Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Organizations Petition USFWS to Develop Updated Red Wolf Recovery Plan
Press ReleaseDecember 8, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeSeven animal protection and conservation organizations issued a petition today to the US Department of Interior (DOI) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) urging them to fulfill their...
Despite Serious Allegations, SNBL USA Dodges Significant Penalty from USDA
Press ReleaseDecember 8, 2016Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) denounces the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its weak settlement agreement with SNBL USA—a subsidiary of Japan-based Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories that allegedly committed dozens...
Reward Offered over Killings of Two Endangered Lynx in Maine Grows to $19,000
Press ReleaseDecember 5, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife advocate organizations, including the Animal Welfare Institute, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine, are offering an $8,000 reward for information leading to convictions for...
Court to Consider Lawsuit Aimed at Protecting Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine
Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeA federal district court will hear arguments Thursday on a lawsuit brought by wildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers...
Court to Monterey County: Lawsuit over Wildlife Services Animal-Killing Contract Can Move Forward
Press ReleaseOctober 25, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeThe California Superior Court issued an order yesterday denying Monterey County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit, filed in June by animal protection and conservation organizations, that challenges the county’s contract...
END Wildlife Trafficking Act Becomes Law
Press ReleaseOctober 11, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeIn a big step forward for animals around the world, President Obama signed the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act into law. This bipartisan legislation was championed by...
Twenty Senators Sign Letter to Keep Energy Bill Clear of Anti-Wildlife Riders
Press ReleaseOctober 5, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeTwenty US senators signed a letter voicing their concerns over numerous anti-wildlife provisions that are currently being negotiated in the energy bill conference. The letter is addressed to Senators Lisa...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Ocelots in Arizona, Texas from Government Killing
Press ReleaseOctober 4, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute and the Center for Biological Diversity today filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure that...
Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Recipients Honored at International Wildlife Trade Conference in Johannesburg
Press ReleaseOctober 3, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife law enforcement champions from nine countries were recognized today with the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on...
AWI Sues Monterey County over Wildlife Services Contract
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI and allies filed a lawsuit in June challenging the renewal by Monterey County, California, of its contract with the US Department of Agriculture’s deadly Wildlife Services program. The lawsuit...