Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Mendocino County Cancels Lethal Predator Control
Press ReleaseApril 27, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeIn a major victory for opponents of animal cruelty, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has agreed to perform a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality...
New Hampshire Withdraws Proposal for Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Seasons
Press ReleaseApril 13, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeThe New Hampshire Fish and Game Department today withdrew a proposed administrative rule that would have allowed bobcat hunting and trapping in the state for the first time since 1989....
Eight Members of Congress Honored for Defending Wildlife, Endangered Species Act
Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2016Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeEight members of Congress were recognized yesterday by leading national conservation groups for their critical role in protecting the Endangered Species Act. The “Champions of the Endangered Species Act” reception...
Groups Seek Endangered Species Act Protection for Florida Black Bears
Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeRenowned scientists and over a dozen conservation and animal-protection organizations, including the Animal Welfare Institute, submitted a scientific petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the...
Caught by Mistake
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifePets suffer serious steel-jaw leghold trap injuries Unimaginable. Traumatic. That’s how the veterinarians who treated Cub described his injuries. He was discovered hobbling along a road in New Mexico; his...
Dr. Jay Kirkpatrick
Terrestrial Wildlife(1940-2015) With the death of Dr. Jay Kirkpatrick, we lost one of the leading advocates for humane wildlife population control. His research, development, production, and long-term use of immunocontraceptives in...
Better Boots on the Ground
Terrestrial WildlifeThe horrible poaching of tens of thousands of elephants in Africa each year has motivated people around the world to demand greater efforts to protect the great pachyderms from criminal...
CITES Standing Committee Meets in Geneva
Endangered Species, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 66th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held in Geneva, Switzerland, in mid-January, covered a wide...
Ecological Impacts of Red Wolves in North Carolina
Terrestrial WildlifeIn 1987, eight years before gray wolves were released into Yellowstone National Park, the US Fish and Wildlife Service performed their first successful attempt at reintroducing a top carnivore into...
New Nestling for Oldest Albatross
Terrestrial WildlifeWisdom, a Laysan albatross and the oldest wild bird known to science, has just become a mom again. In February, Wisdom and her mate, Gooo (so named because he was...