Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Umpteenth Attempt to Undermine ESA
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 115th Congress has declared war on the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Even though the ESA has a 99 percent success rate in preventing the extinction of listed species and 90...
A Whale of an Effect on Ocean Life: The Ecological and Economic Value of Cetaceans
Marine WildlifeWhat if an animal could entertain and educate millions of people annually, enhance productivity (thereby increasing the number of fish in the sea), mitigate climate change, feed billions of marine...
New Online Campaign Discourages Arizonans from Visiting Dolphin Attractions
Press ReleaseAugust 16, 2017Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Animal Defense League of Arizona (ADLA) this week launched a digital campaign aimed at discouraging the public from buying tickets to attractions that exploit captive dolphins. Through...
AWI Statement: SeaWorld’s Lack of Transparency Failing Science, Conservation
Press StatementAugust 8, 2017Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal advocacy organizations issued an open letter today to Joel Manby, CEO of SeaWorld, requesting the release of Tilikum's necropsy (animal autopsy) report and his...
International Workshop Reveals Ecological, Economic Benefits of Cetaceans
Press ReleaseJuly 26, 2017Marine WildlifeA workshop held today at this week’s International Congress of the Society for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2017) revealed that the ecological services that cetaceans (whales and dolphins) provide to the planet may...
International Wildlife Journal Features Two Articles Authored by AWI Experts
Press ReleaseJuly 12, 2017Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeTwo journal articles authored by experts from the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) were recently featured in the newly released issue of the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy (Volume 20, Issue 1, 2017)....
Advocates Rally Outside Mexican Embassy for Vanishing Vaquita Porpoise
Press ReleaseJuly 6, 2017Marine WildlifeLocal conservation and animal protection organizations rallied outside the Mexican Embassy today to call on the Mexican government to take drastic action to save the fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises...
World Heritage Committee Gives Mexico One Year to Improve Protections for Critically Endangered Vaquita or Face “In Danger” Designation
Press ReleaseJuly 5, 2017Marine WildlifeThe UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) today gave Mexico one year to improve protections for the only remaining home of the critically endangered vaquita or face an “in danger” designation...
US Agency Proposes Listing Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin as Endangered
Press ReleaseJune 26, 2017Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service today proposed listing the Taiwanese humpback dolphin (also known as the Taiwanese white dolphin), Sousa chinensis taiwanensis, as endangered, determining that the subspecies has a high...
Bills Aim to Eliminate US Shark Fin Market
Marine WildlifeAs apex predators, sharks play a vital role in global marine ecosystems. But shark numbers are declining at an alarming rate due to shark finning, the practice of cutting off...