FIAA | Foundation for International Aid to Animals

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Manatee playtime in rescue and rehabilitation center in Puerto Rico. FIAA’s new partner CMCC, Caribbean Manatee Conservation Center, is doing important research and education about the need to protect this fantastic endangered aquatic relative of elephants.

Our partner TAPO treating donkeys in rural Tanzania has reported that the government is closing donkey slaughterhouses! The work to stop killing donkeys for their skins for Chinese traditional medicine advances! #donkeyprotection#valuedonkeys#donkeysafrica

Congratulations to FIAA partner Refugio Animal Cascada for the amazing work they are already doing educating students and public about wildlife in their newly opened Center for Education and Exhibition featuring rescued wildlife that is unable to return to the wild. #Refugioanimalcascada#wildlifeconservation #wildliferescuecenters #chilewildlife

World Rabies Day, September 28. “One Health, Zero Deaths”. FIAA partner TAPO working hard all month to vaccinate domestic animals and raise consciousness about controlling this serious threat to human, animal life and biodiversity globally. #rabies #wildlifeconservation #tanzania

The First Interscholastic Environmental Education Fair in La Serena, Chile. Students involved in artistic, scientific and social themes regarding the environment are inspiring to all of us. FIAA salutes the students and teachers of partner San Joaquin School in La Serena for their organization of this first of it’s kind fair to educate the community about biodiversity and environmental issues.

Do you know what a Xenarthran is? No, not an alien from another galaxy. Anteaters, sloths and armadillos are the related species of this ancient group of placental mammals that exist only in the Americas. Wouldn’t you like to support their conservation and future on our planet? #xenarthra#species conservation

Rescue and Rehabilitation Center Namku-FIAA located in the wetlands of Concon, protecting wild birds and central Chilean biodiversity, inaugurates largest flight cage in Chile.

Biodiversity is Mother Nature’s art form.

World Elephant Day!! FIAA supports local community conservation projects like Reteti Elephant Orphanage in N. Kenya. Wildlife-human conflicts are minimized through care and understanding, and women gain respect and empowerment through their contributions and work as protectors of wildlife. #worldelephantday #elephant conservation

On World Lion Day, be aware that wildlife is threatened by domestic animals in many ways! This rabid dog was photographed by Ingela Jonsson of KopeLion attacking and biting a lion in Ngorongoro. FIAA supports campaigns to vaccinate against the spread of zoonotic diseases, control domestic species that prey senselessly on wildlife and educate people about responsible pet and domestic animal ownership. All animals need protection! #kuraspride#kopelion

World Lion Day!! Great news! All these young lions coexisting with Samburu people in Northern Kenya is due to the constant work of FIAA partner Ewaso Lions. This was only a dream five years ago. Working Together for Wildlife!
#ewasolions #worldlionday#lionconservation

In Samburu, N Kenya: only 5 years ago it was hard to find one lion here. Thanks to the tremendous work of our partner Ewaso Lions in collaboration with the Samburu community making it possible for humans and lions to coexist and thrive, now lions are repopulating this conservancy.

Tucuquere Great Horned Owl in rehabilitation at Refugio Animal Cascada in Cajón de Maipo, Chile, recently inaugurated Education and Exhibition Center with the support of FIAA.

Slow down. No,hurry up! Support Xenarthra conservation!
Website link: https://Xenarthrans.org/support
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Anteaters (Tamandua) rescued from fires in Brazil.

Don’t you love anteaters, sloths and armadillos! The Xenarthra (!) only exist in the Americas. Our partner ASASG of the IUCN is fundraising with merch highlighting these remarkable ancient and related species. Help out and buy! 100% goes to the non-profit at Xenarthrans.org.
Website link: https://Xenarthrans.org/support
Use code SUMMERVIBES20 until July 11th for 20% off our store!
#armadillos #sloths #anteaters #saveXenarthrans #xenarthranscience

Chungungo (otter) repopulation of the central coast of Chile will help the health of the marine ecosystem to flourish.

Centro de rehabilitación chungungos Fundacion Lontra

Congratulations to Fundacion Lontra partnering with FIAA to inaugurate the first center for otter rescue, rehabilitation and re-wilding in Chile. The municipalities of Puchuncaví and Zapallar joining in the conservation of marine fauna and biodiversity on the coast of Chile are great examples of community support for healthy ecosystems.
#otter conservation#community conservation#chungungos#marine conservation

We have lost a great brother in conservation, Cosmas Wambua. Our deepest sympathies to his family and many friends, to ACK, our partner Action for Cheetahs Kenya. How much we will miss him and remember him.#cheetahconservation

Immensely grateful for their partnership in our conservation projects

“The Tamandua Institute for Research and Conservation of Tamanduas of Brasil is immensely grateful to Foundation for International Aid to Animals (FIAA) for their partnership in our conservation projects and for holding the 10th Edition of the International Training Course for Working with Wildlife in the Pantanal Biome, December, 2022.”

Dr. Flavia Miranda, Director, Instituto Tamandua