AWI Quarterly Term Archive
General/AWI
Wilderness Way in Senegal Named After AWI Founder
Terrestrial WildlifeSwing open the main gate at Senegal’s Ferlo North Wildlife Reserve and a broad avenue greets you, unfolding for more than two miles across an idyllic African landscape. The landscape...
Shelter from the Storm: AWI Aids Animal Rescue as Hurricanes Pummel Virgin Islands
Companion AnimalsAWI isn’t usually involved in disaster relief and recovery, but when there’s a problem staring us in the face and we know we can make a difference, we act. It...
AWI at Arctic Circle Assembly
Marine WildlifeEvery October, Iceland hosts the Arctic Circle Assembly, a gathering of representatives from governments, nonprofit organizations, indigenous communities, scientists, and industry. AWI’s Kate O’Connell joined more than 2,000 people from...
AWI Scores Big Win for California Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeCarnivores in California can breathe a little easier, after AWI and allies reached a settlement with the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program in November that will result in...
Refinement Grants Available to Improve Laboratory Animal Welfare
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI congratulates the most recent Refinement Grant recipients: Angelika Rehrig, University of Rochester, “Assessing Food Preference and Reinforcer Effectiveness in Laboratory Macaques: A Refinement for Positive Reinforcement Training.” Using a...
AWI Addresses Captive Cetacean Welfare at Detroit Symposium
Marine WildlifeAWI seeks to persuade not just the general public and policymakers, but zoos and aquariums themselves, that cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) do not belong in captivity. Accordingly, AWI’s Dr....
AWI Sues Wildlife Services in Northern California
Terrestrial WildlifeOn June 21, AWI and allies sued the Wildlife Services program of the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) over the program’s “Wildlife Damage Management”...
Resuscitating the Sahel: AWI Helping Wildlife Return to Senegal
Terrestrial WildlifeWith very few exceptions, Africa’s Sahel—a strip of Africa that lies just south of the Sahara Desert—is a barren, devastated place populated largely by semi-nomadic Fulani herdsmen who keep watch...
The Magic of Touch
Animals in LaboratoriesPlacing rats in an open field increases their level of the stress hormone prolactin. There is something, however, that can temper this stress response: the ability to touch another rat....
AWI Report: Humane Slaughter Enforcement up, but Serious Problems Remain
Farmed AnimalsIn 1996, animal scientist Dr. Temple Grandin conducted an audit of 24 federal slaughter plants for the US Department of Agriculture. She found that only 30 percent of the plants...