Archive: Terrestrial Wildlife
Emergency Petition Filed to Save Plummeting Red Wolf Population
Conservation groups submitted an emergency petition today calling on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to take immediate steps to bolster flagging...
Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue to Protect Ocelots from Controversial Wildlife-Killing Agency
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Animal Welfare Institute today filed a notice of intent to sue the US Department of...
Lawsuit Challenges Monterey County’s Contract with Federal Wildlife-Killing Program
Animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging Monterey County’s contract renewal with the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services—a...
AWI Statement in Response to False Online Petitions
Over the past few months, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been the target of several online petitions, circulated on...
Court Asked to Stop US Fish & Wildlife Service from Capturing, Killing Wild Red Wolves
Conservation groups late yesterday asked the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to stop the US...
Half a Million People Urge US Fish and Wildlife Service Not to Abandon Red Wolves
A petition including nearly half a million signatures was delivered to the US Fish and Wildlife Service today, urging the...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2016 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the winners of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens...
New Report Reveals US Lags Behind Other Countries in Restricting Use of Cruel Traps
Steel-jaw leghold traps, widely criticized for being indiscriminate and inhumane, are presently prohibited or significantly restricted in the majority of...
Bill to Protect Animals from Cruel Traps, Reform USDA’s Wildlife Services Program
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction of a new federal bill—spearheaded by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—that would restrict...
USFWS Announces Plans to Slash Wild Red Wolf Population
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued an announcement today on the future of the red wolf recovery...
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AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number...
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number of species...