Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
800,000+ Public Comments Submitted in Defense of Endangered Species Act
Press ReleaseSeptember 24, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and 16 other conservation groups submitted more than 500,000 public comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service,...
97 Legislators Voice Opposition to Anti-Wildlife Spending Bill Riders
Press ReleaseSeptember 13, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeNinety-seven legislators sent a letter yesterday urging House leadership to reject anti-wildlife riders in the final Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The members urged House...
AWI Files Brief in Support of New York’s Ivory Restrictions
Press ReleaseAugust 22, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeDefending New York’s move to curtail the illegal ivory trade, AWI filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief earlier this month in support of a state law restricting trade in...
Fourth California County Suspends Contract with Federal Wildlife-killing Agency
Press ReleaseAugust 21, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeResponding to legal pressure from a coalition of animal-protection and conservation groups, Siskiyou County officials recently announced that the county has suspended its contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as...
AWI Applauds Illinois for Restricting Ivory and Rhino Horn Sales
Press ReleaseAugust 15, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Governor Rauner of Illinois for signing a bill to restrict the sale of ivory and rhino horn within the state yesterday. “This law limits...
Animal Welfare Institute, Other Groups Urge Florida Governor to Reassign Raccoon Drowning Case
Press ReleaseAugust 1, 2018Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a letter sent Monday to Florida Gov. Rick Scott regarding the Ocala teacher accused of drowning animals in front of his students, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the Association of Prosecuting...
Legislators Voice Opposition to Fish and Wildlife Service Plan Jeopardizing Red Wolf Survival
Press ReleaseJuly 31, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeTwenty-nine state legislators, including 17 representing North Carolina, submitted a joint statement yesterday condemning a US Fish and Wildlife Service proposal that would decimate the population of red wolves in a designated...
AWI Applauds Removal of Anti-ESA Provisions from Defense Bill
Press ReleaseJuly 24, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the members of Congress who successfully worked to remove anti-wildlife riders from the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The version of...
Shasta County Suspends Contract with Wildlife-Killing Agency
Press ReleaseJuly 24, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeResponding to legal pressure from a coalition of animal protection and conservation groups, Shasta County officials have announced that the county will suspend its contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as Wildlife...
Animal Welfare Institute Opposes Administration’s Devastating Assault on ESA
Press ReleaseJuly 19, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute strongly opposes three proposed rules released today by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that would undermine vital sections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....