Archive: News
Trial Challenging Wind Energy Impacts on Endangered Bat Set to Begin in Federal Court
Today a groundbreaking trial began in Federal District Court in Greenbelt, MD (6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770) pitting a...
Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History”
Determined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle...
Coyote and Fox Live Bait Training and Penning Condemned as Unethical & Ecologically Reckless
More than 40 scientists, veterinarians, and attorneys and a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations including Project Coyote, Indiana Coyote Rescue...
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 Approaches the Finish Line in Senate
Following the swift and unanimous passage by the House of Representatives in March of this year, the Senate’s companion bill,...
Federal Court Rules Massive Wind Energy Project in Violation of Endangered Species Act
Federal district court Judge Roger Titus of the US District Court for the District of Maryland has issued a comprehensive...
Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Petition U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Halt Illegal Trapping of Canada Lynx
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) urged the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)...
Wildlife Coalition Condemns Coyote Killing Tournament as Ethically and Ecologically Indefensible
A national coalition of wildlife advocacy and conservation organizations representing more than 70,000 Maine citizens is calling for an end...
The Animal Welfare Institute Continues Fight to Protect Endangered Elephants from Abuse by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
After nearly a decade of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) will continue its battle to protect endangered Asian elephants...
Parties in Federal Lawsuit Concerning Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project Announce Agreement on Bat Protection and Turbine Operation
An agreement has been reached among all parties involved in federal litigation under the Endangered Species Act concerning the Beech...
US Navy Sued to Protect Critically Endangered Whales
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), has filed suit against the US Navy over its plans to build a $100 million...