News about Wild animals

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Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts

Hans Henrik Bruun is an especially active voice of reason in public discourse about the present and future of Danish nature. Whenever engaging, he often greets strong emotions with facts. This year's recipient of…

Danish researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers

An expedition into the jungle of New Guinea has resulted in the discovery of two new species of poisonous birds by researchers from the University of Copenhagen. Genetic changes in these bird species have allowed them t…

Opportunities and Challenges in Applying the 3Rs to Zoos and Aquariums

This paper analyses opportunities and challenges for each of the three Rs when applied to animals housed in zoos and aquariums.

Will the use of domesticated animals in rewilding projects compromise animal welfare?

Based on a survey of public media in Denmark, this paper identifies different animal welfare issues relating to rewilding projects.

Wild animal welfare

In this commentary on Rowan et al’s article on sentience politics, especially regarding farm animals, we ask how the welfare of wild animals differs from that of farmed animals, especially how the ability to make…

Estimating the Population of Unowned Free-Ranging Domestic Cats in Denmark

This study estimated the size of the population of unowned free-ranging domestic cats and their distribution in Denmark using a combination of questionnaires and GPS tracking

Ethical management of wildlife. Lethal versus nonlethal control of white-tailed deer

By C. Gamborg, P. Sandøe, & C. Palmer (2020). Conservation Science and Practice. Wiley. Abstract Calls for ethical management of wildlife in the international conservation com- munity are increasing. However, it is not…

Animal Welfare Impact Assessments - A good way of giving the affected animals a voice when trying to tackle wild animals

By P. Sandøe & C. Gamborg (2017) Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Springer. Abstract Control of wild animals may give rise to controversy, as is seen in the case of badger control to manage TB in cattl…

Bears or butterflies? How should zoos make value-driven decisions about their collections?

By C. Palmer, TJ Kasperbauer & P. Sandøe (forthcoming 2017) Book chapter in The Ark and Beyond, Minteer, B.A., Maienschein, J. & Collins, J.P. (eds.). University of Chicago Press Excerpt Zoos are ethically contested…

A dividing issue: Attitudes to the shooting of rear and release birds among landowners, hunters and the general public in DK

By C. Gamborg, F.S. Jensen & P. Sandøe (2016) Land Use Policy. Elsevier Abstract Why are organised shoots involving birds that are farm-reared and subsequently released a dividing issue in several countries? As a…

Management and use of wild animals

By P. Sandøe, S. B. Christiansen & B. Holst Ethics of animal use. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008 Excerpt The animals which are the focus of this chapter differ in an important respect from those discussed in previous chapters:…

Controlling Biodiversity? Ethical analysis of the case of swine fever and wild boar in Denmark

C. Gamborg & P. Sandøe (2006) Ethics and the politics of food. Wageningen. Abstract Biodiversity has high priority these days – not many would argue against a concern for it. However, the implications of the priority…

Beavers and Biodiversity: The Ethics of Ecological Restoration

By C. Gamborg & P. Sandøe (2004) Philosophy and Biodiversity. Cambridge University Press. Abstract This paper is about the value conflicts that lie behind ecological restoration initiatives. We focus on a case of beave…