Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Caribbean Species Gain Protections at SPAW Protocol Meeting
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Caribbean Environment Programme was established in 1981 as one of the United Nations’ “Regional Seas” programs, in recognition of the importance and value of the Wider Caribbean’s fragile and...
Building the Movement to Ban Commercial Kangaroo Killing
Terrestrial WildlifeI don’t know what shocked me more when I was offered the chance to become a kangaroo advocate in Europe. Was it that I, a native of the Netherlands, had...
Climate Change Could Trigger Catastrophic Species Loss
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a new study published in Global Change Biology (Wiens & Zelinka, 2024), researchers at the University of Arizona examined a comprehensive suite of factors to estimate climate-caused extinction in coming decades. The conclusions...
Petition Seeks Regs to Rein in Wildlife Services
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI and allies submitted a petition for rulemaking to the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in November urging the agency to adopt regulations governing its...
Protecting Predators on National Wildlife Refuges
Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed prohibiting most forms of predator control on National Wildlife Refuge System lands, which AWI strongly supports. In comments, we highlighted the critical...
Animal Welfare Measures in State Legislatures
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI led efforts to get a bill introduced in the Illinois Senate to ban mink farming in the state. Sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Linda Holmes, the Mink Facility Disease...
The Accidental Ecosystem
Terrestrial WildlifeWhen we encounter a raccoon, deer, bat, fox, or some other wild animal in our neighborhood, we’re often pleasantly surprised—but not as amazed, perhaps, as our recent urban forebears might...
The Age of Deer
Terrestrial WildlifeErika Howsare worked in local journalism for 20 years and has written two books of poetry. She was raised in rural America in a family of avid hunters before heading...
Gov. Hochul signs historic bill to end wildlife killing contests in New York
Press ReleaseDecember 22, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed critical legislation (A.2917/S.4099) ending wildlife killing contests for coyotes, foxes, bobcats, squirrels, raccoons, crows, and other species in New York. This historic new law prohibits competitive events...
CITES Standing Committee Weighs Issues of Compliance
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeOver 700 delegates met in Geneva for five days beginning in late November to deliberate over a full slate of issues at the 77th meeting of the Standing Committee to the...