Animal in the Wild
- Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area Emergency Rule Sought to Stop Park Service Slaughter of Wild Bison in Yellowstone National Park Click here for the petition Click here for the press statement from supporting groups... more...
- Facts about Chinese Fur Farms The United States should strongly oppose the shocking treatment of animals raised, killed, and skinned alive on Chinese fur farms and take action by urging the U. S. Ambassador to China to convey the United States' opposition to these cruel savage methods. more...
- U.S. House of Representatives Takes Action to Protect Animals From Cruel Traps on National Wildlife Refuges Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced legislation to end the use of brutal traps on furbearing animals within federal wildlife refuges. H.R. 3710, the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act , which was submitted with a total of 35 original co-sponsors, helps to... more...
- Human Appetites Driving Frogs to Extinction An international team of scientists have added human consumption to the long list of things already threatening global frog populations, the BBC reported in January. A new study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, found that upwards of one billion frogs may be captured from the... more...
- Hermits: The Unfortunate Victims of Society It was an unusual discovery. As the mercury soared to triple digits last October in Yuma, Ariz., a hermit crab later named "Hermie" was found near a drip irrigation line in a state park—a victim of the crustacean pet trade. More than likely, he was purchased at a local pet store and then... more...
- Parties in Federal Lawsuit Concerning Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project Announce Agreement on Bat Protection and Turbine Operation WASHINGTON, D.C. – An agreement has been reached among all parties involved in federal litigation under the Endangered Species Act concerning the Beech Ridge wind project in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, that will provide for additional protection of the endangered Indiana bat and... more...
- Wildlife Coalition Condemns Coyote Killing Tournament as Ethically and Ecologically Indefensible Maine - A national coalition of wildlife advocacy and conservation organizations representing more than 70,000 Maine citizens is calling for an end to a coyote killing tournament that is currently underway in northern Maine. Sponsored by the Jackman-Moose River Region Chamber of Commerce, the... more...
- Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Industrial Wind Project that Jeopardized Endangered Bats Washington, D.C. – Charging that a massive wind energy project threatens endangered bats, the Animal Welfare Institute, a national animal protection organization, along with the West Virginia-based Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy and other conservationists, have filed what is... more...
- Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Petition U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Halt Illegal Trapping of Canada Lynx Washington, D.C. — The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today to enforce the Endangered Species Act (ESA) against the unlawful trapping of Canada lynx in traps set for other species. Lynx... more...
- Wildlife Advocacy Organizations file motion to Stop Start of Early Coyote & Fox Trapping in Maine to protect Imperiled Lynx from Deadly Traps Bangor, ME — The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) filed a motion in federal district court in Bangor Maine today seeking a preliminary injunction (PI) to stop Maine’s early coyote and fox trapping season. Set to commence on October 18, this... more...
- URGENT AWI eALERT for MAINE: Speak Out Against Coyote Killing "Tournament" in Maine! Dear Maine Humanitarian: Right now in Northern Maine (Jackman), coyotes are being killed as part of a contest “tournament.” Sponsored by the Jackman-Moose River Region Chamber of Commerce, the “kill” runs from December 16 through January 30, 2010. Prizes are awarded for those who kill both... more...
- Bill to Restore Protection of American Icon Passes House Natural Resources Committee Washington, DC - The Restoring Our American Mustangs Act (H.R. 1018) today passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. Known as the ROAM Act, the bill was introduced by Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Raúl M.... more...
- Humane groups ask Governor to call of bison hunt Washington, D.C. (Nov. 14, 2005) – An impending bison hunt in Yellowstone National Park should be terminated, stated the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) and several other humane organizations in a letter submitted to Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer today. more...
- AWI and SAPL Begin Campaign to Restore Protections for America's Wild Horses History of US Wild Horse and Burro Program The Animal Welfare Institute is strongly opposed to changes made to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (Wild Horse Act) during the 108 th Congress that will require federally protected wild... more...
- Legal Memorandum Opinion in Beech Ridge Lawsuit Memorandum Opinion issued by United States District Judge Roger W. Titus on December 9, 2009. more...
- Coyote and Fox Live Bait Training and Penning Condemned as Unethical & Ecologically Reckless Indiana Natural Resources Commission to Consider Ban on Practice Nov. 17th Indianapolis, IN — More than 40 scientists, veterinarians, and attorneys and a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations including Project Coyote, Indiana Coyote Rescue (ICR), and the Animal Welfare... more...
- Federal Court Rules Massive Wind Energy Project in Violation of Endangered Species Act Judge Prevents Project That Will Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Bats From Proceeding Without Federal Permit Washington, D.C. – Federal district court Judge Roger Titus of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has issued a comprehensive ruling that an industrial wind... more...
Sidebar_Indiana Bat - Conservationists Call on Interior Dpt. to Cancel Illegal Black Bear Hunt WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 28, 2007) – Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), In Defense of Animals (IDA), the American Environment Foundation (AEF), and two individuals asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the U.S. Department of the Interior in a 14-page letter to cancel an illegal black bear hunt scheduled for Dec.1 and 2 in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. more...
