Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
The Trap
Terrestrial WildlifeEach year, using taxpayer dollars and very cruel methods, the USDA’s Wildlife Services program kills anywhere from 1.5 million to more than 5 million animals. What is especially frightening about...
Airlines Nix Hunting Trophies in Hold
Terrestrial WildlifeEmirates, the world’s largest international air carrier, announced in May that it would no longer ship hunting trophies of elephants, rhinos, lions, and tigers. In August, in the wake of...
Detection Dogs Help Find Contaminants Along Montana Waterways
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeClean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems are of immeasurable value to people and wildlife. But we need a full picture of what contaminants are circulating in our waterways and where...
Spaying Deer: An Alternative to Bullets and Arrows for Deer Management in Cities and Suburbs?
Terrestrial WildlifeIn many communities throughout the United States, particularly in the Northeast, if you want to rile up the neighbors ask them about deer. Many people see these big-eyed ungulates as...
USFWS Gives OK to Imports of Black Rhino Trophies
Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) gave the green light in March for two American hunters to import one black rhino carcass each from Namibia as trophies. One hunter,...
Politics Plays Role in USFWS Northern Long-Eared Bat Decision
Terrestrial WildlifeA number of bills have been introduced in the 114th Congress that would undermine animal welfare; many of them take aim directly at endangered species (such as wolves), or at the...
AWI Staff Helps Stem Trash Tide Along DC River
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeWe pour a lot of plastic into the world’s oceans—directly and through the myriad waterways that spill into the seas. A pioneering study published in Science in February estimated that, in 2010...
California County Puts Killing Contract on Ice After AWI and Allies Sue
Terrestrial WildlifeIn response to legal pressure from AWI and its allies, Mendocino County, California, officials have agreed to suspend the planned renewal of the county’s contract with the US Department of...
Circus Elephants to Leave Ring After Ringling Tosses In Towel
Terrestrial WildlifeOn March 5, 2015, Feld Entertainment, Inc., the world’s largest live family entertainment company and owner of the largest number of Asian elephants in North America, announced it would end...
Wildlife Conservation Groups Commend Introduction of Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Press ReleaseApril 27, 2015Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeLeading animal welfare and wildlife conservation organizations this week announced support for the reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 2016/S. 1081) in both the US House of...