Program Term Archive
Endangered Species
USMCA Council to Investigate Mexico’s Failure to Protect the Vaquita
Press ReleaseJune 27, 2024Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeAfter a two-year delay, the Council of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) voted unanimously yesterday to investigate Mexico’s failure to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Mexico has not enforced its own...
New Survey: No More Than Eight Vaquita Remain
Press ReleaseJune 18, 2024Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeOnly six to eight critically endangered vaquita may remain on the planet, the Mexican government announced last week in reporting the results of a new survey. Compared to the 8...
Big Money Talks in Fight to Save Endangered Monkeys from Extinction
Press ReleaseJune 5, 2024Animals in Laboratories, Endangered SpeciesThis month, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is scheduled to determine whether long-tailed macaques (LTMs) should continue to be classified as “endangered” on its...
USFWS Increases African Elephant Protections, But Misses Crucial Opportunities
Press ReleaseApril 1, 2024Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for releasing a final rule today that provides additional Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled African elephants. However, AWI...
Biden Administration’s ESA Regulations Restore Important Protections to Imperiled Species, But Don’t Go Far Enough
Press ReleaseMarch 29, 2024Endangered SpeciesThe Biden administration has released three Endangered Species Act regulations that reinstate some critical protections for imperiled species and their habitats, yet fail to reverse many of the dangerous rollbacks implemented by...
Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth Proposed for ESA Listing In Response to AWI Petition
Press ReleaseMarch 27, 2024Endangered SpeciesThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act in response to a 2013 emergency petition filed by the Animal Welfare Institute...
Africa’s Atlantic Humpback Dolphins Win US Endangered Species Protections
Press ReleaseFebruary 20, 2024Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin will be protected under the US Endangered Species Act. Atlantic humpback dolphins are found only along...
Fifty Years Later, ESA Remains Strongest Tool to Protect Animals from Extinction
Press ReleaseDecember 28, 2023Endangered SpeciesToday marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, landmark legislation that, in the face of relentless political attacks, continues to serve as a global model for the preservation of...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee: Vaquita Porpoise Habitat Still “In Danger”
Press ReleaseSeptember 12, 2023Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeThe UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided today to maintain the “in danger” status for the last remaining habitat of the vaquita porpoise and the totoaba fish. Only 10 vaquitas remain in the...
US Proposes Ban on Imports, Exports of Banggai Cardinalfish
Press ReleaseAugust 15, 2023Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced a proposed rule to ban the import and export of threatened Banggai cardinalfish, following a 2021 petition from conservation groups. “Far too many of these gorgeous little...