AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Executive Order Opens America’s Forests to Unchecked Logging
Terrestrial WildlifeOn March 1, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” to massively accelerate and increase logging on US Forest Service and Bureau of Land...
Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule that would undermine protections for habitat that threatened and endangered...
Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced
Terrestrial WildlifeOn May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA),...
The Captive Display Industry Fights Back
Marine WildlifeSince 2013, with the release of the documentary Blackfish, the campaign to end the captive display of cetaceans has made strong progress. Locations where free-ranging cetaceans were still captured for sale...
Victory at Sea: US Bycatch Standards Applied to Imports
Marine WildlifeAs of next year, the United States will be required to prohibit seafood imports from countries that fail to meet US standards for protecting marine mammals—a major victory for wildlife...
CITES Standing Committee Meets in Geneva
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in early February in preparation for the 20th meeting of the Conference...
Funding Freeze Puts Key Red Wolf Recovery Project on Ice
Terrestrial WildlifeIn December, the Federal Highway Administration announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) had won a Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program grant competition and would receive $25 million to...
A Call to Advocates: Answer the Assault on Animal Welfare
All ProgramsFor animals and those who care about their welfare, the outlook in our nation’s capital is bleak. In January, the second Trump administration and majority leadership in the 119th Congress assumed...
AWI Mourns Rep. Raúl Grijalva
On March 13, Rep. Raúl Grijalva passed away at the age of 77. The Arizona congressman, a stalwart advocate for animals and the environment who dedicated half a century to...
AWI Priority Bills Reintroduced
Companion Animals, Equines, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeTwo of AWI’s priority equine bills were reintroduced at the end of February in recognition of National Horse Protection Day on March 1. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky...