Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
The Age of Deer
Terrestrial WildlifeErika Howsare worked in local journalism for 20 years and has written two books of poetry. She was raised in rural America in a family of avid hunters before heading...
Gov. Hochul signs historic bill to end wildlife killing contests in New York
Press ReleaseDecember 22, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed critical legislation (A.2917/S.4099) ending wildlife killing contests for coyotes, foxes, bobcats, squirrels, raccoons, crows, and other species in New York. This historic new law prohibits competitive events...
CITES Standing Committee Weighs Issues of Compliance
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeOver 700 delegates met in Geneva for five days beginning in late November to deliberate over a full slate of issues at the 77th meeting of the Standing Committee to the...
Seeking to Restore ESA Regulations
Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, the Biden administration proposed regulations aimed at restoring Endangered Species Act implementing regulations that were weakened in 2019 under the prior administration. Those rollbacks curtailed protections afforded to...
Settlement Secures Red Wolf Conservation
Terrestrial WildlifeFor more than a decade, the legal advocacy of AWI and allies has helped ensure the continued existence of red wolves in the wild. This year, that work culminated in...
The Endangered Species Act: Half a Century of Essential Protections
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeHigh in the clear blue skies over the Grand Canyon, California condors wheel slowly, searching for their next meal. In the shortgrass prairie of Wyoming, the dark eyes of black-footed...
Ag Appropriation Bills Address Animal Welfare
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe House appropriations committee and the full Senate have approved spending bills for the US Department of Agriculture, and both include important provisions for animal welfare. The House bill expresses...
Celebrating 50 Years of the ESA
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Endangered Species Act was signed into law in December 1973 to prevent the extinction of wildlife both at home and abroad. Fifty years later, it remains one of the...
Weaken or Widen ESA Protections? Congress Weighs In
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Endangered Species Act continues to face attacks in Congress. There are bills to prohibit the listing of species not native to the United States, to allow the government to...
Beastly
Animals in Laboratories, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeKeggie Carew’s background is not in science (her career started in contemporary art), and it shows. Her book, Beastly: The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us, is not the first book...