Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
USFWS Seeks to Strip Gray Wolves of Endangered Species Protections
Terrestrial WildlifeIn March, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a proposed rule to fully delist all gray wolves (Canis lupus) across the contiguous United States except the Mexican wolf...
Circuses No Place for Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Terrestrial WildlifeRepresentatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and David Schweikert (R-AZ) have reintroduced the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA), which would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit...
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Terrestrial WildlifeWhat are the consequences of gray wolves being returned to Yellowstone National Park? How do salmon fertilize trees? Why aren’t we neck-deep in dead animals? Do trees migrate? How do...
AWI Launches International Network to Combat Cruel Traps and Snares
Terrestrial WildlifeSteel-jaw leghold traps and snares are a global brutality without a meaningful global response. Despite being prohibited in most countries, such devices are widely set in wildlife habitats across Africa,...
Botswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting
Terrestrial WildlifeTo the intense dismay of conservationists and animal welfare advocates, Botswana has lifted a 5-year-old ban on elephant hunting. The Botswana government claims there is growing conflict between the animals...
AWI Supports Bill to Prohibit the Use of Performing Exotic Animals
Press ReleaseMay 22, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the reintroduction of the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA). Sponsored by Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and David Schweikert (R-AZ),...
AWI Endorses CECIL Act to Restrict Imports of Protected Species Killed for Sport
Press ReleaseApril 10, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is grateful for today’s reintroduction of the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act (CECIL Act), named after the lion killed...
AWI Opposes Nomination of Oil Lobbyist to Lead Department of the Interior
Press ReleaseMarch 28, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) strongly opposes President Trump’s nomination of former oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt to be the next secretary of the interior. Bernhardt spent years as...
Scientists Declare Red Wolf to be Valid Species
Press ReleaseMarch 28, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute commends today’s announcement by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics that the red wolf is a “distinct species.” As detailed in the National Academies’ report, “Evaluating...
Animal Welfare Institute Supports Bill to Keep Primates Out of Pet Trade
Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2019Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which addresses the cruel and dangerous problem of pet primate ownership in the United States. Sponsored by...