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Virginia Bill Would Prohibit Public Contact with Wild Animals
As we go to press, a bill to address the exploitation of tiger cubs and other captive wild animals awaits...
PAW & FIN Conservation Act Introduced
In August 2019, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service finalized three regulatory changes to the...
Maryland County Poised to Curtail Balloon Releases
Although an in-person hearing was canceled, AWI staff provided testimony to the Montgomery County Council in March in support of...
DC Set to Ban Ivory and Rhino Horn Sales
A bill to restrict the sale of ivory and rhino horn in the nation’s capital is poised to pass the...
Animals Protections Included in Appropriations Package
The fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills finalized in December included a number of victories for animals: On the marine side,...
AWI Contributes to Australian Wildlife Rescue and Recovery
While the images of singed rescued koalas have dominated media attention, many other species are impacted by the Australian fires....
Solar Storms Implicated in Some Gray Whale Strandings
Solar storms eject high-energy particles from the sun, which stream toward Earth and disrupt communications systems and the planet’s magnetic...
Shark Fin Sellers Foiled in Florida, Texas
US Fish and Wildlife Service officials seized 18 boxes of dried shark fins at PortMiami in late January. The shipment,...
Right Whale Births This Year a Positive Sign for Species
The past three years have been devastating for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Only 400 individuals of the...
AWI Offers Reward for Info on Dolphin Killings
At least three dolphins were brutally killed within a year, and AWI is supporting the efforts of local authorities to...
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IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed...
AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number...