Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Global Students Get Vocal for Animals
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 2024 edition of the annual “A Voice for Animals” contest, sponsored by AWI, the Humane Education Network, and the Palo Alto Humane Society, once again provided a platform for...
AWI Appalled by Iceland’s Plan to Hunt More Than 2,000 whales
Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2024Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply disappointed by today’s announcement that Iceland’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has issued whaling permits that could result in the death of more than...
AWI Prepares for IWC69
Marine WildlifeThe 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC69) will take place in Lima, Peru, this September. The gathering will include representatives from most of the 88 IWC member governments, as...
Exploring Limited Options for Barataria Bay Dolphins
Marine WildlifeA US government workshop was held in late August to discuss options for intervention on behalf of the bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, once a project designed to restore...
IUCN Task Force Tabs 46 Atlantic Areas for Potential Marine Mammal Protection
Marine WildlifeOn May 20, the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced 46 new candidate Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) for the...
Latest Vaquita Survey Paints Grim Picture
Marine WildlifeIn May, two research vessels embarked on a survey in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California, searching for evidence of the world’s rarest marine mammal, the tiny vaquita porpoise. Scientists conducted...
Stubborn Whalers Take to Sea Despite Sinking Demand
Marine WildlifeThe start of summer 2024 signaled a fitful continuation of the commercial whaling still conducted by three nations: Iceland, Norway, and Japan. Two years ago, Iceland killed 148 fin whales,...
Richard Ellis
Marine WildlifeRichard Ellis—artist, author, conservationist, and great friend of AWI—died in May at the age of 86. Ellis grew up in Belle Harbor, on the Rockaway Peninsula of Queens, New York,...
CITES Animals Committee Considers Host of Wildlife Trade Issues
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI joined several hundred delegates representing nearly 80 countries and a similar number of observer organizations in Geneva this July for the 33rd meeting of the Convention on International Trade in...
Advancing Animal Protection in Ocean Policy
Marine WildlifeIn June, AWI staff members attended Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation in Washington, DC. CHOW—which brings together scientists, policymakers, scholars, businesses, and conservation...