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25/08/2026

Can people and elephants really coexist?

For thousands of years, people and wildlife have shared the same landscapes. Today, that balance is under increasing pressure. Follow the series as we uncover the challenges and solutions that are shaping the future for people and wildlife.

Episode one of Living with the Wild is now live. Watch here: https://youtu.be/LnuVpuUi3Sg

23/08/2026

Come along with us on a research trip in Massachusetts Bay with IFAW, Syracuse University, and NOAA, where scientists are gathering data and information that helps protect North Atlantic right whales and the ecosystem they depend on.

The data we collect on these research missions is vital: every sighting, sound, and sample helps shape real-world solutions for whales, mariners, and our ocean. 🐋🌊

This material is based upon work supported by Allen Family Philanthropies.

Cover photo: Andrea Spence / © IFAW, NOAA/NMFS permit #21371

20/08/2026

For thousands of years, people and wildlife have lived alongside each other. So why is the conflict at an all-time high?

Living with the Wild episode one premieres August 22nd.

19/08/2026

Last weekend, our partners at Mosswood Wildlife responded to multiple koala and possum car strike victims. Tragically, several mothers were carrying young, leaving orphaned joeys fighting for survival.
As wildlife breeding season continues, please take extra care on the roads, especially at dawn and dusk when animals are most active. Slowing down and staying alert can save lives.
If you do come across an injured or deceased animal, remember to stop safely, check the pouch if appropriate, and look and listen for any nearby joeys.
Together, we can help reduce the devastating toll of car strikes on Australia's wildlife. 💙

19/08/2026

Bupe and Mataya are taking their next steps back to the wild 🐘💙

Rescued as orphaned calves, Bupe and Mataya have thrived under the care of their keepers at Game Rangers International, growing in strength, confidence, and independence. Now, they're ready for the next chapter of their rehabilitation journey: moving to the Kafue Release Facility.

At this age, wild elephant calves would naturally begin to wean from their mothers and grow more independent. For Bupe and Mataya, it means beginning to step away from the comfort and safety they've known with their keepers and starting to find that same trust and guidance in other elephants.

At the release facility, they'll have the freedom to shape their own path back to the wild, on their own terms, with the time, space, and support they need to grow into strong, independent elephants 💚

Cover photo: Donal Boyd / © Atlas 1 Studio

18/08/2026

🐘 Australia promised to ban the domestic ivory and rhino horn trade. Now it's time to deliver.
Elephants and rhinos continue to face devastating pressure from the illegal wildlife trade, and a strong domestic ban is a critical step in helping protect them.
Australia committed to introducing the ban seven years ago, but the legislation is yet to be delivered.
We need your voice to help ensure this promise becomes reality.
By taking action today, you can help close loopholes that allow the ivory and rhino horn trade to persist and send a clear message that Australia stands with elephants and rhinos, not traffickers.
👉 Add your name and speak up for the promised ivory and rhino horn ban now:
https://action.ifaw.org/page/196261/action/1

Together, we can help protect elephants and rhinos for generations to come. 💙

📸 Donal Boyd

Australia promised to ban the domestic trade in ivory and rhino horn. Seven years later, we're still waiting. I took action on World Elephant Day to help protect elephants and rhinos. Will you?

18/08/2026

We love a good release video!
Wishing these beautiful tawaki penguins a wonderful life back in the wild.
Huge shout out to the incredibly dedicated team at Mosswood Wildlife for giving these penguins a second chance.

14/08/2026

Two tiny Himalayan owls are getting a second chance. 🦉💚

When these two owlets were found alone in a mountainous area in early May, rescuers waited patiently, hoping their parents would return. But after a long wait with no sign of the adult birds, they knew they had to act.

Wrapped carefully in warm clothing, the young owls were rushed to the Beijing Raptor Rehabilitation Centre (BRRC), where an examination found they were in fair condition, despite bruising inside both of their ears.

Himalayan owls are known for their round heads, striking facial markings, and dark brown eyes. They usually make their homes in open woodlands, where they play an important role in the ecosystem.

These two young owls will be returned to the wild when they're ready. 💙

12/08/2026

An elephant never forgets, and neither will we.

Today, on World Elephant Day, we are asking the Australian government to remember its promise to the world’s elephants and rhinos.

In 2019, the government agreed to ban the domestic trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn. Yet, it is still legal today.

95% of Australians want that promise delivered. Together with Humane World for Animals Australia and Born Free Foundation, we're calling on the government to act. The public is ready. The time is now.

Add your voice and tell the government it is time to finish what it started.
Take action here 👉 https://action.ifaw.org/page/196261/action/1


Photo: Paolo Torchio / © IFAW

11/08/2026

Elephants don't recognise manmade boundaries.

They follow rain, water, and food along ancient pathways, crossing landscapes that can stretch for hundreds of miles. For millennia, Africa’s elephants moved this way, shaping and sustaining the ecosystems around them. But today, that freedom has disappeared.

Roads, farms, fences, and political borders have divided once-continuous habitats into isolated fragments. Many elephant populations are now confined to parks that are too small and too disconnected to get to the resources they need.

But hope is not lost. A new conservation idea has taken root. Not bigger parks, but connected ones—vast, linked landscapes known as “megaparks."

What does this mean for elephants? And for people?

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A new conservation idea is gaining ground. Not bigger parks, but connected ones—vast, linked landscapes known as “megaparks”.