a red wolf stands alone on dirt

Volume 69  Issue 4

Winter 2020

In this Issue

AWI is funding studies to promote peaceful coexistence between wolves and humans, while the US Fish and Wildlife Service is stripping away Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and abandoning its once-successful recovery program for red wolves. Meanwhile, a bit of positive news for some wolf descendants: Greyhound racing is coming to an end in Florida and other states, and a long-lost canine reunites with his family.

The spotlight this issue is on two wolf species—the red wolf (shown on the cover) and the gray wolf. AWI is suing the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for grossly mismanaging its Red Wolf Recovery Program. Meanwhile, the USFWS has lifted protections under the Endangered Species Act for gray wolves, leaving them at the mercy of state managers. Two projects funded through our Christine Stevens Wildlife Award program seek to ease human–wolf conflicts through noninvasive study of wolf behavior and deployment of nonlethal methods to prevent wolf predation on livestock.

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Featured in This Issue

Aquarium’s Beluga Acquisition Comes with Restrictions

Marine Wildlife
a red wolf looks to its right on a mossy rock

AWI Returns to Court to Resuscitate Red Wolf Recovery Program

Terrestrial Wildlife
chickens packed tightly in rolling cages for slaughter

AWI Sues to Prevent Inhumane Handling of Birds at Slaughter

Farmed Animals
guard dog looks out with sheep in the background

BarkLight Collars on Guard Dogs Could Help Protect Livestock

Terrestrial Wildlife
Does Online Training Increase Implementation of a Welfare-Enhancing Technique?
Animals in Laboratories
Grim Fate for Factory-Farmed Turkeys
Farmed Animals
IWC Conservation Committee’s Virtual Meeting Produces Positive Outcomes
Marine Wildlife
Sound Science: Tracking Gray Wolves by Their Howls
Terrestrial Wildlife
Tiger King Cohorts Collared
Terrestrial Wildlife
USDA Allows Abysmal Conditions to Persist at Pennsylvania Guinea Pig Breeders
Companion Animals

More in this Issue

2021 Brings Brighter Outlook for Animals

AWI Continues Campaign to Reform Wildlife Services Program

 Terrestrial Wildlife

AWI Refinement Grant Winners Announced

 Animals in Laboratories

AWI Unveils New Safe Havens Website

 Companion Animals

AWI Updates Food Label Guide

 Farmed Animals

Belugas Prosper in Pioneering Cetacean Sanctuary

 Marine Wildlife

Birds Poised to Finally Get Animal Welfare Act Protections

 Terrestrial Wildlife

California Clamps Down on Rodenticides

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Death at SeaWorld Book Slated for Small Screen Series

 Marine Wildlife

Elephants Nearly Eliminated in Ivory Coast

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Fast Growth Leads to Poor Welfare for Chickens

 Farmed Animals

Forest Elephant Conservation Has High Economic Value

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Gray Wolves Lose Endangered Species Protections

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Greyhound Racing Rounds Its Final Turn

 Companion Animals

House passes Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act

 Equines

Ill-Conceived Columbia River Sea Lion Cull Commences

 Marine Wildlife

LAREF Has Moved!

 Animals in Laboratories

Long-Lost Dog Reunited with Family

 Companion Animals

Meatpackers Fined for Failing to Protect Workers

 Farmed Animals

NIH Denies Sanctuary to Dozens of Former Research Chimps

 Animals in Laboratories

New Year, New Congress

Official Decree Would Make France Dolphinarium-Free

 Marine Wildlife

Preventing Future Pandemics Act

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Protecting Marine Mammals in the Caribbean

 Marine Wildlife

Scientists Warn of Cetacean Extinction

 Marine Wildlife

Reviews

scuba diver swims with octopus above head

My Octopus Teacher

 Marine Wildlife
author sits in front of ants

Tales from the Ant World

 Terrestrial Wildlife
sad illustrated dog face

The Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals

 Companion Animals