Tag Archives: IFAW
Illegal Wildlife Trade Showcased at World Famous Chinese Photo Exhibition
From September 19 through 25, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) showcased the “Loss of Nature: Wildlife Threatened by Trade” exhibit at the Pingyao International Photography Festival in China. The festival is of the world’s largest with 427 exhibitors displaying … Continue reading
Reject Wildlife Consumption Exhibit Reaches Thousands in China
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) together with the Kaide Mall, one of Beijing’s largest shopping centers, held a wildlife photo and art exhibition calling for citizens to reject wildlife parts and products. IFAW, a partner of the USAID-funded ARREST … Continue reading
Chinese Trading Ban Sees Huge Decrease in Endangered Species Auction Sales
ARREST Program partner IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) was given credit in a Chinese newspaper for influencing the Chinese government to issue a ban removing tiger bone, rhino horn and elephant ivory from art auctions. The ban had an … Continue reading
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Tagged Auction, China, Endangered species, Environment, IFAW, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Ivory, Rhinoceros, Wildlife trade
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China’s Largest Online Store Leads Holiday Push to Reduce Trade of Endangered Species. December 2012
Consumption of wildlife products, such as ivory necklaces, tiger bone wine and shark fin, consistently spikes during the gift-giving season. Te reduce such pressure on such wildlife the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) collaborated with China’s largest shoppingwebsite Taobao.com … Continue reading
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Tagged ARREST, Chinese language, FREELAND, IFAW, International Fund for Animal Welfare, SINA Weibo, Twitter, Wildlife, Wildlife trade
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ARREST Progress October through December 2012
The months October through December built further momentum against transnational wildlife crime. The ARREST Program and its partners are reducing demand for wildlife in Vietnam through multi-media public engagement, in Cambodia with the debut of wildlife awareness signage in its … Continue reading
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Tagged ARREST, ASEAN, ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network, asean-wen, Cambodia, China, conservation international, ENV, FREELAND, IFAW, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, USAID, Vietnam, Wildlife Alliance
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China’s Largest Search Engine Raises Awareness of Illegal Wildlife Trade.
ARREST partner IFAW is taking the fight against wildlife crime online. Earlier this year, IFAW secured support from Baidu, the world’s largest Chinese language search engine, successfully persuading the site to remove a dozen forums that serve as trade platforms … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, August, Baidu, IFAW, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Poaching, Wildlife, Wildlife trade
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Asia's Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) 