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To Save Rapidly Vanishing Porpoise, Mexico Gillnet Ban Must Include Rigorous Enforcement
Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2015Marine WildlifeIn an effort to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, the government of Mexico this weekend proposed a two-year ban on the use of gillnets in the northern Gulf of...
AWI Now Accepting Grant Proposals for 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards
Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2015All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for the 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards. AWI’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award program, named in honor of...
Groups Oppose Resolutions Calling for Termination of Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina
Press ReleaseFebruary 24, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), in collaboration with Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders), the Red Wolf Coalition (RWC), WildEarth Guardians, Born Free USA, the Endangered Species Coalition, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the National Wolfwatcher Coalition, issued a written appeal to the US...
NOAA to Officially List Lone Orca at Miami Seaquarium as Endangered
Press ReleaseFebruary 4, 2015Marine WildlifeToday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it will officially list Lolita, the lone orca at the Miami Seaquarium, as a member of the endangered Southern Resident Killer...
Animal Welfare Groups Welcome Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick and Earl Blumenauer as New Co-Chairs of Bipartisan Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
Press ReleaseFebruary 4, 2015All ProgramsThe ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), the Animal Welfare Institute, The Humane Society of the United States, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud the naming of Reps. Mike...
NCWRC Violates Memorandum of Understanding with USFWS in Effort to Extinguish Last Wild Population of Red Wolves
Press ReleaseJanuary 30, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeOn Thursday, January 29, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) approved two resolutions aimed at abolishing the red wolf recovery program in North Carolina, home to the only wild...
Second Phase of Five-Year “Deer Spay Project” Kicks Off in Fairfax City
Press ReleaseJanuary 26, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeHumane Deer Management, an organization established by Northern Virginia citizens dedicated to non-lethal control of the region’s deer population,launched the second phase of its “Deer Spay Project” today in Fairfax...
Virginia Attorney General Herring Creates Nation’s First “Animal Law” Unit
Press ReleaseJanuary 23, 2015Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring for creating the nation's first Attorney General's "Animal Law" unit, which will serve as a resource for local...
Zimbabwe Sells Out Elephants
Press ReleaseJanuary 16, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeZimbabwe is engaged in a heartless heist of baby elephants for sale abroad. Details have been very hard to obtain, and it would seem government officials, aware of the international...
Governor Quinn Vetoes Bill Allowing Open Season on Illinois Bobcats
Press ReleaseJanuary 11, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for his veto of House Bill 4426 (H.B. 4426), which would have established up to a 107-day open season to...