AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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NC Encourages Coyote Imports Even as It Frets over Current Population
Terrestrial WildlifeCoyotes are amazing opportunists. After humans nearly wiped out one of their only predators (wolves), coyotes spread into previously unoccupied areas of the country, like the Southeast. Many states are...
Predator-Killing Derbies Go On in Idaho, Banned in California
Terrestrial WildlifeA wolf- and coyote-killing contest took place during the first week of January in Idaho. The second annual “Predator Hunting Contest and Fur Rendezvous” was sponsored by a group named...
Recipients of 2014 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI would like to congratulate the 2014 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award recipients: Dr. Rob Williams of Oceans Initiative—Compassionate conservation: assessing sustainability and welfare aspects of marine mammal deaths in British...
A Few Positive Notes at the Close of the 113th Congress
Thanks to a flurry of activity at the end, the 113th Congress escaped the ignominy of being the least productive Congress in modern history. (It was the second-least productive, right behind...
AWI Sues California County over Wildlife Services Contract
Terrestrial WildlifeIn November, AWI and allies filed a lawsuit against Mendocino County, California, alleging that the county failed to conduct the legally-required environmental review of its contract with the USDA’s Wildlife...
Settlement Agreement Reached in North Carolina to Protect Red Wolves
In the summer of 2014, AWI and allies won an injunction banning all coyote hunting in the federally established recovery area for red wolves in eastern North Carolina. The injunction...
Victory—then Defeat—for California Foie Gras Ban
Farmed AnimalsThe day after California’s law banning the production and sale of foie gras took effect on July 1, 2012, producers and restaurateurs sued to overturn it. They sought—but were denied—an...
Air Transporter Repeatedly Cited for Not Providing Basic Care to Monkeys
Animals in LaboratoriesOn December 8, 2014, Air Transport International (ATI) was cited by the USDA for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), after it transported 1,148 monkeys from China to Houston...
Despite Protections, Marine Species Still Targeted in the Caribbean
Marine WildlifeAWI has long been involved in the United Nations Caribbean Environment Programme, and specifically its Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol), which prohibits the taking of listed...
AWI Publishes Guidelines for Including Pets in Protection Orders
Companion AnimalsNew state-specific manuals compiled by attorneys working with AWI will help lawyers and advocates for domestic violence survivors to utilize protection orders on behalf of their clients’ companion animals. Domestic...