Program Term Archive
Commercial Trade
IL Residents: Help End the Use of Wild Animals in Circuses
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Illinois House of Representatives will soon vote on H.B. 4255, which would add non-human primates, bears, and certain exotic cats to the ban on using elephants in traveling shows....
Defend the Big Cat Public Safety Act!
Terrestrial WildlifeA new bill in Congress seeks to weaken the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which ushered in historic protections for big cats when it was signed into law in 2022....
CITES CoP20 Confers Wildlife Protections
Endangered Species, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe recently concluded 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan,...
AWI Honors International Wildlife Law Enforcement Leaders
Terrestrial WildlifeOn December 2, AWI bestowed the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award on eight recipients at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade...
IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status
Animals in Laboratories, Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeIn October, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on wildlife conservation, officially reaffirmed the “endangered” designation of long-tailed macaques (LTMs)—a monkey species used extensively for biomedical...
Urge Indonesia’s President to Protect Endangered Orangutans
Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeOrangutans, the only wild great ape species found in Asia, are under serious threat due to habitat loss, illegal killing, the pet trade, and wildfires used to clear land for...
It’s Time for NY to End the Use of Wild Animals in Circuses
Terrestrial WildlifeWild animals used in traveling performances are often kept in chains and small cages, denied the opportunity to engage in normal behaviors and form social bonds with members of their...
Pennsylvania: Act Now to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
Terrestrial WildlifeH.B. 994, a bill moving through the state legislature, would establish Pennsylvania as one of the leaders in the fight against wildlife trafficking by prohibiting the purchase or sale of...
Tell Fashion Designers to Ditch Cruel Exotic Animal Skins
Terrestrial WildlifeEach year, luxury fashion companies Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Prada peddle items such as shoes, wallets, gloves, purses, and belts made from the skins of crocodiles, alligators, lizards, snakes, ostriches, and...
International Wildlife Trade Conference Secures Essential Protections for Imperiled Species
Press ReleaseDecember 17, 2025Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe international wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry that impacts hundreds of millions of plants and animals. It is often fueled by unsustainable demand for imperiled species and their body...