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NOAA Proposes Rule to Curb Right Whale Deaths
After years of delay, NOAA Fisheries released a proposed rule in December 2020 to reduce the number of North Atlantic...
Animal Welfare Measures in the 117th Congress
The 117th Congress got underway in January, and a number of AWI-supported animal welfare bills were reintroduced within the first few...
Humane Control of Gray Squirrels in the UK
In the United Kingdom, gray squirrels are an exotic species, first introduced in the 1870s. While the gray squirrel population...
High Hopes Secretary Haaland Will Halt Surgical Sterilization Scheme
Last October, the Bureau of Land Management finalized plans to employ an inhumane surgical sterilization procedure—ovariectomy via colpotomy—to control the...
Efforts to Weaken Migratory Bird Protections on Hold
In the former administration’s final days, the US Fish and Wildlife Service published a rule that weakens the Migratory Bird...
Court Orders USFWS to Get Red Wolf Recovery Back on Track
The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled in January that the US Fish and Wildlife...
Texas Storms Bring Misery to Humans and Animals
February saw a rare winter storm hit southern US states, including an unprecedented blackout that caused multiple human and animal...
New Whale Species Identified in Gulf of Mexico
Scientists from NOAA Fisheries have identified a new species of baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The new species,...
New Report Examines How Biodiversity and Economic Health Intertwine
A February 2021 report commissioned by the UK government provides a sobering economic analysis to explain why we must change...
Licensing Program Proposed for Puget Sound Whale-Watch Vendors
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has published a draft rule to establish a commercial whale-watching licensing program in...
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North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
In Program: Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...
As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons
In Program: Marine WildlifeJapan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a...