AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Raising the Bar on Raising Pigs
Farmed AnimalsIn an exciting new development, the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association (NCNHGA) and Fudge Family Farms have begun requiring all of their member farms to be accredited by the...
Gray Wolves Relisted; Polar Bears Left Out in the Cold
Terrestrial WildlifeTo the disappointment of many, the Obama administration failed to rescind two decisions made under the Bush administration that will negatively impact gray wolves and polar bears. The gray wolf...
A Farewell at Sea
Marine WildlifeA group of five pygmy killer whales appeared in the shallow waters off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kihei in early May—a worrisome and rare sight, since the...
Turbines Threaten Endangered Bats
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy, and a West Virginia local conservationist filed a complaint against Beech Ridge Energy and its parent company in June, contending...
Broadening Protections for Whales
Marine WildlifeDelegate Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa) and co-sponsors Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.), Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced the International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009 (H.R....
US Fur Sales Tank Internationally
Terrestrial WildlifeDespite the trapping industry’s sanguine spin, the fur market is bottoming out, presumably due to the global recession. The North American Fur Auctions (NAFA) named raccoon, coyote and beaver as...
Canada Seal Hunt Takes a Clubbing
Marine WildlifeThe brutal annual slaughter of Canada’s harp seals may be gasping its last breaths this year. Though the Canadian government set the seal quota at 273,000 when the season opened...
Justice for Wild Horses and Burros
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Restore Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act (H.R. 1018), introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Raul Grijalva...
Coral Reef Loss Causes Fish Decline
Marine WildlifeA recent study published in Current Biology by a group of international researchers shows that Caribbean reef fish populations have been steadily declining for more than a decade. The researchers...
Keeping Shark Fins on their Rightful Owners
Marine WildlifeFollowing passage of the Shark Conservation Act (H.R. 81) in the US House of Representatives earlier this year, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced a Senate companion bill (S. 850) to firmly...