14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (260+ words) By Neree Pateman, IFAW Oceania Program Officer Yet parts of Glenbog State Forest are now slated for logging, including areas known to support threatened species. Young regrowth forests cannot replacewhat is lost. Tree hollowscantake more than 100 years to form. Onceold…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (529+ words) Liked to death: Europeans" love of wild animals is fuelling a largely hidden wildlife trafficking crisis (London, 28 April 2026)" New research shows overwhelming public concern about wildlife trafficking, yet many people do not connect it to the wild animal pet trade…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (341+ words) Sloths'have become some of the most recognizable wild animals in the world. Their slow movements, gentle expressions, and calm appearance have made them'favorites'on social media, in tourism-based goods and marketing, and in wildlife encounter experiences. Yet that popularity can come…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (804+ words) Stronger together: An elephant community rebuilding after the storm It was mid-March when the message arrived, at a time of year when spring usually settles gently over'Daotangqing'village in Xishuangbanna.' After more than 20 years working'with IFAW'in this landscape, seasonal changes become…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1733+ words) Earth Day is a grassroots initiative that has become the world's largest secular holiday'around the world. Every year, Earth Day falls on 22 April. So, what exactly is Earth Day, how did it start, and how can you get involved with…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (580+ words) Wild animals are not pets: the dangerous myths behind the "exotic" pet trade Behind the viral videos are'the dangerous myths that keep the'trade in wild animals as pets'alive.' Captive-bred does not mean domesticated. Domestication is a complex, multi-generational process that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (355+ words) LUSAKA, ZAMBIA [20 April 2026] - A recent national survey commissioned by Wild Africa and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has found that Zambians strongly support wildlife conservation, with 79% viewing the country's wildlife as national heritage worth protecting and 92% recognizing its…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (129+ words) Vessel strikes are one of the leading causes of'serious injury'and death for this species and must be mitigated for the right whale population to recover. Maintaining the 2008 VSR'helps give North Atlantic right whales a future.' I urge NOAA to uphold…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (410+ words) Our oceans are grappling with the ever-increasing problem of plastic pollution resulting from rising consumption and soaring demand for plastics in packaging. At the same time, weak waste management infrastructure in developing countries exacerbates pollution, leading to plastic leakage into…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (710+ words) by Daisy Ochiel, IFAW Gender & Youth Officer Unfortunately, in marginalised and pastoralist communities, which tend to live in close proximity to wildlife, women traditionally have little or no control over decisions on the use of land and livestock. They are…...