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Changing Attitudes and Conflicts Over Wolf Management
No full textDiscover the evolving conflicts over wolf management in North America and Europe as rising wolf populations impact farmers and conservationists. Learn how dialogue projects aim to resolve these disputes
Branching Out: Examining Plant Cognition and Sentience
No full textNew research on plant behavior and communication raises questions about plant awareness and sentience
COP29: Moving Forward?
No full textCOP29 was labelled the “Finance COP” but many countries were disappointed by the final funding support agreement
COP29 Selected Dynamics andContext in Baku, Azerbaijan
No full textUN’s climate change conferences have grown dramatically since the first COP in Berlin but still struggle to achieve sustainable greenhouse gas emission targets
What is it like to be a cognitive ethologist?
No full textDonald Griffin not only made the study of animal minds acceptable for scientific investigation but the work of the cognitive ethologists that he inspired made animals and their lives fascinating and accessible to the greater public. The scrupulously detailed examination of his life and work by Ristau ensures that this history will always be there to respect his work and his legac
Bird Flu Spreading to Farmed Mammals in the US
No full textThe more mammalian species infected by bird flu, the greater the threat of a new pandemic
Human-Animal Interactions and Edibility?
No full textDoes a growing pet-keeping culture affect other human-animal interactions
Do Lists Improve Animal Protection?
No full textSeveral organizations have developed lists to monitor positive developments in animal protection
Norms and variance fail to predict butterfly effects on social dynamics by idiosyncratic individuals
No full textAdaptations and adjustments to current environmental conditions are manifest in behavioral norms. Knowing norms facilitates population-level prediction, but doesn’t predict individual behavior where idiosyncrasies might trigger “butterfly effects. Knowledge of individual quirks is particularly important for risk assessment and management during close encounters between humans and potentially lethal wildlife, including bears (Ursus spp.). Innovative foraging techniques can alter population vigor and viability. Traits at the tails of a bell curve might hold the greatest potential for adapting to environmental change
Animal personality and sentience as distinct concepts
No full textOwens et al (2024) discuss how knowledge of both animal personality and sentience in target populations can be leveraged to enhance wildlife conservation programmes. In this commentary I expand on the distinction between these two concepts. Behavioural differences should be considered broadly across conservation programmes, not just those involving species deemed sentient