AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Fence Made of Scents May Help Wolves Steer Clear
Terrestrial WildlifeBy the 1930s, gray wolves (Canis lupus) had been extirpated in the Rocky Mountains. Natural recolonization from Canada into Montana, as well as reintroductions to Idaho and Yellowstone National Park...
Minnesota Hunters Push for Restrictions on Deadly Trap
Terrestrial WildlifeA growing number of hunters in Minnesota are supporting legislation currently pending in the state that would restrict the use of traps intended to catch and kill furbearing animals. The...
Poachers Descend on Cameroon Park to Slay Hundreds of Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeDuring a six-week period in January and February, a brazen and well-organized gang of poachers slaughtered at least half of the roughly 400 resident savannah elephants in Cameroon’s Bouba N’Djida...
In Harmony
Farmed AnimalsAs director of AWI’s Animal Welfare Approved program, I recently had the opportunity to visit the Arapaho Ranch, in north-central Wyoming. At 580,000 acres, it is the largest USDA certified...
Animal Sacrifice in Nepal: Local Activists Seek to Stop the Bloodshed
Terrestrial WildlifeIn a large enclosed yard in a small town in southern Nepal, a man stands over a young water buffalo, a heavy sword held high in both hands. With a...
Palm Oil Cooks Up Extinction for Orangutans
Terrestrial WildlifeThe industrial demand for inexpensive, versatile palm oil has significantly increased within the past five years. The oil—which originates from the fruit of the tropical oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis)—is...
Rat Poisons Putting Predators at Risk
Terrestrial WildlifeAnticoagulant rat poisons—the number one method of rodent control used worldwide—may take a week or more to kill rodents. During this interim, the rodents continue to move around, leaving predatory...
Risking Fatal Collisions: Linking Crane Flight Habits to Habitat near Power Lines
Terrestrial WildlifePeople have long admired cranes for their tall and stately posture, their monogamous pair bonds involving ritual courtship dances and territorial unison calls, and their majestic flight. In some cultures,...
White-Nose Syndrome Devastates Bat Colonies
Terrestrial WildlifeBat conservationists throughout North America are holding their breath this winter, waiting nervously for the grim news of spring: how much farther has white-nose syndrome (WNS) spread and how many...
Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?
Animals in LaboratoriesWhether animals have a sense of humor was the focus of a recent Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) discussion. Certainly the juveniles of many animal species exhibit play...