Library
Browse resources published by our research team.
In addition to full texts of our peer-reviewed articles, our library includes research digests that break down our peer-reviewed articles; in-depth reports that thoroughly examine a topic; commentaries that explain the significance of particular issues in wild animal welfare science; and short communications that briefly survey a field or topic.
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Ready to go wild? Factors affecting the representation and contribution of veterinarians in a selection of wildlife-oriented research disciplines
Michaël Beaulieu et al.
Beaulieu, M., et al. (2026). Ready to go wild? Factors affecting the representation and contribution of veterinarians in a selection of wildlife-oriented research disciplines. Research in Veterinary Science, 208, Article 106229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2026.106229
Welfare implications of injuries and deformities in wild fish
Eckerström Liedholm, S. (2026). Welfare implications of injuries and deformities in wild fish. Animal Welfare, 35, Article e28. https://doi:10.1017/awf.2026.10083
Quantifying the neglectedness of wild animal welfare
Michaël Beaulieu's deep dive examines the quality and quantity of mentions of wild animal welfare in the scientific literature and finds it to be a neglected research area.
Biotelemetry provides insight into a wild eagle’s death
Jane Capozzelli
Jane Capozzelli reviews how biologgers can provide information about welfare, but also pose risks to animals, following the case of a single eagle.
How wild animals die: what we know so far
In part three of this series, Luke Hecht gives an overview of what research in this field has taught us so far about how wild animals die and highlights gaps that seem especially important for welfare biology.
Methods for studying wild animals’ causes of death
In part two of this series, Luke Hecht introduces some of the tools and approaches used to study wild animals’ causes of death.
Why cause of death matters for wild animal welfare
In part one of this series, Luke Hecht introduces approaches to studying wild animals’ causes of death, with the goal of making work in this field maximally useful for understanding wild animal welfare.