AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Dolphin Drive Hunts: Slaughter Continues as Condemnation Grows
Marine WildlifeOn January 17, hundreds of bottlenose dolphins were herded to shore in Taiji, Japan—one of many dolphin drives that take place there during dolphin hunting season, which generally runs from...
Green Sea Turtles Gain Ground in Florida
Marine WildlifeGreen sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) have made a huge comeback in Florida, where most of their nests are located in the United States. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Guilty Pleas for US Narwhal Ivory Traffickers
Marine WildlifeTwo Tennessee men pleaded guilty in early January to selling tusks from over 100 narwhals over a 10-year period. The sales, conducted over the Internet and directly to known collectors,...
Musicians Sidestep SeaWorld Amidst Orca Controversy
Marine WildlifeA host of musicians who had been slated to appear at SeaWorld Orlando as part of a concert series at the park have changed their tune—electing to bow out rather...
Panel Raises Orca Captivity Questions at Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference
Marine WildlifeThe Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals—the world’s largest gathering of marine mammal scientists—was held in Dunedin, New Zealand, the week of December...
2013 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Christine Stevens Wildlife Award is a grant program—named in honor of the organization’s late founder and president for over 50 years—created to stimulate and support efforts to devise new,...
Bird Birth Control: Effective, but Underutilized Management Tool
Terrestrial WildlifeOvoControl, which contains the compound nicarbazin, is an oral contraceptive for birds that has proven to be a safe and effective contraceptive agent for geese. Nevertheless, state and federal agencies...
Elephant Poaching Exposé Goes Viral in China
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Southern Weekly, one of China's most influential newspapers, published a front-page story about the widespread massacre of elephants for ivory, and of ivory consumption in China as the primary driver...
Ghost Fishing Haunts Ocean Ecosystems
Marine WildlifeIn September 2014, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a new study on a dangerous phenomenon known as “ghost fishing.” Ghost fishing occurs when derelict fishing gear, including...
Marine Wildlife Trafficker Finally Tanked
Marine WildlifeA one-time smuggler of marine animals has been collared by authorities in the Philippines, after more than three years on the lam. Olivia Lim Li was arrested in October in...