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Terrestrial Wildlife
National Geographic Investigates Big Cat Trade
Terrestrial WildlifeIn Texas alone, there are more tigers in captivity than exist in the wild throughout the world. A feature article in the December 2019 issue of National Geographic takes a hard look...
NYC Commits to Bird-Friendly Building Standards
Terrestrial WildlifeOn December 10, the New York City Council approved a measure that would make the Big Apple and its obstacle course of vertical structures a bit easier for birds to...
Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’ Despite Strong Opposition
Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Trump administration announced today it will reauthorize the use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s, rejecting overwhelming public support for a nationwide ban. These “cyanide bombs” have received approval—with...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Would Benefit Wildlife, People, Pets
Press ReleaseNovember 15, 2019Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) for reintroducing the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act today. This bill would prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping...
Animal Welfare Institute Funds Original Research on Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Press ReleaseNovember 12, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced the six recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing innovative, less intrusive wildlife study techniques and more humane methods of...
ProTECT Act Would Ban Trophy Imports & Domestic Sport Hunting of At-Risk Species
Press ReleaseOctober 23, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Peter King (R-NY) for reintroducing today the Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act (ProTECT...
Animals Get Added Trade Protections at CITES Conference
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, in...
AWI Honors Wildlife Law Enforcement Heroes in Geneva
Terrestrial WildlifeWhile delegates debated dozens of species listing proposals and other documents during CoP18, wildlife law enforcement officers, attorneys, and forensic scientists continued their efforts to combat wildlife crime in the...
CITES Parties Deliver Big Win for Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeIn August, delegates at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) delivered a historic victory for African...
Eggstatic: California Condor Chicks Crack a Thousand
Terrestrial WildlifeWhile most news for imperiled species is quite dire this year, North America’s largest flying bird is bucking the trend. California condors came frighteningly close to extinction: in 1982, just...