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On our blog you’ll find explorations of key concepts in wild animal welfare, features on experts in the field, organizational updates, and more.
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Wild Animal Initiative named ACE Top Charity (again)
ACE is an independent research organization dedicated to identifying the most cost-effective ways to help animals. Top Charity is ACE’s highest award, reserved for the handful of nonprofits where additional donor dollars will go the farthest.
How racism in animal advocacy and effective altruism hinders our mission
At Wild Animal Initiative, we believe it’s critical for us to identify systemic racism in our field, actively seek ways to eliminate oppression, and employ methods that prioritize justice and equity.
Q&A: Applying for funding from Wild Animal Initiative
Mal Graham and Luke Hecht answer your questions about Wild Animal Initiative’s funding opportunities.
We’re launching a research fund
Wild Animal Initiative is launching a fund to support high-impact wild animal welfare research.
The origins of a seabird epidemic
We’re supporting a crowdfunded study about environmental factors affecting frigatebird chicks’ vulnerability to a deadly viral disease. Here’s why we think this project is promising for the development of an academic field of wild animal welfare.
Invasive species and wild animal welfare research
In this lightning talk, Simon explains the relationship between invasive species management and wild animal welfare.
What can (and should) we do to help wild animals?
Mal Graham, Executive Director of Wild Animal Initiative, makes the case for helping animals in the wild live better lives.
Wild Animal Initiative featured in Vox
In a major milestone for this growing research field, “the wild frontier of animal welfare” reaches a larger audience than ever before.
An alternative to culling for UK gray squirrels
Gray squirrels have been caught in the crossfire of public debate in the UK for decades. A new plan calls for the use of contraceptives to control their numbers.
Calling the EPA to assess welfare risks of Avitrol
We submitted a public comment urging the EPA to consider an avian pesticide’s impact on wild animal welfare.
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