Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose, Other Experts File Amicus Brief in Support of Lolita
Press ReleaseFebruary 14, 2018Marine WildlifeA group of marine researchers and scientists, including Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) marine mammal scientist Dr. Naomi Rose, filed an amicus brief today in defense of Lolita, the lone orca who has...
240+ Conservation Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject Anti-Wildlife Riders
Press ReleaseFebruary 7, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeMore than 240 environmental, animal welfare and conservation organizations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership today, calling on them to reject riders in Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Department and Environmental...
AWI Urges House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to Advance Animal Welfare Legislation
Press ReleaseJanuary 29, 2018Animals in Laboratories, Companion Animals, Marine WildlifeIn a letter issued today to US House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) urged the Majority Leader to advance animal welfare legislation in...
Organizations Call on Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to Improve Standards
Press ReleaseJanuary 24, 2018Marine WildlifeSixty-six marine conservation organizations, animal protection organizations, and leading academics recently issued a joint letter to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) chair Werner Kiene, criticizing the MSC for its failure to improve the...
AWI Statement: Florida’s Exemption from Offshore Drilling Still Leaves Marine Life Vulnerable
Press StatementJanuary 10, 2018Marine WildlifeFollowing bipartisan outcry from elected officials and concerned Florida residents, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Tuesday that Florida is no longer among the states that will be opened...
Lawsuit Seeks to Uncover Why Government Is Allowing SeaWorld to Hide Orca Necropsies
Press ReleaseJanuary 10, 2018Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) filed a lawsuit this week against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) related to the agencies’ refusal to...
AWI Statement: Offshore Drilling Proposal Would Jeopardize Marine Life
Press StatementJanuary 5, 2018Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) joins the growing number of citizens and elected officials from both parties in staunch opposition to the US Department of the Interior’s proposed plan to...
Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Failure to Act to Save Vanishing Porpoises
Press ReleaseDecember 21, 2017Marine WildlifeConservation groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration today for failing to respond to their emergency request to ban certain seafood imports from Mexico’s Gulf of California in order...
New Report Highlights Valuable Ecological Services Provided by Whales
Press ReleaseDecember 19, 2017Marine WildlifeA new report, released to the public today, reveals the enormous ecological benefits that whales and other cetaceans provide to the environment. The report is the product of a workshop, conducted...
AWI at Arctic Circle Assembly
Marine WildlifeEvery October, Iceland hosts the Arctic Circle Assembly, a gathering of representatives from governments, nonprofit organizations, indigenous communities, scientists, and industry. AWI’s Kate O’Connell joined more than 2,000 people from...