AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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AWI at International Marine Conservation Congress
Marine WildlifeThe Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is a professional society for conservation scientists and practitioners from academia, government, charities, and professional associations. In 2009 its Marine Section held the first...
Pet and Women Safety Act Introduced in US House
Companion AnimalsRecent events have moved domestic violence out of the shadows and into public consciousness where it can be addressed as the serious crime that it is. But still hidden from...
EU, Canada Approaching Accord on Inuit Seal Products
Marine WildlifeIn May 2014, the European Union’s (EU) 2009 ban on imports of commercial seal products was upheld by an appellate body of the World Trade Organization after a challenge from...
Rep. DeFazio Introduces Bill to Fight Ivory Trade
Terrestrial WildlifeRanking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), introduced the Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in their Range (TUSKER) Act on September 11, a...
CITES Standing Committee Meets to Discuss Wildlife Trade
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn July, AWI’s wildlife biologist, D.J. Schubert, attended the 65th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Standing Committee in Geneva,...
Twenty Thousand Mutant Mice
Animals in LaboratoriesA May 2014 editorial in the journal Nature described “a project that aims to mutate every gene in the mouse genome to improve our knowledge of mouse biology,” that “should help avoid...
Pygmy Sloths Slated for Protection Under ESA
Terrestrial WildlifePygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) may be on track to receive protection under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA). Such a listing would help prevent zoos and other US facilities...
Fifth Circuit, FBI Boost Efforts to Prosecute Animal Cruelty
Companion AnimalsThere is good news in the fight against a particularly egregious form of animal cruelty. On June 13, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a lower...
House Adopts Amendment to Connect Soldiers and Service Dogs
Companion AnimalsOn June 18, 2014, the US House of Representatives adopted an amendment to the FY2015 defense appropriations bill to improve the lives of wounded warriors through better access to service...
Milwaukee Ad Campaign Takes Aim at Animal/Domestic Abuse
Companion AnimalsThe Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office has launched an innovative and provocative radio, television, and billboard campaign to encourage the public to call 911 to report animal abuse. The goal...