Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Study Shows Steep Decline in US Butterfly Population
Terrestrial WildlifeInsects, though often maligned, are critically important to the planet and to our own survival. A vast array of species depend on them for food; other ecological services they provide...
Monitoring Salt Marsh Harvest Mice via Novel, Noninvasive Genetic Surveys
Terrestrial WildlifeThe salt marsh harvest mouse is an endangered species restricted to the coastal wetlands of the San Francisco Estuary (SFE). Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, approximately 90 percent...
Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule that would undermine protections for habitat that threatened and endangered...
Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced
Terrestrial WildlifeOn May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA),...
Slither
Terrestrial WildlifeIn Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World, science writer Stephen S. Hall offers a fascinating exploration of snakes. Drawing from the humanities and science, Hall reframes these...
The Ellesmere Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeThe isolated, white-furred wolves of Ellesmere Island, Canada, are distinctive among their species in that they have not been conditioned over generations to fear humans. On the second closest land...
CEQ Guts NEPA by Rescinding Regulations
Terrestrial WildlifeIn April, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)— an arm of the White House that coordinates federal environmental activities and policy development— took the most drastic action since its creation...
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
Press ReleaseJune 2, 2025Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number of species covered, establishes criminal...
Captive Primate Safety Act Would End the Cruel and Dangerous Primate Pet Trade
Press ReleaseMay 6, 2025Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in the United States. Nonhuman...
Terrestrial Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeWe share our world with an amazing array of animals, including millions of terrestrial species inhabiting the Earth’s forests, grasslands, tundra, and deserts. Each species is a vital strand within...