Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
CITES Sanctions Mexico for Failing to Protect the Vaquita Porpoise
Press ReleaseMarch 27, 2023Marine WildlifeThe Secretariat to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced today trade sanctions against Mexico for its failure to control illegal fishing and trade...
The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards: Advancing Win-Win Solutions for Wildlife and People
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIt was a simple gesture. In 2006, a single donor to the Animal Welfare Institute offered a $10,000 grant to support the development of new tools and strategies to prevent,...
Closing the Book on 117th Congress
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeTwo of the 117th Congress’s final pieces of legislation that made it into law included many provisions affecting animals—both positively and negatively. The National Defense Authorization Act included provisions banning the...
As Demand Sinks, Whaling Companies Scramble to Stay Afloat
Marine WildlifeThere were high hopes at the beginning of 2022 that fin whaling in Iceland had ended for good. No whaling had been conducted since 2019, and Iceland’s fisheries minister signaled...
AWI Gears Up for Important Caribbean Conservation Meetings
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI has long been involved with the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), a regional agreement signed in Cartagena,...
Cetacean Captivity: USDA Walks Away in Miami, Dolphin Show Shuttered in Vegas
Marine WildlifeIn March 2022, the US Department of Agriculture issued an exhibitor’s license under the Animal Welfare Act to the new owners of Miami Seaquarium that omits the Whale Stadium and...
Expanded Port Portends Doom for Taiwanese White Dolphin
Marine WildlifeIn 2002, a subspecies of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin was identified in the coastal waters of western Taiwan: Sousa chinensis taiwanensis, now known as the Taiwanese white dolphin (TWD). Their skin, gray...
Lobster and Crab Gear Continue to Threaten Right Whales
Marine WildlifeThe millions of lines tied to the pots and traps used by lobster and crab fisheries in the western North Atlantic region continue to pose a considerable entanglement risk to...
Restoration Project Is Death Knell for Barataria Bay Dolphins
Marine WildlifeIn December, Louisiana finally received permits from the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with a massive project to divert Mississippi River water to Barataria Bay in an unprecedented effort to slow...
In Remembrance
Marine WildlifeAlong with so many in the marine animal protection community, AWI is grieving the loss late last year of three outstanding advocates. Each of these professionals played a role in helping to...