Washington, DC—Only six to eight critically endangered vaquita may remain on the planet, the Mexican government announced last week in reporting the results of a new survey.. Compared to the 8 to 13 vaquita estimated in 2023, the new numbers indicate that the vaquita population may have declined or vaquita moved outside the survey area.

Traditionally ungulates were considered even or odd-toed hoofed animals, however, as genetics demonstrated new relationships between species, the number of animals who qualify as ungulates expanded. Ungulates include (but are not limited to) white-tailed deer, mule deer, tapir, camel, hippopotamus ...

Every two years, Congress loses members who retire from politics, run for another office, or lose their reelection bid. Unfortunately, the end of the 117th Congress brings with it the loss of several long-time allies in the fight to protect

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rate of destruction of tropical forests, some 17,500 species are being lost per year Πa rate 1,000 to 10,000 times greater than extinction rates prior to human intervention (Wilson 1988).

LIST OF ACRONYMS + ABBREVIATIONS ACCOBAMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area AI artificial insemination ALJ administrative law judge AMMPA Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service AWI Animal Welfare Institute AZA Association of Zoos and Aquariums

The Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (“the World Heritage Convention”), signed in 1972, is the primary legal instrument for preserving the world’s

The California referendum to prohibit housing sows in gestation crates, hens in battery cages, and veal calves in crates by 2015 passed in November by a nearly two-to-one margin. AWI supported the measure because of our vehement opposition to …

The human population is now so large that the amount of resources needed to sustain it exceeds what is available at current consumption patterns.2 Three key factors influence humankind’s ecological

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