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IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The...

The Lives of Bees

I don’t think there is another animal on the planet considered to be as beneficial to humanity as the honey...

The Hidden World of the Fox

The Hidden World of the Fox is a concise, yet broad overview of the fox. The author, British mammal ecologist Adele...

Cat Tale

Few endangered species sagas are as complex as the fight to save the Florida panther. Journalist Craig Pittman does an...

Virginia Bill Would Prohibit Public Contact with Wild Animals

As we go to press, a bill to address the exploitation of tiger cubs and other captive wild animals awaits...

PAW & FIN Conservation Act Introduced

In August 2019, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service finalized three regulatory changes to the...

Maryland County Poised to Curtail Balloon Releases

Although an in-person hearing was canceled, AWI staff provided testimony to the Montgomery County Council in March in support of...

DC Set to Ban Ivory and Rhino Horn Sales

A bill to restrict the sale of ivory and rhino horn in the nation’s capital is poised to pass the...

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Published: October 10, 2025

IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed...

Published: August 21, 2025

AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...

Published: August 19, 2025

North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita

In Program: Marine Wildlife

A commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...

Published: June 24, 2025

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands

In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial Wildlife

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....