Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Kill the Conflict, Not the Animal: Helping Communities Become Bear Smart
Terrestrial WildlifeWhen a black bear mother and two cubs came into her yard to eat from the fruit trees, an elderly woman in rural Montana called the local wildlife agency manager....
The Pantanal Is on Fire
Terrestrial WildlifeSouth America’s Pantanal—one of the world’s most biodiverse regions—is burning with a ferocity not seen in the historic record, with devastating suffering and death inflicted on the wild animals who...
Lawmakers Urge Stronger Animal Protections
Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI rallied members of Congress to join letters to government agencies seeking greater animal protections. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) led a letter to the US...
Protections Spring into Action Under Big Cat Public Safety Act
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), a bill championed by AWI, was signed into law by President Biden in December 2022, marking an incredible step forward for both public safety...
Ridding Interior Appropriations of Harmful Riders
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI joined a coalition of groups urging US representatives to oppose riders in the House version of the fiscal year 2025 Department of the Interior spending bill that would undermine...
Help Orphaned, Injured Bats and Support Vital Conservation Work This Bat Week
Press ReleaseOctober 22, 2024Terrestrial WildlifeAs Bat Week kicks off October 24, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is hosting its first-ever bat-tacular fundraiser to help organizations operating bat rescues, sanctuaries, and educational outreach programs promote...
Two More States Ban Wild Animal Circus Acts
Terrestrial WildlifeIn May, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed SB 547/HB 379 into law, prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, bears, and nonhuman primates in traveling shows and circuses in the...
Cull of the Wild
Terrestrial WildlifeHugh Warwick, a British ecologist, has spent decades studying his favorite species, the hedgehog. In his fourth book, Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation, Warwick shifts his...
Meet the Neighbors
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeMeet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World is an exploration of animal cognition, intelligence, and social systems, challenging the often-arbitrary line that separates humans from animals. Readers...
Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue to be classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List...