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Effort to End Killing Contests on Public Lands
In April, the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act (HR 7398) was introduced in the House by Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN)...
Bill Seeks Ban on Wild Horse Helicopter Roundups
Earlier this year, footage of a Bureau of Land Management roundup in Nevada captured a horrifying and tragic incident where...
Advocating Animal-Friendly Appropriations
During a key stage of the fiscal year 2023 appropriations cycle, members of Congress consider spending requests from individuals and...
Study Examines Pandemic Potential of Climate Change
COVID-19—the most recent example of a zoonotic pathogen causing a global pandemic—continues to claim human lives, even as vaccines and...
Red Wolf Births Boost Chances for Species
As spring brought budding trees and new shoots to Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, it also brought...
Flu Outbreak Fells Wild Horses in Holding Facility
Since April, over 140 wild horses have died from influenza exacerbated by a bacterial infection at a Colorado holding facility...
COVID-19 Mink Variant Infecting Humans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed four cases of humans infected with a variant of the...
Vaquita’s Fate Hinges on End to Illegal Fishing
Fewer than 10 vaquita porpoises remain in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. Yet, calves were observed during a 2021 survey,...
Ocean Noise Study Targets More Minkes
In June 2021, a dubious US government–funded attempt to study minke whales’ response to ocean noise began in the northern...
Celebrating Whaling Ban Agreement’s 40th Anniversary
Almost 3 million whales were killed for their oil and meat in the 20th century, bringing many species and populations to...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Marine Wildlife
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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...