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In recent years, human threats to endangered right whales have increased, and given their fragile population status, the loss of even one of these marine mammals can have a massive impact on the fate of the species.

We know we can do better in terms of our treatment of animals. This year, there were some significant victories that give us reason to believe the change we are working for can happen.

Thanks to a farsighted decision by a US federal judge, polar bears will continue to have protections from unnecessary killing by trophy-hungry American hunters.

If we don't make sure that today's young people enter adulthood with their eyes wide open to the importance of protecting our living planet, then we are all -- elephants, animals, ecosystems, people -- in deep trouble.

With dust in my mouth earlier this morning, I could only marvel at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) team here in Tsavo working with th...

Americans kill hundreds of African lions each year. They don't do it for protection or for food or as a cultural tradition passed down from generatio...

The US could become a leader in protecting wild lions, rather than one of the major contributors to the disappearance of wild lions from Africa.

Just when environmentalists were beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel, Canada's Fisheries Minister announced that restrictions on exporting seal meat to China had been lifted.

In the aftermath of floods, earthquakes, weather-related oil spills and other catastrophes, animals are often left to fend for themselves, resulting in extreme suffering or death.

IFAW has spent decades seeking innovative solutions to whale problems such as entanglement, ship strikes, and whaling. Tails for Whales is just one of their innovative, peaceful solutions.

From the IFAW: The International Fund for Animal Welfare's South African office director Jason Bell-Leask discusses why your support is so critical to...