Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Organizations Notify USFWS of Intent to Sue Over Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Press ReleaseSeptember 1, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeConservation and animal welfare organizations, including the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Defenders of Wildlife, and the Red Wolf Coalition, as represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), notified the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)...
Organizations File Motion to Prevent Use of Illegal Leghold Traps in New Jersey
Press ReleaseAugust 27, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeAnimal welfare and wildlife organizations filed a motion today with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to stay the implementation of a proposed rule that would allow three types...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Press ReleaseAugust 19, 2015Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the winners of its annual Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides grants of up to $10,000 to...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine
Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations filed a lawsuit today against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers in Maine to seriously injure and kill Canada lynx, a federally...
AWI Commends Introduction of CECIL Animal Trophies Act
Press ReleaseAugust 4, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeIn light of the tragic illegal killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the swift response by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory...
Animal Protection, Conservation Organizations Sue Mendocino County in Response to Wildlife Services Contract Renewal
Press ReleaseJuly 27, 2015Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAnimal protection and conservation organizations filed suit today challenging Mendocino County’s contract renewal with Wildlife Services, a notorious federal wildlife-killing program that killed close to 3 million animals in the...
USFWS Suspends Red Wolf Reintroductions in North Carolina
Press ReleaseJune 30, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns today’s decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to suspend red wolf reintroductions pending additional review of the red wolf recovery program. USFWS intends...
Conservation Groups Condemn Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Press ReleaseJune 23, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeFollowing the federally authorized gunshot death of a mother red wolf—a critically endangered species—in the Red Wolf Recovery Area of eastern North Carolina, conservation groups today demanded the US Fish...
Cecil the Lion Killed by American Hunter
Terrestrial WildlifeIn a tragedy that made international headlines, Cecil the lion, a 13-year-old pride leader described as the “biggest tourist attraction” of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, was killed by American trophy...
Federal Agencies Seek to Stifle Citizen Participation in ESA Listing Process
Terrestrial WildlifeIn May, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed what could arguably be considered two of the most detrimental changes ever to the...