AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Making Headway on Capitol Hill
Marine WildlifeOn Opening day of the 111th Congress, Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) reintroduced the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81). A similar measure to strengthen the pre-existing Shark Finning Prohibition Act...
Navy War Games Imperil Marine Life
Marine WildlifeThe US Navy has announced its decision to proceed with construction of a 500-square mile sonar testing range off the Jacksonville, FL coast. Over 470 exercises will take place there every...
Obama’s Ocean Task Force
Marine WildlifePresident Obama has announced the creation of a 23-member federal task force to establish a comprehensive US Ocean Policy that “will incorporate ecosystem-based science and management and emphasize our public stewardship...
US Court Approves Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales
Marine WildlifeIn July, a federal appeals court announced it would permit the US Department of the Interior to move forward with new oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of...
Walrus Deaths Attributed to Sea Ice Reduction
Marine WildlifeScientists have reported that trampling by other walruses in a stampede likely caused the deaths of 131 walruses found on a beach in Alaska’s North Slope in August. Attributing a...
Birth Control Will Allow Horses to Continue Living a Wild Life
Terrestrial WildlifeThe debate over wild horses on public lands has been raging for decades. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), charged with their management, has rounded up tens of thousands of...
Rescued Parrots’ Fate Still Uncertain
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Florida breeding facility that has masqueraded as a sanctuary and received 31 macaws seized in Virginia (AWI Quarterly, Winter 2009), is liquidating and auctioning off all its birds and...
Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act
Terrestrial WildlifeRepresentative Peter DeFazio, (D-OR) is expected to introduce the Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act this fall. This bill would ban two deadly poisons—sodium fluoroacetate, commonly known as Compound 1080,...
Pet Safety and Protection Act
Companion AnimalsIn an effort to stop experimentation on illegally acquired dogs and cats, Senator Daniel Akaka (D-AK) and Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) are again sponsoring the Pet Safety and Protection Act....
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Terrestrial WildlifeCongresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) has remained steadfast in her determination to end use of inhumane traps in the United States, but has shifted the focus of her legislation to our...