Archive: Terrestrial Wildlife
In Waning Days, Trump Administration Releases Another Rule Undermining ESA
Only two days after finalizing a rule undermining the protection of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the US Fish...
Report: Tokay Gecko Among 10 Species Threatened by Wildlife and Plant Trade
Wildlife trafficking and the unsustainable wildlife and plant trade is a multibillion-dollar industry and a major threat to species in...
AWI Welcomes Swift Reintroduction of Legislation to Curb Wildlife-Human Disease Transmission
Sunday, on the first day of the 117th Congress, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act was reintroduced in the House of...
Fish and Wildlife Service Weakens Migratory Bird Protections
Update: On Feb. 9, the new leadership of the US Fish and Wildlife Service formally reopened public debate on a...
AWI Applauds Reintroduction of Big Cat Public Safety Act
The Big Cat Public Safety Act, which passed the US House of Representatives by a strong bipartisan majority last month, was reintroduced...
Court Rules for Rare Wild Red Wolves against USFWS
The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled on Friday that the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
AWI Celebrates Confirmation of Haaland as Secretary of the Interior
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the Senate’s decision today to confirm US Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico as...
Maryland to Become Eighth State to Ban Cruel Wildlife Killing Contests
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Project Coyote commend the Maryland legislature for passing a bill today banning wildlife killing...
Big Cat Public Safety Act Reintroduced in Senate
The Animal Welfare Institute commends today’s reintroduction of the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the US Senate. Championed by Senators Richard...
Legislation Reintroduced to End the Dangerous Primate Pet Trade
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses today’s reintroduction in Congress of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end...
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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...