Can a zoo visitor-animal interaction ever be good for animal welfare?
The other day I was talking about interactions between visitors and animals in zoos and aquariums. Many sub-standard (and some modern zoos)... Read More
Japan Bear Parks
Distressing captive conditions resulting in poor health and welfare continue for hundreds of bears held in bear parks in Japan. Historically, these... Read More
Zimbabwe elephant capture – why it’s a concern
The capture of over thirty young elephants from the wild in Zimbabwe, the consequent containment in Hwange National Park and proposed transfer to... Read More
Japanese bear parks
Wild Welfare investigation shows more than four hundred bears suffer miserable lives in Japan’s bear parks. Hundreds of bears are being kept... Read More
Animal Welfare Science can Support Positive Ethical Choices
Animal welfare science has developed in the past couple of decades, leading to fantastic advances in animal management practices that improves the... Read More
Can a More Compassionate Zoo Improve Animal Welfare?
Tackling animal welfare issues is difficult. Even with a strong and growing global animal welfare movement, animals are still seen by many... Read More
Let’s be Positive Together: Improving Captive Wild Animal Welfare
Poor captive wild animal welfare is globally prevalent and the challenge to make improvements is vast; addressing wild animal welfare concerns within... Read More
Is Conservation gain ever worth the welfare loss?
Hopefully animal sentience will be universally understood and integrated in conservation practices in the near future The conservation of a species may... Read More
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The Conservation Mission of Zoos
Nabila comes from a background in biosciences and natural resource management and has worked on community-based resource mapping and conservation projects in... Read More