Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Congressional Leaders Encourage US to Step up for Whales Again
Press ReleaseJune 4, 2008Marine WildlifeCongressional leaders are calling on the Bush Administration to stand up for whales at this month's annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Chile. Recognizing the need for US leadership,...
Shocking Video of Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2008Marine WildlifeThe Save Japan Dolphins Coalition joins the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) in releasing a shocking new video of the cruel slaughter of dolphins by Japanese whalers. Japan is pushing the...
Hawaiian Judge Rules Navy Sonar Harmful to Whales, Issues Injunction
Press ReleaseMarch 3, 2008Marine WildlifeAs part of a suit filed in May 2007 by several conservation groups, an injunction was issued Friday by a Hawaii federal district judge over the US Navy's use of...
Heroes’ Hayden Panettiere to Cheer for Whales in the Nation’s Capital
Press ReleaseJanuary 24, 2008Marine WildlifeActress Hayden Panettiere, who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC's hit series Heroes, will lead a rally against a resumption of commercial whaling at 1 p.m. this Sunday, January 27, in...
Animal Welfare Institute Condemns Illegal Whale Hunt by Makah Tribal Members
Press ReleaseSeptember 10, 2007Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute is outraged by the killing of a gray whale in the Strait of Juan de Fuca by members of the Makah Tribe, condemning it as an...
Consumers Can Help Stop Shark Finning
Press ReleaseAugust 28, 2007Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute has sent letters of warning to restaurants in major cities that offer shark fin soup on their menus. In addition, the organization is working to expand its...
Groups Stage Street Theater Enactment of Navy Authorization to Flood World’s Oceans with LFA Sonar
Press ReleaseAugust 14, 2007Marine WildlifeThis Thursday the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats (COAST) will stage a colorful enactment outside the headquarters of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration Fisheries...
Obi Sushi Stops Sale of Shark Fin Soup
Press ReleaseAugust 3, 2007Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to learn that Obi Sushi restaurant, located in Northern Virginia's Reston Town Center, has retracted their decision to sell shark fin soup and...
AWI Joins Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Whales from Navy Sonar
Press ReleaseMay 16, 2007Marine WildlifeConservation and animal welfare organizations have filed a legal challenge to the US Navy's plan to use high-intensity, mid-frequency active sonar in antisubmarine exercises in Hawai'i's waters. The planned sonar...
Whales Need US: More than 50 members of Congress and 20 Conservation Groups Call for U.S. Leadership to Protect Whales
Press ReleaseApril 17, 2007Marine WildlifeThe "Whales Need US" coalition, an unprecedented joint effort of 20 US-based environmental, conservation and animal welfare organizations, representing more than 15 million people, today urged the Bush Administration to...