Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Finding Noninvasive Methods to Survey Wild Horse Populations
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 23,882-acre Jarita Mesa Wild Horse Territory (JMWHT) is located in rugged, forested mountain terrain in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. Prior to passage of the Wild Free-Roaming...
Marmosets Spread the Wealth When No One Sees
Terrestrial WildlifeIn 2007, a study at the University of Zurich (Burkart et al., 2007) looked at cooperative behavior among common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). The study found that the animals spontaneously provided...
Nose for Trouble: Using Dogs to Detect Rodenticides
Terrestrial WildlifeSan Joaquin kit foxes know auspicious habitat when they see it, but would not know if it is free of harmful anticoagulant rodenticide baits or of prey contaminated with rodenticide...
Revolutionary Science and a Reverence for Life: AWI Awards Schweitzer Medal to Dr. Samuel K Wasser
Terrestrial WildlifeSam Wasser’s life is bound by threads so small that a thousand of them braided together wouldn’t amount to a single eyelash. These threads are strands of deoxyribonucleic acid, better...
Snare Claims Wolf in Gruesome Fashion
Terrestrial WildlifeA wolf in Minnesota was shot and killed this February after a truly horrible encounter with a strangling snare. Wolves are not legal targets for such devices, but snares are...
Under Fire, Mother Bears Alter Tactics
Terrestrial WildlifeBrown bear mothers in Sweden are apparently changing their reproductive strategy in response to hunting, according to a new study (Van de Walle et al., 2018). The study found that...
Wilderness Way in Senegal Named After AWI Founder
Terrestrial WildlifeSwing open the main gate at Senegal’s Ferlo North Wildlife Reserve and a broad avenue greets you, unfolding for more than two miles across an idyllic African landscape. The landscape...
Continental Divide: Photo Exhibit Explores Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife
Press ReleaseJune 12, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeA new photo exhibit on Capitol Hill examines how a US-Mexico border wall could cause irreversible damage to human communities and wildlife. The exhibit, running through June 15 in the...
Animal Welfare and Public Safety Advocates Applaud Senate Action to Restrict Possession of Dangerous Big Cats
Press ReleaseJune 6, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute, Big Cat Rescue, Born Free USA, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund are celebrating...
Florida Teacher Likely Violated Anti-Cruelty Laws
Press ReleaseMay 22, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeIn a letter sent Tuesday to Florida state, county and school officials, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is calling for a full investigation into the alleged drowning of multiple animals...