Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Partial Protection for African Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service released a final rule that provides important additional Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled African elephants. However, the agency failed to prohibit the import...
Anti-Wildlife Legislation Takes Hold in the House
Terrestrial WildlifeThe House of Representatives continues to churn out anti-wildlife measures, passing bills at the end of April to increase wolf slaughter and to prevent efforts to remove toxic lead from...
Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Captive Primate Safety Act (HR 8164/S 4206) was reintroduced in May by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), with AWI’s strong endorsement....
US Spending Package Delivers Wins for Animals
Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeNarrowly averting a government shutdown, Congress adopted a $460 billion spending package in March that included multiple wins for animals. Among them: prohibiting the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services...
Jane Goodall at 90
Terrestrial WildlifeIn celebration of Dr. Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday in April 2024, Drs. Marc Bekoff and Koen Margodt encouraged her friends, family, and colleagues to pen 90 tributes to the esteemed primatologist...
House Bill Would Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands
Press ReleaseMay 22, 2024Terrestrial WildlifeToday, more than 14 members of the US House of Representatives introduced legislation that would prohibit organizing, sponsoring, conducting, or participating in wildlife killing contests on more than 500 million...
Captive Primate Safety Act Would End the Cruel and Dangerous Primate Pet Trade (2024)
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2024Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in the United States. Nonhuman...
BLM’s Bumbling Efforts on Birth Control
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI worked with Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Steve Cohen (D-TN)—two stalwart champions for equine welfare—to denounce the Bureau of Land Management’s reckless plan to round up approximately 20,000 wild...
Biden Administration Restores NEPA Regulations Critical to Battle Against Climate Change
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2024Terrestrial WildlifeThe White House Council on Environmental Quality released today its final phase II rule updating regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our country’s basic charter for the protection of the...
USFWS Increases African Elephant Protections, But Misses Crucial Opportunities
Press ReleaseApril 1, 2024Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for releasing a final rule today that provides additional Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled African elephants. However, AWI...