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Volume 67  Issue 2

Summer 2018

In this Issue

We profile Dr. Samuel K Wasser, the 2018 recipient of AWI’s Schweitzer Medal in honor of his pioneering use of DNA analysis to combat poaching and illegal trade in wildlife. Read about our partnership with bestselling author Katherine Applegate and HarperCollins Children’s Books aimed at inspiring youth to rally around endangered species protection. And learn why a wilderness road in Senegal has been named after AWI’s founder.

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate) cruises the reef off Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands. Habitat loss and degradation, entanglement in fishing gear, ingestion of marine debris, slaughter for meat, and the tortoiseshell trade have taken a heavy toll on this critically endangered animal. AWI is partnering with acclaimed author Katherine Applegate and HarperCollins Children’s Books to raise awareness about species threatened by human activities and our responsibility to ensure we don’t cause their extinction. Learn more about the partnership and Applegate’s new endangered-species-themed Endling series.

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Florida Strengthens Animal Cruelty Law

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Revolutionary Science and a Reverence for Life: AWI Awards Schweitzer Medal to Dr. Samuel K Wasser

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