Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Predators: Pivotal Role, yet Increasingly Imperiled
Terrestrial WildlifeTwo distinct, loud “thumps”—that is how, in a September 27, 2014, Facebook post, the president of Lobo Watch, an anti-wolf organization, described the sound when his minivan struck two wolves...
South Africa to Sell Rhinos
Terrestrial WildlifeSouth Africa's Kruger National Park is taking bids from private landowners for 500 of its white rhinos. Newspaper ads advise parties to "make a written offer to purchase white rhinos...
USFWS Hibernates on Bat Protection
Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has postponed its decision on listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) until April 2015. The decision...
Wildlife Services Trapper Can’t Wriggle Out After Injuring Dog
Terrestrial WildlifeA federal judge has ruled that an Arizona animal cruelty case, involving a former employee of USDA’s Wildlife Services who trapped and severely injured his neighbor's dog, can go forward....
Rep. DeFazio Introduces Bill to Fight Ivory Trade
Terrestrial WildlifeRanking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), introduced the Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in their Range (TUSKER) Act on September 11, a...
EARTH A New Wild
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeEARTH A New Wild is an upcoming series that will air on PBS and document a five-year, global journey, capturing encounters between wild animals and the people who live and work among them....
New Report Highlights Ten American Species Our Children May Never See
Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeOur children are less likely to see monarch butterflies, bumble bees, and a host of other once-common wildlife species due to farm pesticides, declining ocean health, climate change, and dirty...
USDA’s Controversial Wildlife Services Refuses to Help Endangered Ocelot
Press ReleaseSeptember 3, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WildEarth Guardians (Guardians), represented by the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC), notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services program of their intent...
Fish and Wildlife Service Urged to Speed Protection for Bat Devastated by White-nose Fungal Epidemic
Press ReleaseAugust 28, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeTwo dozen conservation and animal-welfare groups sent a letter today urging the US Fish and Wildlife Service to complete its plan to protect the northern long-eared bat, a species found primarily in...
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Puts Contract Renewal with Wildlife Services on Hold
Press ReleaseJuly 2, 2014Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeOne day after a broad coalition of national animal and conservation groups urged the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to terminate its contract with the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife...