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When a group of activists first witnessed newborn seal pups being slaughtered on the ice floes in East Coast of Canada, every one of them asked the same question:
What can I do about it?
They answered that question by founding IFAW in 1969. During those early years, IFAW was committed to one problem threatening one species in one part of the world. And in 1983, with the European ban on whitecoat Harp seal products, we saved more than one million seal pups in the process.
Since then, we’ve taken on more problems threatening more species, including our own, in more than 40 countries. Today, we are rescuing more animals and conserving more habitats, on land and at sea, than at any other point in our history. And it almost always starts with one person or one community asking that same question:
What can I do about it?
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These orphaned flamingo chicks are celebrating their new outdoor enclosure at @SANCCOB! Since their rescue in January, they’ve grown in strength & independence & are each day a step closer to their eventual release back to the wild. #WildlifeWednesdayhttps://t.co/ahJm6eygJv pic.twitter.com/hkNPLz0Rkt
— ifaw (@action4ifaw) April 10, 2019
"When we rescue one animal—one leopard trapped as a backyard novelty, one whale tangled up in fishing gear—we’re doing much more than saving a life. We’re saving a species..." IFAW CEO @AzzedineTDownes on why individual animals matter via @thehill: https://t.co/cfgUSgAZ1E pic.twitter.com/95rjonVTAx
— ifaw (@action4ifaw) April 4, 2019
Every problem has a solution, every solution needs support.
The problems we face are urgent, complicated, and resistant to change. Real solutions demand creativity, hard work, and involvement from people like you.