Conference programme published
Programme details for our forthcoming online conference Translating wildlife welfare into practice: wildlife management in the 21st century are now available! We are delighted to see many people already registering for the event – why not join us on Thursday 16 May 2024 for a full day of fascinating talks and discussions?
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TRANSLATING WILDLIFE WELFARE INTO PRACTICE: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY
WAWC Online International Conference
16 May 2024
09.00-18.00 UK Time, GMT+1
Introduction
Welcome and Introduction 09:10 - 09:30 hrs
Pete Goddard (WAWC Chair, UK) Welcome and Introduction. Why should we care about wild animal welfare? Do we need a systematic change of thinking?
Session 1: Wildlife welfare – making the case for a better engagement with wild animals 09:30 - 11:00hrs
· Danielle Celermajer (University of Sydney, Australia) Including wild animals in political decision making: A multispecies justice approach to wild animal welfare
· Mark Jones (Born Free Foundation, UK) Integrating welfare into conservation policy and practice: challenges implementing Compassionate Conservation
· Heather Browning (University of Southampton, UK) Positive aspects of wild animal welfare; what does a good life feel like for free-living wild animals?
Session 2: Transitioning from knowledge to action: possibilities and hurdles 11:15 - 12:45 hrs
· Jordan Hampton (University of Melbourne, Australia) Practical animal welfare science: the case study of wildlife shooting
· Madeleine Campbell (University of Nottingham, UK) Finding common ground amongst those with different views – are there shared goals that can be built on / philosophy as it relates to animal welfare
· Philip Riordan (Marwell Zoo, UK) Conservation management and what to do to protect animal welfare when problems arise
· Mike Daniels (John Muir Trust, UK) The actions taken by eNGOs on the basis of welfare evidence – John Muir Trust case study
Session 3: Examples of how animal welfare assessments have impacted wildlife management: how is experience used? 14:00 - 15:50 hrs
· Adam Grogan (UC Davis, USA) Advances in approaches to wildlife management nine years on from the international consensus principles. Can changes happen in a short timeframe?
· Nick Collinson (National Trust, UK) National Trust approach of turning principle into practice
· Julie Lane (Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK) Welfare aspects of lethal and non-lethal methods of wildlife population control
· James Yeates (World Federation for Animals, UK) The ethics of the killing of wildlife in a wild animal welfare context
· Chris Cagienard (British Pest Control Association, UK) How pest professionals strive for good animal welfare whilst protecting public health
· Jeremy Wilson (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UK) Integrating wildlife welfare into conservation management
Session 4: Looking forward and making a difference 16:20 - 18:00 hrs
· Peter Sandøe and Clare Palmer (University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Texas A & M University, USA) The elephant in the room – to what extent do we have an obligation to prevent or alleviate the suffering of wild animals?
· Grace Carroll (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) The science of behaviour change: Why we need to understand human behaviour in order to improve animal welfare
· Allen Rutberg (Tufts University, USA) Welfare aspects of contraceptive applications to wildlife
· Stefano Canessa (Universität Bern, Switzerland) Integrating animal welfare in rational decision-making for species conservation
· Alice Bacon (Royal Zoological Society Scotland, UK) The welfare of reintroduced Scottish wildcats; mitigating human-wildlife conflict through local stakeholder engagement
Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/824141576073290587