Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
China Overtakes US in Captive Orca Numbers
Press ReleaseDecember 19, 2024Marine WildlifeInvestigators have confirmed that, for the first time, China has overtaken the United States as holder of the highest number of captive orcas (22). A report released today by the China...
Anthropogenic Impacts of Ecotourism on Antillean Manatees
Marine WildlifePoorly managed wildlife tourism poses major threats to the survival of endangered species globally. For marine mammals, chronically high levels of boat-based tourism can disrupt behaviors and have other negative...
AWI Acts as IWC Ambassador at Marine Mammal Conference
Marine WildlifeThe 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, hosted by the Society for Marine Mammalogy, took place in November, in Perth, Australia. AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose has attended all...
Facing the Facts on Mexico’s Vaquita Protection Failures
Marine WildlifeIn September, AWI—on behalf of a coalition that includes the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Investigation Agency—provided a “detailed submission” to the Commission on Environmental...
IWC69: International Whaling Commission Sails Past Stormy Waters and Solidifies Future
Marine WildlifeThe AWI team prepared for September’s 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC69) in Lima, Peru, with a sense of trepidation. IWC68, in 2022, ended in recriminations and uncertainty after...
Latest Mystic Aquarium Beluga Death Merits Further Investigation
Marine WildlifeThree of five beluga whales imported to Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium from Canada in 2021 have now died. In mid-September of this year, the aquarium was fined $12,200 by the US...
Using Infrared Thermography to Assess Welfare in Free-Ranging Rorqual Whales
Marine WildlifeIn recent years, anthropogenic disturbances such as maritime traffic, pollution, and fishing have had a negative impact on the welfare of great whales around the world. The town of Sept-Iles,...
Lawmakers Urge Stronger Animal Protections
Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI rallied members of Congress to join letters to government agencies seeking greater animal protections. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) led a letter to the US...
Ridding Interior Appropriations of Harmful Riders
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI joined a coalition of groups urging US representatives to oppose riders in the House version of the fiscal year 2025 Department of the Interior spending bill that would undermine...
Octopus Farming’s Odious Outlook
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThe unsustainability and cruelty involved in octopus farming prompted Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to introduce the Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical...