AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Review
Wild Things
Terrestrial WildlifeWild Things examines the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services (WS) program and its devastating impacts on native carnivores. Each year, WS kills thousands of predators who are viewed as threats to...
Animal Wise
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsRats enjoy being tickled. They also have an innate wariness of cats—such that an extraneous variable could be introduced to research from the scent of domestic cats, however innocently carried...
The One and Only Ivan
Companion AnimalsThe One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, a poignant book with a strong animal welfare theme, has won the 2013 Newbery Medal—a prestigious award given annually to the most...
Wildlife Conservation in a Changing Climate
Terrestrial WildlifeAs more and more people accept the reality that our climate is changing due to human activities, the future effects of a changing climate are being discussed and debated. Will...
Death at SeaWorld
Marine WildlifeSemi-biographical, Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity centers on the subject of keeping orcas in captivity for human entertainment. It is full of carefully researched...
On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson
Terrestrial WildlifeSeptember marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a revolutionary exposé on the calamitous effect of unleashing DDT and other pesticides indiscriminately on the environment. Many are...
The Case of the Green Turtle: An Uncensored History of a Conservation Icon
Terrestrial WildlifeWhen it comes to charismatic ocean species, sea turtles share the spotlight with magnificent marine mammals. However, the seven threatened and endangered species of sea turtles swimming the oceans are...
Soldier Dogs
Companion AnimalsThe reader can’t get past the cover of Maria Goodavage’s book Soldier Dogs—featuring a black Lab in goggles with her head on a camouflaged lap—without uttering an audible “awwww!” From that...
The Last Great Ape
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent, by Ofir Drori and David McDannald, chronicles the path of Ofir, an adventure seeker...
Feathers
Terrestrial WildlifeFeathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle is an apt title for this book about exactly that—from the evolution of the first feathers and birds, to man’s desire to use feathers...