Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Woeful Welfare for Animals at Arkansas Attraction
Terrestrial WildlifeAn unaccredited, family-run zoo in northwestern Arkansas has run afoul of the US Department of Agriculture over the treatment of its animals. In early 2017, the USDA filed a complaint...
USDA’s Cyanide Bombs Claim More Unintended Victims
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeFourteen-year-old Canyon Mansfield was walking with Kasey, his Labrador retriever, near his house when he noticed what looked like a sprinkler head. Unwittingly, he touched it, causing an explosion that...
Dead Zone
Terrestrial WildlifeIn Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were, Philip Lymbery takes readers along as he explores the lives of elephants in Sumatra, jaguars in Brazil, and barn owls in the United...
R.I.P. Candy the Chimp
Terrestrial WildlifeCandy, a chimpanzee who spent most of her 50 plus years as an amusement park curiosity at Fun Fair Park and later at Dixie Landin’ in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has...
AWI Helps Kenya Wildlife Service Take Wing to Ward Off Poachers
Terrestrial WildlifeEighty elephants were killed by poachers in Kenya during 2016. Since 2013, a total of 642 elephants have been killed—none during daylight hours. AWI has been working to help the...
Court Says Delta Can Ban Hunting Trophies in Hold
Terrestrial WildlifePity the plight of Corey Knowlton, who shot an endangered black rhino and then was incensed to find that Delta Air Lines wouldn’t ship the spoils of his hunt home...
Eagle Rescued from Steel-Jaw Leghold Trap
Terrestrial WildlifeIn 1782, the bald eagle became America’s national bird when its image was emblazoned on the country’s Great Seal. Legend has it that a group of bald eagles circled over...
Florida Black Bear Hunt Halted
Terrestrial WildlifeIn 2015, Florida’s black bears suffered an estimated 20 percent population decline amidst the first state-authorized hunt since 1994. In 2016, the controversial hunt was put on hold for a...
Gunning for Gray Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeWolves are still in the crosshairs of some in Congress and state governments. After a federal court lifted endangered species protection for wolves in Wyoming, the state’s Game and Fish...
Study Shows Suffering of Canids Trapped in Neck Snares
Terrestrial Wildlife“Jelly head” is a term frequently used to describe animals who have been caught in neck snares. The name refers to trapped animals who experience such severe edema (swelling as...