Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
New ESA Regulations Deliver Devastating Blow to Wildlife Conservation
Press ReleaseAugust 12, 2019Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Trump administration released final regulations to gut critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, just months after a UN report warned of “unprecedented” and “accelerating” global mass extinctions caused by human...
Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’
Press ReleaseAugust 8, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeEarlier this week, the Trump administration reauthorized use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s. These “cyanide bombs” received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency despite inhumanely and indiscriminately killing...
Nearly 2 Million Citizens Say No! to Stripping Gray Wolf Protections Under ESA
Press ReleaseJuly 16, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeNearly 2 million Americans, joined by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a broad coalition of animal welfare and environmental organizations, have registered their opposition to a US Fish and Wildlife...
Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to End Exploitation of Exotic Animals in the Circus
Press ReleaseJuly 15, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the introduction today of the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) in the US Senate. Sponsored by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ),...
A Voice for Animals Contest Prize Winners Announced
Press ReleaseJuly 11, 2019Companion Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Humane Education Network (HEN) announced the winners of the 2019 A Voice for Animals contest. The annual contest offers monetary awards to high school students age...
Canis rufus Reality: Red Wolf Status Confirmed
Terrestrial WildlifeIn March, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report titled Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf. The report, commissioned...
CITES Meeting Postponed
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIt was our intent in this issue of the Quarterly to provide a summary of outcomes from the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in...
Operation Blizzard Nabs Lizard Smugglers
Terrestrial WildlifeA highly coordinated international operation targeting the illegal trade in reptiles has resulted in the largest reptile bust to date. Coordinated by Interpol and Europol, “Operation Blizzard” (April 12–May 22)...
Oral Rabies Vaccines Humanely Halting the Spread of Rabies
Terrestrial WildlifeRabies is a zoonotic disease caused by a deadly virus that attacks the central nervous system of mammals. The disease is usually transmitted by a bite from an infected animal....
UN Report Paints Stark Picture on Extinction Crisis
Terrestrial WildlifeIn May, the United Nations issued a grim assessment of the state of global biodiversity and ecosystem services, revealing that approximately 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with...