Iceland has announced that it will commercially hunt whales for the first time in more than two decades, contravening a moratorium established in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The announcement ... More >>