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.

In this lightning talk, Simon explains the relationship between invasive species management and wild animal welfare.

Mal Graham, Executive Director of Wild Animal Initiative, makes the case for helping animals in the wild live better lives.

In a major milestone for this growing research field, “the wild frontier of animal welfare” reaches a larger audience than ever before.

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.

We submitted a public comment urging the EPA to consider an avian pesticide’s impact on wild animal welfare.

Wild Animal Initiative is seeking a Director of Scientific Affairs to lead the planning and implementation of our programs that directly serve researchers.

Jane shares what she learned as a Researcher at Wild Animal Initiative, the impact she had on our organization, and the next steps in her career.

We designed a field experiment to test the impacts of treatment with an oral contraceptive on the welfare of urban pigeons.

Welfare is central to Wild Animal Initiative’s mission of understanding and improving the lives of wild animals. This post explains what we mean by “welfare” and how that compares to other conceptions of the term we have encountered.