Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Secrets of the Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeNational Geographic’s newly released four-part docuseries, Secrets of the Elephants, streaming on Disney+, takes an in-depth look at the complex behaviors of elephants living in southern Asia and in savannas, rainforests,...
Advocating Greater Protections for African Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeIn March, AWI submitted comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) urging the agency to ban the import of live African elephants and their trophies into the United...
AWI Aids Aerial Efforts to Keep Kenyan Wildlife Safe
Terrestrial WildlifeA conspicuous patrol airplane cruising at low altitude over a Kenyan National Park has an impact similar to a conspicuous police car cruising along an American interstate highway: It produces...
Loosening Snaring’s Grip on Indian Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeSnares are indiscriminate tools of torture used around the world to capture wild animals—primarily for food but also for trade in animal parts. Made from inexpensive materials such as rope,...
Providing Sanctuary to Traumatized Primates
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI continues its partnership with the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance by providing support to three member sanctuaries in Africa this year: the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project in The Gambia, the Limbe...
To Cut Carbon, Add Animals
Terrestrial WildlifeAccording to a study published in Nature Climate Change (Schmitz et al., 2023), policies to protect and rebuild densities of global wildlife populations would also combat climate change. Such “trophic rewilding” could...
Advancing Animal Welfare Through Appropriations
Companion Animals, Equines, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI has been working with members of the House of Representatives and Senate to raise the profile of animal welfare issues and to secure members’ support for stand-alone animal welfare...
Improving Welfare of Captive Wild Animals
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a surprise move, the US Department of Agriculture published a notice that it was considering changes to its Animal Welfare Act regulations to improve the handling of wild and...
Phasing Out Mink Farms
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI spearheaded the introduction in June of the Mink VIRUS Act (HR 3783), sponsored by Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). This bill would establish a one-year phaseout of mink fur farms...
Bill Reintroduced to Ban Deadly “Cyanide Bombs” on Public Lands
Press ReleaseJune 14, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeA bill reintroduced today by US Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), and US Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) seeks to ban the use of wildlife-killing M-44 devices, commonly...