Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Library of Congress Event Unveils Graphic Novel on Grim Reality of Ivory Trade
Press ReleaseJune 24, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress hosted a ceremony this afternoon at the Library’s famed...
CITES Standing Committee Meets to Discuss Wildlife Trade
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn July, AWI’s wildlife biologist, D.J. Schubert, attended the 65th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Standing Committee in Geneva,...
Europe: An Open market for the Ivory Trade?
Press ReleaseJune 2, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeOn the eve of inter-governmental meetings in Brussels and Geneva in June and July to debate the fate of elephants, a group of conservation organisations requests all EU governments to...
Moran Bills Give Animals a Break from Greasepaint and Traveling Show Grind
Animals in Laboratories, Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeRep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced bills to remedy two different animal welfare problems. The first, HR 4148, the Humane Cosmetics Act, prohibits testing cosmetics on animals and also the...
USFWS Proposes ESA Protection for Endangered Bat
Terrestrial WildlifeAs previous Quarterly articles have reported, white-nose syndrome (WNS) is having a devastating effect on US and Canadian populations of hibernating bats. Some formerly abundant species are now on the brink of...
A Hippo Love Story
Terrestrial WildlifeKaren Paolillo’s new book focuses on the lives of a small group of wild hippos, but she also provides a broader look at the lives of wildlife and people in southeastern...
AWI and Allies Win Major Court Victory for Red Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeThe red wolf (Canis rufus) has had a perilous journey on the road to recovery. Once distributed throughout the eastern and southcentral United States, intensive predator control programs and habitat...
AWI Responds to Increase in Wildlife Services’ Killing
Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife Services, a US Department of Agriculture program with a long history of using taxpayer funds to needlessly kill wildlife, increased its already-enormous take of wild animals last year. The...
Canned Hunts Continue, But Not Without Challenge
Terrestrial WildlifeDespite strong opposition, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) continues to administer the captive-bred wildlife registration program to allow for hunting of exotic and endangered animals on US ranches....
Convicted Ivory Dealer Sentenced to Prison
Terrestrial WildlifeA judge in the West Africa country of Togo threw the book at convicted ivory trafficker Emile N’Bouke on June 18, sentencing him to the maximum penalty permitted by Togo...