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Conservation Groups Call for Veto of Extinction Riders
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
More than 150 conservation groups have signed a letter to President Obama asking him to oppose all policy “riders” that would undermine the Endangered Species Act during negotiations on final spending legislation for Fiscal Year...
Conservation Groups Take US Fish & Wildlife Service to Court for Failures to Protect the World's Only Wild Red Wolves
Friday, November 13, 2015
Conservation groups filed a complaint late yesterday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for its failure to protect the world’s only...
Navy Rethinks Pacific Training that Endangers Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Life
Thursday, November 12, 2015
The US Navy today said it plans to prepare a new environmental impact statement for training and testing exercises in the Pacific Ocean from December 2018 onward, including the use of sonar and explosives that...
Rep. Schiff to Introduce ORCA Act to Phase Out Display of Captive Killer Whales
Friday, November 06, 2015
At a press conference on Friday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that he will introduce the Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement (ORCA) Act. This landmark legislation would phase out the captivity of orcas so that...
Twenty-Five Senators Sign Letter Urging President Obama to Protect Endangered Species
Thursday, November 05, 2015
A quarter of the US Senate signed a letter to President Obama urging him to veto any spending bills that include politically motivated riders targeting endangered and threatened species. As the letter notes, the “extinction...
Inspector General Gives Free Pass to USDA's "Killing Program"
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program charged with resolving wildlife conflicts—but that perversely is responsible for killing millions of animals each year in the United States—received carte blanche from the USDA Office of Inspector...
Seafood Giant Actively Involved in Largest Fin Whale Hunt Since Commercial Whaling Ban
Friday, October 02, 2015
Iceland’s controversial fin whale hunt has now ended with a catch of 155 endangered fin whales, the largest slaughter since the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling. New evidence obtained on the ground by the Environmental...
Record Numbers Convene for 2015 Homes for Horses Coalition Conference
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Leading equine rescues and sanctuaries from across the country gathered in Irving, Texas, on September 25 and 26 for the 2015 Homes for Horses Coalition conference. The only national conference for horse rescues and sanctuaries...
Federal Court Affirms Denial of Russian Beluga Import for Georgia Aquarium
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
A federal court today affirmed the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) denial of Georgia Aquarium’s application for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to import 18 beluga whales from Russia’s Sea of...
Organizations Join Fight to Halt Florida's Black Bear Hunt
Friday, September 25, 2015
Local, state and national animal protection and environmental organizations filed a “friend of the court” brief today in support of a lawsuit to stop the impending trophy hunt of Florida black bears, an iconic and...
Navy Agrees to Limit Underwater Assaults on Whales, Dolphins
Monday, September 14, 2015
A federal court today entered an order settling two cases challenging the US Navy’s training and testing activities off the coasts of Southern California and Hawai‘i, securing long-sought protections for whales, dolphins, and other marine...
Organizations Notify USFWS of Intent to Sue Over Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Conservation and animal welfare organizations, including the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Defenders of Wildlife, and the Red Wolf Coalition, as represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), notified the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
Ad Campaign Urges Protection of Arctic from Commercial Whaling Trade
Monday, August 31, 2015
A coalition of animal welfare and conservation organizations launched a two-week advertising campaign today on Alaska Dispatch News to coincide with the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER)...
Organizations File Motion to Prevent Use of Illegal Leghold Traps in New Jersey
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Animal welfare and wildlife organizations filed a motion today with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to stay the implementation of a proposed rule that would allow three types of leghold traps—the Egg, Duff...
Whaling Harpoons Iceland's Image as a Whale-Watching Capital
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Photographs (shown below) of an Icelandic whaling vessel dragging dead endangered fin whales to shore for processing were released today by Timothy Baker, an American whale-watching tourist.
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the winners of its annual Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides grants of up to $10,000 to help fund innovative strategies...
USDA to Present Case Against Santa Cruz Biotechnology in Historic Proceeding
Monday, August 17, 2015
The US Department of Agriculture’s case against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT), one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers, is scheduled to be heard by an administrative law judge beginning Tuesday, August 18. The...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine
Monday, August 17, 2015
Wildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations filed a lawsuit today against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers in Maine to seriously injure and kill Canada lynx, a federally protected cat. Plaintiffs...
AWI Commends Introduction of CECIL Animal Trophies Act
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
In light of the tragic illegal killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the swift response by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)...
Animal Protection, Conservation Organizations Sue Mendocino County in Response to Wildlife Services Contract Renewal
Monday, July 27, 2015
Animal protection and conservation organizations filed suit today challenging Mendocino County’s contract renewal with Wildlife Services, a notorious federal wildlife-killing program that killed close to 3 million animals in the US in 2014.