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AWI Awards Schweitzer Medal to Jennifer Lonsdale
During the 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission, AWI awarded the Schweitzer Medal to Jennifer Lonsdale in recognition of her outstanding...
A Message from the President
Twenty years ago (midway through my career at AWI) I was appointed AWI president following the untimely death of our...
Virginia Legislature Weighs Bills Affecting Animal Welfare
An outpouring of opposition helped defeat a bill in the Virginia General Assembly that would have impeded the confiscation of...
Closing the Book on 117th Congress
Two of the 117th Congress’s final pieces of legislation that made it into law included many provisions affecting animals—both positively and...
Birds in Pet Trade and Exhibits Gain Animal Welfare Act Protections
After 20-plus years and multiple lawsuits, the protections afforded by the Animal Welfare Act will apply to birds in the...
AWI-Backed Bills Introduced in 118th Congress
Two animal welfare bills championed by AWI were among the first introduced in the 118th Congress. HR 208, the Pet Safety...
Scientists Detect Pathogen Invaders Non-invasively
Scientists are finding more creative—and less invasive—ways to identify dangerous pathogens in wild and domestic animals. According to a report...
Park Service Plans Wild Horse Purge
The National Park Service is seeking to remove the entire herd of wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP)....
CITES Effective… If Enforced
Does the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) protect wildlife? Yes, according to...
AWI Aids Effort to Save Hawaiian Honeycreepers
Last summer, AWI launched a partnership with the American Bird Conservancy and Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project to save Hawaiian honeycreepers...
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North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
In Program: Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...
As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons
In Program: Marine WildlifeJapan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a...