Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Building Back a Better Climate
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThis is part two of a two-part series. In our previous issue, we described the devastating impacts that a warming planet is having on wildlife and its habitat. Here, we examine...
Oil Spill Harms California Wildlife and Wetlands
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAn underwater pipeline ruptured about five miles off California’s southern coast in early October, spewing at least 25,000 gallons of oil into the sea. While the exact cause remains unclear,...
Eloquence of the Sardine
Marine WildlifeEloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea by Bill François, a French physicist and naturalist, is full of fascinating and thought-provoking information about life beneath the waves. Through science...
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Press ReleaseDecember 2, 2021Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it would begin a status review to determine whether the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin should be protected under the Endangered...
Deadline Today: Will Nations Lose Access to US Seafood Market?
Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2021Marine WildlifeBy today’s deadline, seafood-exporting nations worldwide must have adopted regulations to reduce entanglements of whales, dolphins, and seals in fishing gear or face a US import ban. Under a National...
Dr. Jane Goodall Joins NGOs in Urging Governments to Adopt 50-Year Vision to Save Whales and Dolphins from Extinction on 75th Anniversary of International Whaling Commission
Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2021Marine WildlifeToday, Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace, joined with many of the world’s leading animal protection and conservation organizations to urge the 88 member countries of the International Whaling...
Help AWI Support First-Ever North American Seaside Sanctuary to Retire Captive Whales on #GivingTuesday
Press ReleaseNovember 22, 2021Marine WildlifeNovember 30 is Giving Tuesday—a global day of giving to inspire positive change. This year, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is collaborating with the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP), which is creating North America’s...
Federal Regulators Must Enforce Animal Welfare Law to Protect Toki
Press ReleaseOctober 22, 2021Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is urging the US Department of Commerce and the US Department of Agriculture to initiate enforcement actions against Miami Seaquarium (MSQ) for failing to protect...
Norway’s Whale Meat Industry Has Gone to the Dogs
Press ReleaseOctober 18, 2021Marine WildlifeJust days after the Norwegian whaling industry announced that 575 minke whales were slaughtered this season (the most in five years) new documents reveal that whalers are struggling to sell the whale...
Senate Passes Shark Fin Sales Ban
Marine WildlifeOn World Oceans Day (June 8) the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which would prohibit the sale, purchase, and possession of shark fins in the United States, passed the Senate...