AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Closing a Loophole by Mandating Escape Hatch for Turtles
Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing to end an exemption that has allowed some shrimp boats to avoid the use of...
Judge Smacks Down SeaWorld While Survey Says Keep Orcas Wild
Marine WildlifeSeaWorld was dealt a blow in late May when Judge Ken S. Welsch of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld an OSHA ruling that stemmed from the death...
Rio+20 Nets Little for Ocean Protection
Marine Wildlife“Concerning oceans, there is reason to suggest that the outcomes could be characterized as Rio+20 minus 40.” That was the assessment of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle as she reported...
And Then There Were None: Lonesome George Dies in the Galapagos
Terrestrial WildlifeLonesome George, the last known Pinta giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) in existence, has died. Galapagos National Park Service officials announced in June that George—believed to be around 100 years...
Horror in the Congo: Rebel Soldiers Slay Wildlife Defenders
Terrestrial WildlifeSix people and 14 rare okapi at a conservation center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were brutally murdered June 24 by mai mai rebels. The killings occurred in...
Poachers Step Up Assault on India’s Tigers
Terrestrial WildlifeForty-eight tigers were reportedly killed in India from January through the beginning of June this year, double the 2011 rate. Most of the deaths occurred in Corbett National Park in...
Sportsmen’s Heritage Act Aims to Gun Down Wildlife Protection on Public Lands
Terrestrial WildlifeCongress is currently considering legislation that would, if enacted, launch a broad assault on America's wildlife and public lands. The Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R. 4089), which passed the...
Animal Torture in Military Training Exercises
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeEvery year, more than 10,000 animals are shot, stabbed, mutilated, and killed in military training exercises that purportedly prepare soldiers for treating trauma on the battlefield. Although more advanced military...
Rhode Island Considers Better Protection of Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsAWI staff traveled to Rhode Island in February to testify in favor of S 2192 and S 2032, bills to ban tail docking of cattle and to create an online...
Country of Origin Labeling Reduces Long Distance Transport of Farm Animals
Farmed AnimalsResearch performed by AWI suggests that Country of Origin Labeling (“COOL”) may reduce the suffering of animals by curbing the long-distance transport of animals from Canada and Mexico. In 2008,...