Archive: Terrestrial Wildlife
A Voice for Animals Contest Prize Winners Announced
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Humane Education Network (HEN) announced the winners of the 2019 A Voice for Animals contest. The...
Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to End Exploitation of Exotic Animals in the Circus
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the introduction today of the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA)...
Nearly 2 Million Citizens Say No! to Stripping Gray Wolf Protections Under ESA
Nearly 2 million Americans, joined by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a broad coalition of animal welfare and environmental organizations,...
Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’
Earlier this week, the Trump administration reauthorized use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s. These “cyanide bombs” received approval from...
New ESA Regulations Deliver Devastating Blow to Wildlife Conservation
Today, the Trump administration released final regulations to gut critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, just months after a UN report warned...
Wildlife Law Enforcement Leaders Honored at CITES
Wildlife law enforcement champions from 10 countries were recognized today with the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award at...
CITES Ends Export of Wild African Elephants to Zoos, Circuses
In a monumental move today, delegates at the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties delivered a crucial victory for...
AWI Welcomes New Bills to Repeal Recent Devastating ESA Regulations
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes bills—introduced today by Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Debbie Dingell...
House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bills to Protect Big Cats, Sharks, Species Killed for Sport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Natural Resources Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), for...
Senate Bills Introduced to Keep Primates and Big Cats Out of the Pet Trade
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the recent Senate reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) and the Big...
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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...
North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
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)....
Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...