Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Filmmakers On a Mission to Save Australia’s Kangaroos
Press ReleaseOctober 21, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeAhead of World Kangaroo Day on Oct. 24, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been collaborating with Australian filmmakers to help bring international attention to the relentless and cruel commercial...
Legislation to Ban Brutal and Indiscriminate Body-Gripping Traps Reintroduced
Press ReleaseOctober 18, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeThe Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act was reintroduced last Friday in the House of Representatives by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC). This bill would prohibit the import and export of,...
Mysterious Illness Killing Birds
Terrestrial WildlifeIn late May, a mysterious illness began killing songbirds in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Cases were then found in nine additional states (Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio,...
Pole to Pole, Climate Change Taking a Toll on Planetary Life
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn its August 2021 report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states, “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean...
Progress Toward Fur-Free Fashion
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAround the world, tens of millions of animals are caged in filthy fur farms and subjected to cruel, body-crushing traps each year so their pelts can be turned into luxury...
States Redouble Attacks on Gray Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeSince the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) stripped Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from gray wolves across most of the country last year, the embattled animals have come under...
The Promise of Castor Coexistence
Terrestrial WildlifeOne of the most misguided, counterproductive, and inhumane forms of wildlife management in the United States is the annual mass killing of beavers (Castor canadensis). Each year, tens of thousands...
Tiger King Conclusion? DOJ Stepping In to Bring Down Lowes
Terrestrial WildlifeJeff and Lauren Lowe, of Tiger King fame, are closer than ever to being brought to justice. By the end of that wildly popular Netflix documentary, the couple had assumed ownership of...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Introduced in House
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI supported House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in reintroducing the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (HR 4716) in July. This bill would prohibit the possession or use of...
Wildlife Services Directed to Pursue Nonlethal Management
Terrestrial WildlifeEvery year, the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program spends millions of dollars on lethal, ineffective predator control, including chemical poisons such as M-44 sodium cyanide devices. Last year,...