Wild Animal Initiative is seeking a new board member! Read on for details, and let us know by July 22nd if you’re interested in helping us out.

WAI researcher Simon Eckerström Liedholm discusses the importance of persistence and reversibility to wild animal welfare work at the 2020 Effective Altruism Global virtual conference.

Interested in getting more involved? Consider volunteering on our board!

You might be interested in using your career to help wild animals. What knowledge and skills should you build to help make a difference? Here are our opinions.

Interested in joining the Wild Animal Initiative team? Check out our new job openings!

Deputy Director Cameron Meyer Shorb explains what we mean by welfare, examines his own biases about human participation in nature, and addresses the potential impact of research to improve wild animals’ lives.

Undeterred by a canceled conference, we co-hosted a virtual wild animal welfare meetup along with Animal Ethics and Rethink Priorities.

Planned projects for 2020 and beyond.

Jane Capozzelli, Luke Hecht, and collaborator Dr. Samniqueka Halsey explore the potential for synergy between restoration ecology and wild animal welfare research.

Dr. Will Bradshaw explains the connection between biological age and welfare, and how this new approach could improve our efforts to help wild animal animals.

How persistent and reversible should our interventions be? Simon Eckerström Liedholm explores two important factors in assessing the merits of interventions to improve wild animal welfare.