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New ESA Regulations Fall Short
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have released new Endangered Species Act regulations that...
Critical NEPA Regulations Restored
The Biden administration released its final phase II rule updating regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our...
AWI’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Recipients for 2024
The Christine Stevens Wildlife Award—named in honor of AWI’s late founder and president for over 50 years—provides grants of up...
Workshop Addresses Iberian Orca Interactions with Boats
Since 2020, a critically endangered population of orcas living in the waters of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) has...
Miami-Dade County Says So Long to Squalid Seaquarium
Miami Seaquarium has been operating on Virginia Key in Miami-Dade County, Florida, since 1955. In March, the Miami-Dade authorities announced...
Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event Declared Over
In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service publicly announced that the unusual mortality event (UME) it declared in 2019 involving...
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Listed as Endangered
On February 20, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced its decision to list the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin as...
Dissection Alternative Plans Now Available
AWI recently added several dissection alternative lessons to the collection of free educational materials available on our website, as well...
AWI Wins Educator’s Choice Award
At the annual Association of Professional Humane Educators (APHE) Educator’s Choice Awards in April, AWI took home the top prize in the...
AWI Scholarship Recipients
AWI is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s AWI Scholarship, helping students pursue career opportunities focused on improving...
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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...