The
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) and the Born Free Foundation
were delighted to host the Compassionate Conservation Symposium,
at Lady Margaret Hall, a college closely associated with WildCRU at the
University of Oxford.
The
Symposium brought together scientists and practitioners from a range of
disciplines to debate animal welfare issues in conservation, examine potential
synergies, look for practical outcomes and promote a dialogue between
these two disciplines that are often perceived as mutually exclusive.
The
Symposium was organized around the following themes:
- Animal welfare in field conservation
- Captive animal welfare and conservation
- Conservation consequences of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release
- International trade in live wild animals
Oral presentations (including PDFs of presentations where available):
| Will Travers Born Free Foundation |
Compassionate conservation: unnecessary luxury or survival essential? |
| David Macdonald WildCRU |
Animal welfare in conservation: working towards a common goal |
| Carl Jones Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust |
Challenges in managing behaviour in bird restoration projects |
| James Kirkwood UFAW |
Dealing with interspecies conflicts in wildlife conservation: a Two-Rs approach |
| Sue Wilson Tara Seal Research |
Does the individual matter? A case study in Caspian seal conservation |
| Vaughan Monamy Australian Catholic University |
Hot-iron branding of seals and sea lions: weighing individual welfare against the common good |
| Joyce Poole ElephantVoices |
Elephants on the edge: the use and abuse of individuals and societies |
| Françoise Wemelsfelder Scottish Agricultural College |
The application of qualitative behaviour assessment to wild African elephants |
| Rudi van Aarde University of Pretoria |
Compassionate elephant conservation management |
| Diederik van Liere CABWIM Consultancy |
Wildlife management recognizing locally developed preferences in alternative nest site selection for rooks |
| Kristen Walker University of British Columbia |
Pain due to marking techniques used in conservation research |
| Grace Ge Gabriel IFAW |
They belong in the sky - practicing animal welfare in wildlife conservation in China |
| Marc Bekoff University of Colorado |
First do no harm: hamsters, ferrets, and killing in the name of conservation |
| Samantha Bremner-Harrison Nottingham Trent University |
Using personality of individuals as a means of improving reintroduction success |
| Ron Swaisgood San Diego Zoo |
Two rights shouldn't make a wrong: behavioural research can make conservation- and welfare-motivated reintroductions more successful |
| Chris Parsons George Mason University |
SHILAS (Species of Human Intelligence Level and Awareness of Self) and environmental law - a dolphin case study |
| Elizabeth Oriel Antioch University |
Individual striving as an ingredient of wellbeing: human-centred studies shed light on animal wellbeing |
| Henk Bertschinger University of Pretoria / HSI |
Immunocontrol of reproductive rate in African elephants with porcine zona pellucida vaccine |
| Paul Koene University of Wageningen |
Dedomestication and reintroduction: from the animal's point of view |
| Anna Nekaris Oxford Brookes University |
Traditional use of slow lorises and in Cambodia: an impediment for their conservation |
| Adam Grogan RSPCA |
Wildlife rehabilitation as a model for reintroductions |
| Ian Redmond GRASP |
Respect: a trimate legacy |
| Stuart Harrop DICE, University of Kent |
International wild animal welfare and future directions |
| Ronald Orenstein HSI / SSN |
Compassionate conservation codified: the humane treatment provisions of CITES |
| Vincent Nijman Oxford Brookes University |
The role of Thailand in the international trade in live CITES-listed reptiles and amphibians |
| David van Gennep AAP |
Dealing with the consequences of illegal wildlife trade: a model for a holistic approach |
| Camilla Fox Project Coyote / AWI |
The Marin County Strategic Plan for Protection of Livestock & Wildlife: an alternative to traditional predator control in the US |
| Dror Ben-Ami THINKK |
Kangaroo harvesting: do the means justify the end? |
| Bidda Jones RSPCA Australia |
Convergence or conflict? Improving the humaneness of wildlife management in Australia |
| Ann Cheater University of South Africa |
Sustainable utilization and animal welfare conflicts regarding permissible wildlife uses in South Africa |
| Sophie Adwick RSPCA |
Wildlife trade - a conservation conundrum |
| Cathy Williamson WDCS |
International trade in live cetaceans |
| Brooke Aldrich Wild Futures |
The UK primate pet trade: an overview |
| Mandy Lombard Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
How to pass the buck: legislation for conservation versus wildlife welfare in South Africa |
| David Fraser University of British Columbia |
Toward a synthesis of animal welfare, animal ethics and conservation |
| Kate Evans Elephants for Africa |
Conservation and welfare implications of releasing captive raised African elephants |
| Ros Clubb RSPCA |
Ethical dilemmas in using captive populations for conservation |
| Georgia Mason University of Guelph |
Species differences in stress reactivity, and their relevance for conservation and captive welfare |
| Ron Kagan Detroit Zoological Society |
Zoo challenges and the Center for Zoo Animal Welfare |
| Howard Curzer Texas Tech University |
Principles of animal, environmental, and ecological research ethics: philosophical foundations and extensions of the Three R's |
| Michelle du Toit Port Elizabeth Museum |
Captive African penguin populations: their contribution to conservation |
| Neil D'Cruze WSPA |
Dancing bears in India: application of a sustainable livelihoods approach |
| Gidona Goodman University of Edinburgh |
The role of the veterinarian in conservation and welfare |
Scientific
Committee:
Rob Atkinson, RSPCA
Chris Draper, Born Free Foundation
David Macdonald, WildCRU
Fiona Matthews, University of Exeter
Claudio Sillero, WildCRU
Mark Stanley-Price, WildCRU
Will Travers, Born Free Foundation
About
the Organisers:
The Born Free Foundation is an international
wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild
animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild. www.bornfree.org.uk
Founded in 1986, WildCRU was the first university-based conservation
research unit in Europe. WildCru's mission is to achieve practical
solutions to conservation problems through original scientific research.
www.wildcru.org