Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Death of Last US Jaguar
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Phoenix Zoo had the unfortunate task of euthanizing the last living wild jaguar in the United States in March. Dubbed “Macho B” by researchers who had photographed him sporadically...
Hermits: The Unfortunate Victims of Society
Terrestrial WildlifeIt was an unusual discovery. As the mercury soared to triple digits last October in Yuma, Arizona, a hermit crab later named “Hermie” was found near a drip irrigation line...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Lynx from Deadly Traps
Press ReleaseAugust 11, 2008Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) filed suit against the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (DIFW) today to stop the agency from...
Wildlife Conservation Groups Threaten to Sue Commissioner Martin to Protect Canada Lynx from Traps in Maine
Press ReleaseMay 28, 2008Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) sent a letter of intent to sue Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (DIFW) Commissioner Roland D. Martin today to compel...
Animal Protection Groups Ask Federal Court to Halt Ringling Bros.’ Cruel Chaining and Confinement of Endangered Asian Elephants
Press ReleaseMay 21, 2008Terrestrial WildlifeToday, a coalition of animal protection organizations and a former Ringling Bros. employee asked a federal district court in Washington DC to immediately order a halt to Ringling Bros. and Barnum &...
Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area
Press ReleaseApril 10, 2008Terrestrial WildlifeA diverse coalition of tribal, conservation, hunting, animal welfare and wildlife groups, an outfitting business, and concerned citizens from Montana and South Dakota, have filed an emergency rule making petition...
Bison Protection Advocates Ask Agencies to Suspend Bison Hunt
Press ReleaseSeptember 18, 2007Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC), and Mr. Walt Farmer, a Jackson, WY area resident have asked the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Wyoming Game...
Former Ringling Brothers Employees Bolster Federal Lawsuit Against Circus
Press ReleaseAugust 29, 2007Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and others seek permission for three former circus employees to join in their federal lawsuit against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus under the...
Ringling Brothers Will Stand Trial for Elephant Abuse
Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2007Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the federal district court in Washington DC issued a major ruling rejecting the last-ditch attempt of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to avoid...
2007 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award Recipients
Terrestrial Wildlife2007 Award Recipients: Mr. Samson Parsimei Ole Sisina, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya (awarded posthumously)Mr. Samson Parsimei Ole Sisina joined Kenya's Wildlife Conservation and Management Department the predecessor of the Kenya Wildlife Service...