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Terrestrial Wildlife
Groups Seek Immediate Ban on Use of M-44 ‘Cyanide Bombs’ in Wyoming
Press ReleaseJune 13, 2017Terrestrial WildlifeA coalition of conservation and wildlife organizations today formally petitioned the Wildlife Services program of the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for an immediate ban on...
Graphic Novel on Ivory Trade Distributed to Schools in China
Press ReleaseApril 18, 2017Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) announced today the publication of A Dangerous Life, their graphic novel on the global ivory trade and its deadly toll on elephants, in Chinese....
Isaac’s Story: Rhesus at Sanctuary Reveals Vivid Imagination
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeWhen Isaac, a rhesus macaque, first arrived we were so worried about him. He cowered in the corner as he fear grimaced, and refused to eat or drink for several...
Pierre Pfeffer
Terrestrial WildlifeThe African elephants have lost a grand and valiant champion. Pierre Pfeffer, director of research at both the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and France’s National Center for...
AWI Seeks to Halt Use of Poison on Coyotes
Terrestrial WildlifeIn January, AWI and allies submitted a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel the registration of Compound 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate), used in “livestock protection collars” by the USDA’s...
AWI’s Graphic Novel About Ivory Trade Debuts in China
Terrestrial WildlifeNearly 10,000 copies of a Chinese language edition of A Dangerous Life, a graphic novel for middle school–aged readers about the ivory trade, are being distributed this year to school children...
Being a Better Friend to Butterflies
Terrestrial WildlifeA butterfly’s life is fragile at the best of times. But these are hardly the best of times. Indeed, all the indicators and experts agree: The butterflies are now enduring...
China Signals Shutdown of Its Ivory Industry
Terrestrial WildlifeBeginning March 31, 2017, China is embarking on a deliberate, nine-month sequential procedure to shut down its ivory industry. In so doing, it is dismantling the world’s most important marketplace...
Fight for Canada Lynx Continues
Terrestrial WildlifeTwo lynx were found shot dead in northern Maine in November 2016, prompting an investigation by local and federal officials. A reward of $19,000 for information leading to convictions for...
Ringling Bros. Folds Up the Big Top
Terrestrial WildlifeIn a surprise move, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced in January that it is closing down, effective May 2017, after 146 years in operation. In explaining the...