Archive: Terrestrial Wildlife
Court to Monterey County: Animal-Killing Contract with Wildlife Services Violates State Law
The California Superior Court ruled last week that Monterey County’s renewal of its contract with the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services...
National Animal Protection Organizations, Celebrities Protest Use of Live Elephant in New Film Production
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) joined the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Hollywood celebrities, other animal protection organizations, conservationists, and...
AWI Applauds Sen. Booker for Reintroducing Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for his recent reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (S....
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2017 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 2017 winners of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine...
Leading Animal Protection Groups Urge USDA to Stop Practice That Keeps Animal Abusers in Business
The Animal Welfare Institute, the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), the Humane Society of the...
California Wildlife Win Protections from Federal Trapping, Gunning
In response to a lawsuit filed by wildlife advocacy groups, a San Francisco federal court today approved a settlement requiring the U.S....
This #GivingTuesday, Help AWI’s #PlaneCampaign Take Flight!
Giving Tuesday, celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is a global day of giving fueled by the power of...
AWI Statement: Under Guise of Conservation, USFWS Further Threatens African Elephants
The US Fish and Wildlife Service issued today a notice in the Federal Register allowing hunters to bring trophies of elephants killed...
AWI Statement: Extraordinary Reversal Protects Elephants, For Now
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke issued a statement late Friday night halting a notice in the Federal Register—published earlier that day—allowing the...
AWI Urges Trump, Zinke to Permanently Restore Ban on African Elephant Trophy Imports
In a letter issued today to President Donald Trump and Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) president...
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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...