AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Big Trouble for the Great Bear
Terrestrial WildlifeThe grizzly bear—sometimes referred to as the “great bear”—is a study in contrasts: powerful yet vulnerable, long-studied but mysterious, admired and feared. Grizzlies have inhabited North America for tens of...
Blood Money: Vested Industry Interests Keep Drain Open on Horseshoe Crab Population
Animals in LaboratoriesThey are captured from the wild, piled inside plastic bins, and hauled into labs where they are strapped to a stand. A hypodermic needle is inserted into the membrane surrounding...
Daniel Moulton, Dealer of Chinchillas for Research, Has License Revoked
Animals in LaboratoriesOn October 8, US Department of Agriculture administrative law judge Jill Clifton permanently revoked the dealer license of Daniel Moulton, who for decades had been a primary supplier of chinchillas...
Abhorrent Dog Breeder Finally Forced to Surrender Animals and License
Companion AnimalsOn October 29, the US Department of Agriculture permanently revoked the license of Iowa dog breeder Daniel Gingerich and fined him $500,000, after the Department of Justice filed a complaint...
USDA, Local Officials Do Nothing as Birds Left to Die at Loading Dock
Farmed AnimalsWhat will it take for the US Department of Agriculture and local law enforcement to take bird abandonment seriously? Apparently, five incidents resulting in the death of over 20,000 birds...
Beluga Death Calls Aquarium’s Import Permit into Question
Marine WildlifeAWI has previously reported on Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut importing five beluga whales from MarineLand in Canada. (See AWI Quarterly, Winter 2020.) The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a permit in...
The International Whaling Commission at 75: A Vision for the Future
Marine WildlifeThe International Whaling Commission, established in Washington, DC, and headquartered in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, celebrated its 75th anniversary on December 2, 2021. AWI has participated in almost every...
Using Noninvasive Digital Acoustic Tags to Track Florida Manatees
Marine WildlifeThe Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirsotris) is an endemic subspecies of West Indian manatee that inhabits inland and coastal waters of the southeastern United States. Its population is threatened by...
Building Back a Better Climate
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThis is part two of a two-part series. In our previous issue, we described the devastating impacts that a warming planet is having on wildlife and its habitat. Here, we examine...
USDA Attempts to Sweep Bungled HPA Enforcement Under the Rug
Companion Animals, EquinesThe Horse Protection Act (HPA) was passed in 1970 to clamp down on the practice of soring (intentionally injuring horses’ legs and hooves) to create a more high-stepping gait for...