Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Inspector General Gives Free Pass to USDA’s “Killing Program”
Press ReleaseOctober 15, 2015Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program charged with resolving wildlife conflicts—but that perversely is responsible for killing millions of animals each year in the United States—received carte blanche from...
AWI Announces 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Grantees
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Christine Stevens Wildlife Award is a grant program named in honor of AWI’s late founder and president for over 50 years. Each year, the program provides grants of up...
AWI Files Suit to Protect Canada Lynx in Maine
Terrestrial WildlifeOn August 17, AWI and allies filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers in Maine to seriously injure and kill (“take”) Canada lynx...
CITES Animals Committee Convenes in Israel
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeOver 200 wildlife experts from around the world met in Tel Aviv in late August/early September at the 28th meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in...
Court Deals Blow to Wind Energy Permits to Harm Eagles
Terrestrial WildlifeThe US District Court for the Northern District of California, on August 11, struck down a decision by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to allow wind energy developers...
OIG Opts for Anemic Audit of Wildlife Services
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI is gravely disappointed in the outcome of the review of the federal Wildlife Services program by the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG took up the investigation...
Rancher Who Illegally Sent 1,800 Horses to Slaughter Skates Free
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeColorado rancher and livestock hauler Tom Davis spent close to $18,000 to purchase approximately 1,800 horses from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program from 2008...
USFWS Undermines Red Wolf Recovery
Terrestrial WildlifeThere has been a significant reduction in gunshot mortality of red wolves over the last year, ever since coyote hunting was restricted in the wolves’ North Carolina habitat as a...
Anti-poaching Bill Passes House
Terrestrial WildlifeCongress has taken an important step toward cracking down on wildlife trafficking. On November 2, the House of Representatives passed HR 2494, the Global Anti-Poaching Act, introduced by Reps. Ed...
Sportsmen’s Act Takes Another Shot at Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeOn October 7, the House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance HR 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which presents a clear assault on wildlife both at...