Japan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will ...

Today the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) issued a proposed rule that ...

Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by ...

It’s too small to see and too big to miss: The H5N1 virus, which causes highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, aka bird flu), has wrought havoc on US poultry and dairy farms and wildlife, ...

In January, AWI released the third edition of Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals, chronicling farmed animal casualties in barn fires from 2022 through 2024. In the 300+ barn fires reported ...

In February, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The discussion largely served as a ...

Nonhuman primates housed in indoor laboratory environments are generally exposed to blank walls. This environment is not ideal for species whose primary sensory modality is visual. The aim of this ...

The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in early February in preparation for the 20 th meeting of the Conference of ...

Beneath “a sliver of moon, no wider than a cat’s whisker,” Kamie the cat navigates frightening city streets, back alleys, and an animal shelter to find her way home. In the process, the orange tabby ...

Two of AWI’s priority equine bills were reintroduced at the end of February in recognition of National Horse Protection Day on March 1. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sens.