Trump Administration Reverses Ban on Egregious Wildlife Killing Methods on Alaska National Preserves

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns today’s decision by the National Park Service (NPS) to reverse a 2015 rule prohibiting...

AWI Endorses Bill to Ban Lead Ammunition on Fish & Wildlife Service Land

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) for introducing yesterday the Lead Endangers Animals Daily (LEAD) Act,...

NEPA Rollback Endangers Communities and Wildlife

Today, the Trump administration finalized its overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), enacting new regulations that weaken this...

Trump Administration Again Tries to Undermine Endangered Species Act

Today, in its latest attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump administration announced a proposed new rule that...

AWI Lauds New Legislation to Curb Wildlife-Human Disease Transmission

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses legislation introduced today, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020, which seeks to prevent...

Trump Administration Strips Protections from Gray Wolves

Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finalized a rule removing protections for all gray wolves in the lower 48 states...

Conservation Groups Sue USFWS to Save Wild Red Wolves

On behalf of the Red Wolf Coalition, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare Institute, the Southern Environmental Law Center...

AWI Endorses Legislation to Ban Archaic Body-Gripping Traps

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of the Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act yesterday by Representatives Alma...

House Passes Big Cat Public Safety Act to Limit Possession of Dangerous Big Cats

In the wake of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” and heightened public attention to the exploitation of captive big cats,...

Trump Administration Finalizes New Rule that Weakens Endangered Species Act

Tomorrow, the Trump administration is slated to finalize a rule that further erodes the Endangered Species Act (ESA), one of...

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Published: August 21, 2025

AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

The 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...

Published: June 24, 2025

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands

In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial Wildlife

The 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)....

Published: June 2, 2025

Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

Today, 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...

Published: June 2, 2025

Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

Today, 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...