Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests
Press ReleaseSeptember 19, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeThe Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously Friday to adopt a rule prohibiting wildlife killing contests for coyotes and other species classified as unprotected mammals in the state. Wildlife...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets from Barbaric Traps and Snares
Press ReleaseAugust 15, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressional...
Historic Settlement Secures Conservation of Endangered Red Wolves in the Wild
Press ReleaseAugust 9, 2023Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeConservation groups and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a historic settlement today to recommit to the conservation and recovery of the world’s only wild red wolf population, which in...
AWI Grants Promote Humane Solutions to Human-Wildlife Conflicts and Less Intrusive Methods of Wildlife Study
Press ReleaseAugust 4, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing innovative, less intrusive wildlife study techniques and more humane, nonlethal methods...
New York to Become Ninth State to End Wildlife Killing Contests
Press ReleaseJune 29, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the New York legislature for recently passing a bill to ban wildlife killing contests. Wildlife killing contests are organized competitive events in which participants kill...
Animal Liberation Now
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAnimal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed is the latest update to Peter Singer’s seminal 1975 book, Animal Liberation. While the facts and figures have been updated, the ultimate message has not...
Secrets of the Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeNational Geographic’s newly released four-part docuseries, Secrets of the Elephants, streaming on Disney+, takes an in-depth look at the complex behaviors of elephants living in southern Asia and in savannas, rainforests,...
Advocating Greater Protections for African Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeIn March, AWI submitted comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) urging the agency to ban the import of live African elephants and their trophies into the United...
AWI Aids Aerial Efforts to Keep Kenyan Wildlife Safe
Terrestrial WildlifeA conspicuous patrol airplane cruising at low altitude over a Kenyan National Park has an impact similar to a conspicuous police car cruising along an American interstate highway: It produces...
Loosening Snaring’s Grip on Indian Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeSnares are indiscriminate tools of torture used around the world to capture wild animals—primarily for food but also for trade in animal parts. Made from inexpensive materials such as rope,...