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IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status
Animals in Laboratories, Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeIn October, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on wildlife conservation, officially reaffirmed the “endangered” designation of long-tailed macaques (LTMs)—a monkey species used extensively for biomedical...
Court Corrals BLM’s Wild Horse Removal Plan
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeWe are delighted to report that on July 15, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in our favor in our lawsuit to protect thousands of wild...
Administration Takes Aim at California Animal Welfare Law
Farmed AnimalsThe Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of California in July, alleging that a combination of its “voter initiatives, legislative enactments, and regulations” have contributed to higher...
Egg Producer Loses 6 Million Hens to Bird Flu
Farmed AnimalsIn May, Hickman’s Family Farms—a major US egg company—announced the loss of a staggering 95 percent of its chicken flock after highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) swept through several...
Fending Off Octopus and Marine Fish Factory Farms
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeA pair of bipartisan bills currently before Congress would protect octopuses, finfish, and marine ecosystems from the animal welfare and environmental ills of marine factory farms in the United States....
Lax Label Claim Oversight Undermines Consumer Expectations
Farmed AnimalsAWI has commissioned several surveys over the past 15 years regarding consumer attitudes about animal-raising claims on meat and poultry packaging. In most, including the most recent survey conducted earlier this year,...
Sustaining the Seas: Outcomes of Third UN Ocean Conference
Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeThe Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) took place in Nice, France, in June. One of its priorities was to advance implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14)—one of 17...
Thirst for Oil Threatens Marine Ecosystems
Marine WildlifeThe Trump administration’s aggressive “energy dominance” agenda is posing a serious threat to ocean wildlife and fragile marine ecosystems. Upon taking office, the president swiftly declared a national “energy emergency,”...
AWI’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Recipients for 2025
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Christine Stevens Wildlife Award—named in honor of AWI’s late founder and president for over 50 years—provides grants of up to $15,000 to help fund innovative strategies for humane, nonlethal wildlife...
Gaining Ground Against Commercial Kangaroo Slaughter
Terrestrial WildlifeSince 2010, an estimated 1.1 to 1.7 million kangaroos have been killed annually in what is considered the largest slaughter of terrestrial mammals in the world. (See AWI Quarterly, spring 2024.)...