Press releases

03 Mar 2020: World Wildlife Day highlights importance of sustainable use of wildlife for people, planet and prosperity in “biodiversity super year”
03 Mar 2020: UN World Wildlife Day highlights wild fauna, flora and biodiversity in film competition
03 Mar 2020: 15-Year-old Named Winner of World Wildlife Day 2020 International Youth Art Contest
28 Feb 2020: Empire State Building to be lit in celebration of World Wildlife Day
19 Feb 2020: Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase
17 Feb 2020: UN issues stamps celebrating CITES-listed migratory species
06 Jan 2020: In support of World Wildlife Day 2020: IFAW joins CITES and UNDP to sponsor Global Youth Art Contest
26 Nov 2019: Wildlife films to animate the “biodiversity super year”
19 Nov 2019: “Sustaining all life on Earth” announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2020
19 Nov 2019: New study finds illegal trade in marine turtles persisting in Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam
28 Aug 2019: CITES conference responds to extinction crisis by strengthening international trade regime for wildlife
17 Aug 2019: Opening remarks of Chair of CITES Standing Committee at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
17 Aug 2019: Opening remarks of Executive Director of UN Environment Programme at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
15 Aug 2019: International consortium to strengthen global action on combating wildlife crime
07 Aug 2019: CITES conference to strengthen wildlife trade rules for fisheries, timber, exotic pets, elephants and more
10 Jul 2019: Wildlife trafficking: organized crime hit hard by joint INTERPOL-WCO global enforcement operation
31 May 2019: CITES Secretary-General in Mexico to address the Vaquita and Totoaba crisis fueled by illegal international trade
10 May 2019: New report highlights continued threat to African elephants from poaching
15 Apr 2019: Uganda boosts efforts to strengthen wildlife management capacity and protect elephants
01 Mar 2019: Winner of World Wildlife Day 2019 International Youth Art Contest announced at UN Headquarters