AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Wildlife and Weddings: Not a Cause for Celebration
Terrestrial WildlifeIncorporating animals into wedding ceremonies is a practice that spans many cultures and can involve a variety of species. Many couples, however, do not stop to consider how the animals...
A Dip in the Pool Deemed Positive for Primates
Animals in LaboratoriesTo keep their interest and encourage natural behaviors, animals in research facilities are often offered enrichment devices: objects to gnaw on, nesting materials that allow them to custom build their...
Thoroughbred Owner Races to Save Mares from Slaughter
Companion Animals, EquinesCarol Brown and her husband Don own a small Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky. Her horses may never earn a garland of roses at Churchill Downs, but she’d hoped, at least,...
Dark Meat: The Shady Business of Industrial Chicken
Farmed AnimalsCarole Morison was not born into farming. She married into it, joining her husband Frank on his third-generation farm in Pocomoke City, Maryland. In the mid-1980s, she and Frank began...
Adoption Can be an Option for Animals After Their Use in Research
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsIn a typically hardscrabble corner of southeastern Wyoming, a surprising series of sophisticated yurts and yards punctuate 1,000 dusty acres. Even more surprising, the yurts are home to very special...
Whaling to be Thrown a Lifeline by IWC
Marine WildlifeThe International Whaling Commission (IWC) is teetering on the brink of a frightful precipice. In June it will decide on a plan to legalize commercial whaling for the first time...
AWI Honors Wildlife Protection Heroes
Terrestrial WildlifeThe presentation of the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award to eleven deserving recipients who demonstrated exemplary wildlife protection efforts was a highlight of the 15th meeting of CITES. This...
Science Sacrificed at CITES
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAt the outset, the 15th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) stood to be historic and precedent setting. Never before had...
The Cruel Practice of Coyote and Fox “Penning”
Terrestrial WildlifeFew people have heard of “penning.” This cruel practice involves the live trapping of coyotes and foxes (generally with leghold traps or snares) who are then often shipped and traded...
Wildlife Crossings
Terrestrial WildlifeWith the Insurance institute for highway safety reporting a record 1.5 million vehicle strikes against wildlife annually, animals are forced to circumnavigate a daily procession of cars, trucks, SUV’s and...