IFAW

55+ years of helping animals, people, and the place we call home

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together. We are experts and everyday people, working across seas, oceans, and in more than 40 countries around the world. We rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals, and we restore and protect their natural habitats. The problems we’re up against are urgent and complicated. To solve them, we match fresh thinking with bold action. We partner with local communities, governments, non-governmental organizations, and businesses. Together, we pioneer new and innovative ways to help all species flourish. 

Since 1969, IFAW has provided hands-on assistance to and protection of animals in need, and global leadership on pressing issues impacting their health, well-being and survival.

275,598 animals rescued, treated and sheltered from 2000-2018.

The number of natural and human-caused disasters are only increasing—and so are the dangers.

93% reduction in poaching incidents.

tenBoma eliminated almost all poaching activity in Tsavo National Park in Kenya in 2018. The elephant population is now increasing, and the successes of tenBoma are expanding to more regions in Africa and Asia to stop poaching at its source

80% reduction in wildlife trafficking by 2020

IFAW, WWF and TRAFFIC jointly convened the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, bringing together companies from across continents for an industry-wide commitment to reducing wildlife trafficking online.