Wildlife Policy & Public Comment

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) lobbies state, federal and international agencies in support of stronger legal protections for wildlife. The following statements and comments have been prepared or endorsed by AWI. Each of the documents is available as a downloadable PDF.

Comments to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Opposing Proposed Rules to Hunt Coyotes and Feral Pigs at Night (April 2012)

Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on applications to conduct certain otherwise prohibited activities under the Endangered Species Act within the Captive Bred regulations (March-May 2012)

Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on Draft Policy to interpret the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the Endangered Species Act’s definitions of “endangered species” and “threatened species” (March 2012)

Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Maine Field Office on Draft Environmental Assessment, Incidental Take Plan, and Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Statewide Furbearer Trapping Program (February 2012)

Supplemental Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Status Review of the Split-Listing of Chimpanzees under the Endangered Species Act (January 2012)

Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Status Review of the Split-Listing of Chimpanzees under the Endangered Species Act (October 2011)

Resources and Comments Regarding Wildlife Management on National Park Service Land (Ongoing)