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Rehabilitating wild animal welfare: A focus on veterinary rescue and rehabilitation interventions
Beaulieu, M. (2025). Rehabilitating wild animal welfare: A focus on veterinary rescue and rehabilitation interventions. Research in Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105582
Authored by Wild Animal Initiative’s Senior Researcher, Michaël Beaulieu, this paper was published in the April 2025 issue of Research in Veterinary Science.
Abstract
Conservation considerations are often put forward to justify wildlife veterinary interventions.
Paradoxically, the conservation impact of such interventions is often uncertain.
These interventions, however, have a clear impact on the welfare of wild animals.
This confusion is likely related to the connection between animal conservation and welfare.
Veterinarians need to explicitly recognize the welfare value of their interventions on wildlife.