Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
AWI Honors Wildlife Protection Heroes at International Wildlife Trade Conference
Press ReleaseNovember 16, 2022Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeExemplary wildlife law enforcement leaders from seven countries were recognized Tuesday with the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award at the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties...
AWI Honors Environmental Pioneer Jennifer Lonsdale with Schweitzer Medal
Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2022Marine WildlifeJennifer Lonsdale OBE, who cofounded the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and has dedicated more than three decades to protecting the world’s oceans from environmental crimes and abuses, has received...
Effort on Capitol Hill to Close Down Captivity of Certain Cetaceans
Marine WildlifeIn July, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act (HR 8514/S 4740)....
Invasive Whale Study Fails—Again
Marine WildlifeFor the second year in a row, researchers from the United States and Norway failed to measure a whale’s brain waves to determine how they might react to naval sonar...
CITES CoP19: Nations Converge on Panama to Determine Protections for Species in Trade
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed that over 1 million species were in danger of extinction and called for transformative change to prevent such...
The Swordfish Hunters
Marine WildlifeIn The Swordfish Hunters: The Life, Death and Future of Xiphius gladius, marine biologist and physician Dr. Thomas Armbruster recounts in vivid detail his time spent as a young deckhand on a...
New Welfare Certification for Farmed Fish
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThis summer, the nonprofit animal welfare certification program Global Animal Partnership (GAP) debuted standards for farmed Atlantic salmon. As with other GAP animal welfare standards, the salmon standards are a...
Norwegian Whalers Slaughter 580 Whales During 2022 Season, Highest Number in Six Years
Press ReleaseSeptember 30, 2022Marine WildlifeIn defiance of a 40-year-old international agreement to protect whales, Norway slaughtered at least 580 whales during the 2022 whaling season—the highest number in six years. Norway continues to kill far...
Lawmakers, Advocates Celebrate 50 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2022Marine WildlifeToday, a coalition of more than 20 animal and environmental protection organizations gathered alongside scientists, agency officials, and legislators to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the US Marine Mammal Protection...
Faroe Islanders Slaughter an Estimated 100 Bottlenose Dolphins
Press ReleaseAugust 1, 2022Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is gravely disappointed to learn that an estimated 100 bottlenose dolphins were slaughtered Friday in the latest Faroe Islands drive hunt. The victims reportedly included a pregnant...