Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
The Hidden World of the Fox
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Hidden World of the Fox is a concise, yet broad overview of the fox. The author, British mammal ecologist Adele Brand, has been studying foxes for 20 years, and though...
The Lives of Bees
Terrestrial WildlifeI don’t think there is another animal on the planet considered to be as beneficial to humanity as the honey bee (Apis mellifera). For our earliest hominid ancestors, to have...
Statement from AWI RE: Australian Wildfires
Press StatementJanuary 9, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeWe at AWI, like so many people around the world, are deeply concerned about the impacts of the wildfires raging in Australia. The loss of life, both animal and human,...
Reducing Grizzly Bear Agricultural Conflicts
Terrestrial WildlifeFacilitating coexistence between humans and large carnivores is a pressing challenge to those tasked with managing human-wildlife conflicts globally. Although problems and solutions tend to be site-specific, the general premise...
Steps You Can Take to Keep Birds on the Wing
Terrestrial WildlifeA truly shocking study published in the journal Science in September reveals a net loss of nearly 3 billion birds in North America since 1970—a 29 percent drop in under 50 years....
House Natural Resources Committee Approves Animal Welfare Bills
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives has jurisdiction over many bills supported by AWI. Fortunately, Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) is a champion of animal welfare and...
The Last Butterflies
Terrestrial WildlifeIn The Last of the Butterflies: A Scientist’s Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature, Dr. Nick Haddad explores his journey to becoming a butterfly biologist and discusses how butterflies...
BLM Board Backs Senseless Wild Horse Surgery Scheme
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeAt the end of October, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met in Washington, DC, to consider a wide range of issues pertaining to...
EPA Reauthorizes Use of Cyanide Bombs
Terrestrial WildlifeDespite significant public outcry and prolific evidence of the inherent dangers of the devices, the Environmental Protection Agency reauthorized the use of M-44 sodium cyanide bombs in early December. The...
Huge Grey Parrot Import Sought
Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service recently received an application submitted under the Wild Bird Conservation Act requesting authorization to import 4,000 grey parrots from South Africa to establish a...