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What is the value of wild animal welfare for restoration ecology?
Papers Jane Capozzelli Papers Jane Capozzelli

What is the value of wild animal welfare for restoration ecology?

Jane Capozzelli, Luke Hecht, Dr. Samniqueka Halsey

Capozzelli, J. F., Hecht, L., & Halsey, S. J. (2020). What is the value of wild animal welfare for restoration ecology?. Restoration Ecology, 28(2), 267-270.

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

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Age-specific survivorship frames the expected value of wild animal welfare
Papers Luke Hecht Papers Luke Hecht

Age-specific survivorship frames the expected value of wild animal welfare

Luke Hecht

Hecht, L. (2021). The importance of considering age when quantifying wild animals’ welfare. Biological Reviews, 96(6), 2602-2616.

Welfare expectancy can serve as a framework for weighing up the different levels of well-being animals might experience over the course of their lives, helping to model the welfare consequences of interventions and natural pressures, such as predation, that may disproportionately affect animals of particular ages.

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