AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Palau and Honduras Call for More Shark Sanctuaries
Marine WildlifeDuring a special September meeting on biodiversity convened by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the presidents of Palau and Honduras called on other nations to join them...
Brutal BLM Roundups
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe unnecessary removal of wild horses has reached an alarming rate under the current administration. Thousands of horses have been and continue to be removed from their native range, and...
Escaped Snakes Lead to Jail for Notorious Wildlife Trafficker
Terrestrial WildlifeAnson Wong, one of the world’s most infamous traders in illegal wildlife, has been jailed for attempting to smuggle a cache of snakes and a turtle into Indonesia from Malaysia....
Roadkill Research: Making Highways Less Hazardous
Terrestrial WildlifeUC Davis researcher Fraser Shilling and colleagues created a website for Californians to report on roadkill. The goal is to collect data that could help transportation planners and conservation managers...
B Dealers and NIH
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsHouse and Senate Appropriations subcommittees have again expressed disappointment with the pace of efforts by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to end the purchase of dogs and cats from...
Crush Videos
Companion AnimalsSome good news: The Senate unanimously passed legislation, introduced by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Richard Burr (R-NC), to restore the ban on crush videos (see Summer...
Shark Fin Soup off the Menu in Hawaii
Marine WildlifeHawaii has become the first US state to officially prohibit the possession, sale or distribution of shark fins. On May 28, Governor Linda Lingle signed the shark-finning ban into law after...
Wrong Turn or Recolonizing?
Marine WildlifeSome 20,000 gray whales roam the eastern Pacific from Alaska to Baja California. Less than 200 also ply the waters from the Sea of Okhotsk to southern Korea. A third...
Gorillas in Peril
Terrestrial WildlifeAfrica's Congo Basin is home to one of the world’s largest remaining rainforests and a diverse assemblage of wildlife, including gorillas. According to The Last Stand of the Gorilla - Environmental...
Zimbabwe Cancels “Noah’s Ark” Export
Terrestrial WildlifeIn May, it was reported that Zimbabwe had captured and was planning to sell animals from Hwange National Park, including zebras, giraffes, hyenas, monkeys, birds, and two juvenile elephants to...