Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
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...
Bill Reintroduced to Strengthen Vital Protections under the Animal Welfare Act
Press ReleaseJune 7, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction today of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA) by Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Nancy Mace (R-SC). This bill (H.R.3859) would...
United States Finds Mexico Is Undermining Wildlife Treaty, May Impose Embargo
Press ReleaseMay 26, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, diminishing the effectiveness of an international wildlife...
Cambodian Primate Pipeline Draws More Scrutiny
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a February Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Charles River Laboratories (CRL) disclosed that the US Department of Justice and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating CRL’s conduct...
AWI Gears Up for Important Caribbean Conservation Meetings
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI has long been involved with the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), a regional agreement signed in Cartagena,...
AWI Aids Effort to Save Hawaiian Honeycreepers
Terrestrial WildlifeLast summer, AWI launched a partnership with the American Bird Conservancy and Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project to save Hawaiian honeycreepers from extinction due to avian malaria, a disease transmitted by...