grizzly bear with cub on back and another behind her watches across a grassy field

Volume 69  Issue 1

Spring 2020

In this Issue

What is lost when US environmental laws are weakened; behind-the-scenes chicanery that is killing horses at US racetracks; the inexorable, welcome decline of commercial whaling; unchecked animal abuse at the nation’s primary supplier of chinchillas for research; kind souls knitting nests to help rehabilitate wildlife. Also, for researchers: apply now for grants to study ways to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. And for high school students: enter the “A Voice for Animals” contest!

After grizzly bears were nearly eradicated from the contiguous United States, protections afforded the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have helped boost bear numbers. The ESA and other vital environmental laws protect both wildlife and human communities. Alarmingly, the Trump administration has been waging war on these laws, nullifying them not by legislative repeal but by regulatory rollbacks—making sure they can’t be enforced as intended. Read more on this distressing assault and why we, the public, must fight back.

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Featured in This Issue

As USDA Dithers, Research Chinchilla Supplier Goes Unchecked

Animals in Laboratories
rabbit eats waybill in lab cage

Enrichment Strategies for Rabbits in Research 

Animals in Laboratories
jockeys race horses at a hippodrome

Fast Tracking Fatalities: Bust of Horse Racing Doping Ring Highlights Need for Reform

Companion Animals, Equines
A young cow looks above a crowded herd of cattle.

Hawaii Agrees to Regulate Live Animal Shipments 

Farmed Animals
Knitting Nests for Wildlife in Need
Terrestrial Wildlife
Nation’s Laws Protecting Animals and Environment Are Essential
Terrestrial Wildlife
Novel Methods to Assess the Population Status of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Terrestrial Wildlife
Unexpected Response of Coyotes to New Nonlethal Management Tool
Terrestrial Wildlife
Whaling in Decline: Dr. Holt’s Dream Fulfilled
Marine Wildlife

More in this Issue

AWI Contributes to Australian Wildlife Rescue and Recovery

 Terrestrial Wildlife

AWI Offers Reward for Info on Dolphin Killings

 Marine Wildlife

AWI Sues over Slaughter of Downed Pigs

 Farmed Animals

Animals Protections Included in Appropriations Package

Congrats to AWI Scholarship Recipients

Congress Directs USDA to Help Farmers Develop Disaster Plans

 Farmed Animals

DC Set to Ban Ivory and Rhino Horn Sales

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Human “Body-on-a-Chip” Could Replace Traditional Animal Testing

 Animals in Laboratories

Lab Animal Caregivers Share Insights in New LAREF Volume

 Animals in Laboratories

Marine Mammal Conference Sounds Alarm, Highlights Positive Actions 

 Marine Wildlife

Maryland County Poised to Curtail Balloon Releases

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Nation’s Oldest Ag-Gag Law Ruled Unconstitutional

 Farmed Animals

New York City Bans Foie Gras

 Farmed Animals

PAW & FIN Conservation Act Introduced

 Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial Wildlife

PAW and FIN Conservation Act Introduced

 Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial Wildlife

Right Whale Births This Year a Positive Sign for Species

 Marine Wildlife

Shark Fin Sellers Foiled in Florida, Texas

 Marine Wildlife

Solar Storms Implicated in Some Gray Whale Strandings

 Marine Wildlife

Uninspiring Update to USDA Animal-Raising Claims Guideline

 Farmed Animals

Virginia Bill Would Prohibit Public Contact with Wild Animals

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Reviews

panther licks lips

Cat Tale

 Terrestrial Wildlife
fox trots through white background

The Hidden World of the Fox

 Terrestrial Wildlife
illustrated bees surround book cover

The Lives of Bees

 Terrestrial Wildlife