Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
USFWS Announces Plans to Slash Wild Red Wolf Population
Press ReleaseSeptember 12, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeThe United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued an announcement today on the future of the red wolf recovery program, including both for captive wolves and the wild red...
Bill to Protect Animals from Cruel Traps, Reform USDA’s Wildlife Services Program
Press ReleaseSeptember 8, 2016Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction of a new federal bill—spearheaded by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—that would restrict the use of body-gripping traps on public lands administered by...
New Report Reveals US Lags Behind Other Countries in Restricting Use of Cruel Traps
Press ReleaseSeptember 1, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeSteel-jaw leghold traps, widely criticized for being indiscriminate and inhumane, are presently prohibited or significantly restricted in the majority of countries around the world. According to research released today by...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2016 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2016Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the winners of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides grants of up to $10,000 to help...
Half a Million People Urge US Fish and Wildlife Service Not to Abandon Red Wolves
Press ReleaseJuly 13, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeA petition including nearly half a million signatures was delivered to the US Fish and Wildlife Service today, urging the agency to fulfill its legal duty under the Endangered Species...
Court Asked to Stop US Fish & Wildlife Service from Capturing, Killing Wild Red Wolves
Press ReleaseJune 21, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeConservation groups late yesterday asked the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to stop the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from capturing and killing—and authorizing...
Kenya Burns Ivory to Quench Poaching
Terrestrial WildlifeRangers reported that a pride of lions came prowling after nightfall, stalking among the brightly burning pyres at the ivory incineration site. Very unusual. Lions normally avoid fire—and this was...
US Government Sanctions Lifetime in Captivity for Wild Swaziland Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeOn March 11, 2016, just after midnight, a National Airlines 747 landed at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport with 17 African elephants from Swaziland. These elephants are victims of a controversial...
USFWS Eases Off Effort to Curtail Citizen Participation in Species Protection
Terrestrial WildlifeIn the summer 2015 edition of the AWI Quarterly, we told you about an alarming proposal from the US Fish and Wildlife Service that would create serious roadblocks for private citizens wishing...
Heart of a Lion
Terrestrial WildlifeHeart of a Lion: A Lone Cat's Walk Across America chronicles the true life, against-all-odds odyssey of a mountain lion over 2,000 miles from the Black Hills of South Dakota to...