Volume
72
Number
4
![Winter 2023 AWI Quarterly Cover - Photo by Rolf Nussbaumer/NPL, Minden Pictures Winter 2023 AWI Quarterly Cover - Photo by Rolf Nussbaumer/NPL, Minden Pictures](/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_quaterly_/public/awi_quarterly_issue/cover_image/23-winter-cover.jpg?itok=yjvseCM6)
About the Cover
Habitat loss and hunting nearly eradicated the US population of ocelots. Today, ocelots—like this one on a private refuge in Texas—are protected under the Endangered Species Act. In 2017, after USDA Wildlife Services activities in Texas and Arizona threatened ocelots, a lawsuit brought by AWI and allies ensured implementation of ESA-mandated measures to mitigate harm. On the ESA’s 50th anniversary, this issue of the AWI Quarterly includes a number of examples of the ESA in action. Learn more about how this landmark law operates to keep vulnerable species from disappearing.