Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Light Bar on Car Helps Deer Steer Clear
Terrestrial WildlifeAccording to State Farm, over 1.9 million animal-vehicle collision insurance claims were filed between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019. Of those, the vast majority that resulted in human...
Predator Protection Is Just Ecologic, Economic Logic
Terrestrial WildlifeHistorically, predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears were scorned and hunted with little remorse or restraint. They have been vilified as threats to livestock, companion animals, and us....
Preserve the Wild, Prevent Pandemics
Terrestrial WildlifeThe value of human lives lost to the current COVID-19 pandemic is incalculable; meanwhile, the purely economic losses we can put a price tag on have been staggering. The International...
Scientists Suggest Concrete Target to Curb Extinction
Terrestrial WildlifeIt has been estimated that the current global species extinction rate is 100 extinctions per million species per year—1,000 times higher than the normal background rate (De Vos et al....
Tiger King’s Zoo Finally Shut Down
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness brought unprecedented public attention to the activities of roadside zoos such as Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (GW Zoo) in Oklahoma. This zoo,...
USDA Admits Negligence in Cyanide Poisoning
Terrestrial WildlifeOver three years ago, 14-year-old Canyon Mansfield and his dog, Kasey, stumbled upon an M-44 “cyanide bomb” while playing near the family’s backyard outside Pocatello, Idaho. The spring-activated device sprays...
NEPA Rollback Endangers Communities and Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeIn mid-July, the Trump administration finalized its overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), enacting new regulations that weaken this key environmental law. Unprecedented in significance and scope, these...
Rep. Lieu Leads Effort to Get the Lead Out
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI has been working closely with Representative Ted Lieu’s (D-CA) office on the Lead Endangers Animals Daily (LEAD) Act, which was introduced on July 9. Rep. Lieu is determined to...
Every Penguin in the World
Terrestrial WildlifeIn this period of canceled travel plans and rarely venturing past one’s own front porch—if it can be helped—living vicariously through the adventures of people such as Charles Bergman, the...
Continuing Assault on Wildlife Protections
Terrestrial WildlifeOur country’s vital wildlife protections are facing ongoing attacks that have unraveled decades of progress. In August, two federal agencies proposed yet another change to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...