Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Trump Tweets Distaste for Tusker Trophies
Terrestrial WildlifeOn November 8, 2017, the US Department of the Interior announced the formation of an “International Wildlife Conservation Council” whose chief objective would be to increase public awareness of the...
USFWS Seeks Political Seats at the Science Table
Terrestrial WildlifeA leaked memo from the US Fish and Wildlife Service concerning how the agency plans to regulate endangered species listings under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could have severe impacts...
Appropriations Bills Pull Plug on Wildlife Protections
Terrestrial WildlifeIn September, the House passed HR 3354, an omnibus (bundled) spending bill that included four amendments to weaken the Endangered Species Act. Then, in November, the Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft...
States and Cities Opting Out of Circus Animal Acts
Terrestrial WildlifeTwo states and several local governments joined a growing list of jurisdictions acting on behalf of wild and exotic animals exploited by circuses and other traveling exhibitions this past year....
Zinke Zaps Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Terrestrial WildlifeOn January 11, AWI wrote to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting that his department halt its plan to eliminate certain protections for migratory birds. This plan, released in late December,...
Kangaroo
Terrestrial WildlifeThe secrecy, brutality, corruption, scientific malfeasance, and greed that drive the Australian kangaroo hunt (see preceding page) are depicted in Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story, an award-winning documentary by filmmakers Kate McIntyre...
AWI Issues Second Letter to Trump, Urging End to Trophy Imports of African Species
Press ReleaseMarch 8, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeIn a letter issued today to President Donald Trump, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) president Cathy Liss advocated for a permanent ban on imports of trophies of elephants and other imperiled species from...
240+ Conservation Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject Anti-Wildlife Riders
Press ReleaseFebruary 7, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeMore than 240 environmental, animal welfare and conservation organizations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership today, calling on them to reject riders in Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Department and Environmental...
AWI Applauds Members of Congress for Opposing Trophy Hunting Council
Press ReleaseJanuary 17, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends 38 members of Congress for signing on to a letter to Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke requesting that the Department of Interior (DOI) not...
AWI Urges Department of Interior to Halt Plan to Weaken Migratory Bird Protections
Press ReleaseJanuary 11, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) sent a letter to Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke today requesting that the Department of Interior (DOI) halt its plan to eliminate certain protections for...