Archive: Terrestrial Wildlife

Biden Administration’s ESA Regulations Restore Important Protections to Imperiled Species, But Don’t Go Far Enough

The Biden administration has released three Endangered Species Act regulations that reinstate some critical protections for imperiled species and their habitats, yet...

USFWS Increases African Elephant Protections, But Misses Crucial Opportunities

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for releasing a final rule today that provides additional...

Biden Administration Restores NEPA Regulations Critical to Battle Against Climate Change

The White House Council on Environmental Quality released today its final phase II rule updating regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act...

Captive Primate Safety Act Would End the Cruel and Dangerous Primate Pet Trade (2024)

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel...

House Bill Would Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands

Today, more than 14 members of the US House of Representatives introduced legislation that would prohibit organizing, sponsoring, conducting, or...

House Farm Bill Draft Helps Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets, But Rewards Industries That Abuse Animals

The US House Committee on Agriculture will weigh in Thursday on the long-awaited, 942-page Farm Bill, a massive legislative package—reauthorized every...

Big Money Talks in Fight to Save Endangered Monkeys from Extinction

This month, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is scheduled to determine whether long-tailed macaques...

AWI Grants Support Humane Strategies to Manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the nine recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane...

House Appropriations Bill Sacrifices Imperiled Species in Favor of Politicking

The US House of Representatives is set to vote this week on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act...

Congress Urged Not to Use Taxpayer Money to Prop Up Dangerous Mink Farms

Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), joined by 46 public health scientists, veterinarians, animal welfare and conservation organizations, and other experts...