INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC
290 Summer Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 www.ifaw.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The International Fund for Animal Welfare 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.

Fresh thinking and bold action for animals, people, and the place we call home.

Wildlife Crime: The illegal trade in live animals and animal products is among the most inhumane and detrimental threats to their survival. Wildlife species - many of which are already threatened by economic development activities and climate change - are increasingly victims of illegal wildlife trade. The world's COVID-19 crisis put added pressure on wildlife. The simple presence of people helps keep poachers away, so when tourists vanished due to lockdowns and travel restrictions, animals in many parks and protected areas were at increased risk. Meanwhile, many frontline rangers saw their wages cut or eliminated due to the lack of tourist revenue. In the places where IFAW works, we stepped in to help. We made sure rangers were paid, supported, and able to do their work. And that was just one aspect of our actions to reduce wildlife crime in fiscal year 2020. IFAW's Wildlife Crime Program takes a multi-faceted approach. We support capacity building for law enforcers and we strongly believe that change at an international and national policy level is key to tackling wildlife crime. IFAW continues to be a pioneer disrupting online trade in wildlife. IFAW's Wildlife Crime Program is also committed to reducing public demand for illegal wildlife and wildlife products through public awareness

Wildlife Rescue: Following the outbreak of COVID-19, IFAW's Wildlife Rescue program implemented adaptive measures to protect staff and continue our rescue, rehabilitation, and release work. As global lockdowns rolled out across the world and borders closed, IFAW worked with local partners to ensure animals at their facilities received care and staff had access to essential safety equipment in order to continue operations. Beginning in March 2020, all three of IFAW's Animal Rescue programs received an influx of support requests from projects and organizations around the world. As a part of our COVID-19 response strategy, the teams prioritized grant requests for biosecurity, sanitation, and operational support. Grant funds were used to purchase personal protective equipment, sanitation stations, and to support bio security measures, animal care, and veterinary staffing costs. IFAW's in-house expertise and quick mobilization ensured rapid protection for our staff and frontline rescue teams. In total, we were able to protect and care for people and animals in 15 countries at 27 partner project sites.

Landscape Conservation: Despite the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, IFAW was able to continue to support essential landscape conservation in fiscal year 20, forge new partnerships and address challenges in a holistic way. This year we once again achieved noteworthy success in the priority landscapes where we work across Africa and Asia. We remain committed to working with governments, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure connected conservation networks become a reality that provide wildlife, particularly keystone species like elephants, with the space they need to survive and thrive. This year IFAW-supported rangers recovered 2,498 kilograms of elephant ivory and arrested 1,289 poachers. Plus, IFAW-supported efforts added another 350 square kilometers of habitat to Manas National Park in India. We continue to link conservation and community livelihoods through substantive community engagement and participation. This year we supported livelihood diversification activities that resulted in US$278,000 in direct income for communities in Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya. We supported training for 289 people with skills like tailoring, brickmaking, construction, and beekeeping in the places where we work, including China and India.

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