November 17, 2021 Clinic Law students head to courtroom in search of wildlife data
Students with the school’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic filed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in a bid to compel disclosure of data on wildlife traded across U.S. borders.
November 02, 2021 Clinic A Megadrought Is Killing Protected Elk In California
"The Park Service has known that the tule elk, who live at Tomales Point, have been dying horrific and preventable deaths for years," said Kate Barnekow with Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program. "Our plaintiffs have told them, the public at large has told them and they have failed to take any action."
October 06, 2021 Clinic, Program Columbus Zoo loses accreditation over animal program, leadership issues, but plans appeal
AZA accreditation remains "the gold standard for zoological institutions in the United States," said Carney Anne Nasser, who was featured in "The Conservation Game" and is a research fellow with Harvard University's Animal Law & Policy Program.
October 05, 2021 Clinic, Program As some species dwindle, tough choices multiply
Carney Anne Nasser, a research fellow at Harvard Law School's Animal Law & Policy Program, noted that some state lawmakers have become so fed up with the lack of federal action in recent years that they have introduced bills to extend protections in their state, regardless of what federal regulators decide. “After an administration that had an all-out war on wildlife, we have to take meaningful action to right the ship, so we can prevent future species from being removed from the list because of extinction," she said. “We should have full confidence that these decisions are being made with the best available scientific evidence, and that economics and politics aren't interfering."