Spring 2002
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The Reign of Terror Continues in Zimbabwe In previous issues of the AWI Quarterly we reported on the disastrous wildlife poaching that has occurred rampantly during the recent violence in Zimbabwe. Black "war veterans," incited by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, have been violently seizing white-owned farm land,... more...
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Global Development: Benevolent or Villainous? By Adam M. Roberts In Johannesburg, South Africa this summer, government representatives and nongovernmental leaders from across the globe will convene the World Summit on Sustainable Development to discuss the future direction of global development. Delegates to the meeting will... more...
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Hawksbills Still Critically Endangered Rings and bracelets made from endangered hawksbill sea turtles are confiscated from various stores around San Jose, Costa Rica and surrounding towns. (Didiher Chacón/Asociación ANAI) More than 2,700 items of jewelry made from hawksbill sea turtles were confiscated... more...
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Preserving Poland's Family Farms By Tom Garrett If London is a city of pigeons, Warsaw in winter, before the return of spring migrants, is a city of crows. Saski (Saxon) Park, in downtown Warsaw, contains a full range of European corvids. Jackdaws swirl around the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Rooks strut and... more...
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Operation Chicken Snatch By Tara L. Gallagher Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary Key West, Florida. Haven to a variety of life. So, it's not surprising that another unusual group has found Key West and has moved in with gusto. Ralph Heath, founder of the sanctuary, with his adopted Key West rooster.... more...
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Abrupt About-Face in ANWR Warnings A March 2002 United States Geological Survey (USGS) report reveals the potentially dire consequences that might result from petroleum exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ANWR) northern coastal plain. The report, Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial... more...
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Environmental Enrichment for Rats By Dr. Emily Patterson-Kane, University of British Columbia These contented rats observe a camera for the first time. They enjoy riding to the maze in this open cage and the reward they receive at the end of the maze. (Greg Morton/Media Group, UBC) Most... more...
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Special Treatment for the Military The Defense Department is seeking dangerous, sweeping legislative changes to exempt military activities from key provisions of vital laws protecting animals and the environment. If the bill becomes law, the US could not place "the conservation of public lands, or the preservation or recovery of... more...
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Forcibly Breaking the Maternal Bond By Cathy Liss Harry Harlow became famous in the 1960s for providing "scientific" evidence for the obvious fact that taking monkeys away from their mothers (maternal deprivation) is an extremely distressing experience for the young. Harlow focused exclusively on the infants'... more...
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Saving the Suarez Seven On March 6, 2002, US marshals and representatives from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service confiscated "Alaska," one of the polar bears languishing in the Suarez Brothers circus, currently stationed in Puerto Rico. As we reported in the last issue of the AWI Quarterly,... more...
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New AWI Publications AWI Commemorates 50 Years in a Two-Volume Set The Animal Welfare Institute has been publishing an informational newsletter about animal welfare and wildlife conservation for fifty years. In celebration of our golden anniversary (1951-2001), we have compiled all... more...
