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“News broke last night that China will be allowed to buy legal African stocks of ivory in a one-off sale. The announcement was criticised by conservation groups - including the International Fund for Animal Welfare - who fear that China’s poor record in controlling the ivory trade could open the doors to illegal elephant poaching.” - New Scientist

“Following a study carried out by the Wildlife Trust of India and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, no elephants have been killed for 5 years by trains on a railway track that crosses the forests of the Rajaji National Park in the northern Indian.” - Wildlife Extra

“African elephant range states meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, have raised exception with undue focus on ivory trade within the CITES framework, saying preference should instead be given to conservation of elephants and mitigating challenges such as human wildlife conflict, law enforcement, building management capacity for range states and establishing mechanisms for local and trans- boundary elephant translocations. ” - International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

“An animal welfare group charges that eBay sales of ivory are brisker than ever a year after the online marketplace promised to restrict the sale of products made from animal teeth and tusks—many of which come from endangered species.” - Scientific American

“The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) along with its partner the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Assam forest department has rescued and rehabilitated 13 abandoned elephant calves in Assam. Five of these were reunited with their natal herds almost immediately after their rescue. The remaining 8 animals have been hand-raised by trained wildlife staff in the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) based near Kaziranga National Park.” - Wildlife Extra

“While the International Fund for Animal Welfare warns that the slaughter of elephants is funding the killing of humans, there are more traditional fears for the survival of elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli region. On Richard Leakey’s authoritative blog, one of the world’s most knowledgeable elephants experts, Cynthia Moss, reveals that 14 elephants have been speared in Amboseli since the start of the year”- IndyBlogs

“The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is launching a direct mail campaign to save the elephant from extinction with the help of its supporters.” - Precision Marketing

“Government must heed concerns over the capture and use of elephants in the safari industry, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).” - The Times

“The government’s proposed elephant-management regulations could hobble South Africa’s “notorious” elephant-back tourism industry, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) said on Wednesday.” - Mail & Guardian Online

“Elephant overpopulation has become a problem in certain parts of South Africa, even as elephant populations suffer significant declines in other African countries. Michael Wamithi of the International Fund for Animal Welfare speaks with Lynn Neary about the issue.” - NPR

“The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) expressed their great concern over Hong Kong customs’ seizure of 3.9-ton illegal shipment of 600 ivory tusks of African elephants.” - Xinhua

“The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) says nearly all ivory sold in the UK is sold illegally, because of “worrying” legal loopholes.” - BBC NEWS

“South African National Parks (SANParks) must explore alternatives to shooting elephants to control their numbers, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) said on Wednesday.” - iafrica.com

“South African National Parks (SANParks) must explore alternatives to shooting elephants to control their numbers, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) said on Wednesday.” - The Citizen 24

“An elephant handler was killed by a bull elephant at the Knysna Elephant Park on Tuesday during a morning excursion, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said on Wednesday.” - Mail & Guardian Online

“The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) has called for South Africa’s growing elephant-back safari and tourism industry to be stopped immediately.” - News24

“A campaign to oppose the removal of elephants from the wild for commercial purposes was launched this week by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and its partner organisation the Ethical Conservation Network.” - News24

A group of 12 central and west African states have called on all governments in the continent’s elephant range to ban trade in ivory, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said today. Meeting at a symposium, organised by IFAW and the French-based National Society for the Protection of Nature (SNPN) in Paris, the states called for all elephant populations to be listed as “most endangered species, threatened with extinction”. - SABCnews.com