Podcasts about Compassionate conservation

In this episode, we talk with animal behavior expert Dr. Marc Bekoff about the emotional lives of animals and the urgent need for a shift in how we treat them. A pioneer in the field of cognitive ethology, Dr. Bekoff shares his insights on animal emotions, the interconnectedness of animal rights and environmental sustainability, and how we can better understand and care for the incredible beings with whom we share the planet. Highlights include: How cognitive ethology helps us understand the minds and emotions of animals, and why this understanding is essential for improving their wellbeing; What is wrong with the traditional animal welfare approach and why Dr. Bekoff advocates for a science of animal well-being that values each individual animal's life; Why human overpopulation exacerbates habitat destruction and the suffering of animals, stressing the need to reduce human impact on ecosystems; Why the language we use to describe animals, such as referring to them as “who” instead of “it,” plays a crucial role in shaping our perceptions and treatment of them. See episode website for show notes, links, and transcript:  https://www.populationbalance.org/podcast/marc-bekoff ABOUT US The Overpopulation Podcast features enlightening conversations between Population Balance executive director Nandita Bajaj, researcher Alan Ware, and expert guests that draw the connections between pronatalism, human supremacy, social inequalities, and ecological overshoot. Population Balance's mission to inspire narrative, behavioral, and system change that shrinks our human impact and elevates the rights and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet. Learn more here: https://www.populationbalance.org/ Copyright 2024 Population Balance

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Devan Schowe. Devan works as a Campaigns Associate for the wildlife conservation and animal welfare organization, Born Free USA, to fight against the exploitation of wild animals in captivity.  Prior to her current position with the organization, she worked for several years as a Primate Caregiver and Veterinary Assistant at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in South Texas. In her current position, she researches and writes reports on target issues including the private trade of wild animals, wild animals in captivity, the effects of social media on wild animals, the fur trade, and trapping. She increases public awareness of these issues by campaigning on various platforms, including social media, blog posts, and podcasts. Devan holds an MSc in Primate Conservation from Oxford Brookes University. In this episode, you will hear about her work at Born Free USA, their different initiatives to help wildlife in captivity, “Compassionate Conservation”, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Born Free USA. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.The great music is credited to Pixabay.

Executive president and co-founder of Born Free foundation Will Travers is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife protection, conservation, advocacy and policy. His passion for wildlife was ignited at an early age when  he lived in Kenya while his parents, Dame Virginia McKenna and the late Bill Travers MBE, made the award-winning film Born Free (1966).  In 1984, with his parents, he co-founded the wildlife charitable organisation now known as The Born Free Foundation which works to stop individual wild animal suffering, protect threatened species worldwide and keep wildlife in the wild.   Will has been involved in rescuing, relocating, protecting or conserving elephants, tigers, lions, dolphins and many other species, and is always willing to share his experience and knowledge to further Born Free's vision for a more compassionate future. Will is also a Board Member of Born Free USA (www.bornfreeusa.org) and is President of the Species Survival Network (www.ssn.org), an international coalition of more than 100 organisations committed to the promotion, enhancement and strict enforcement of CITES (the United Nations Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).  Will has participated in every CITES meeting since 1989 and advises on the precautionary application of the Convention, as part of a highly-experienced international team.  Will is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London), and was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2012 for Services to Conservation and Animal Welfare in Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Honours. Show Notes: - https://www.bornfree.org.uk - https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.919c8b65-43bf-4731-8544-70d1cff49641?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

In this double-show we explore problems and solutions for transforming America's flawed model of wildlife management that is oddly human-centric (hunter-centric), undemocratic, and often cruel, by speaking with wildlife advocate and author Anja Heister, PhD, about her recent book “Beyond the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation,” published by the academic press Palgrave Macmillan as part of their Animal Ethics Series. Founder of Footloose Montana, an anti-trapping organization, and decades long advocate for animals, Dr. Heister wrote a book that provides a nuanced analysis of the wildlife management system and its faults in the U.S. and a vision for what could be a compassionate conservation alternative that is nonviolent, and more democratic and representative of the interests of all Americans (not primarily hunters and trappers), including the interests of all of America's wild animals, not just endangered species or the so-called “game species.” We can't keep leaving wildlife to be at the mercy of management by a small group of Americans, namely hunters and trappers, sporting and ranching industries, and rural residents, and instead let all of us put wildlife first in wildlife policies. In this 54-minute episode, hosted by Carrie Freeman, she and Dr. Heister discuss: misconceptions many Americans have about the way wildlife is managed, challenging historic myths of hunting and/as conservation, how our wildlife system is funded by hunting licenses and gun sales providing misguided incentives, and Governors having more control than citizens in policymaking, examples of cruel policies towards wolves in Montana,  how many laws protect hunters and trappers more than animals, enabling cruelty, how empathy and emotion should play a larger role with rationality in wildlife management, and a vision to transform our U.S. wildlife management agencies based on compassionate conservation principles that value individual animal lives and promote all Americans' input in protecting and supporting our wild animal neighbors. Consider supporting nonprofit conservation groups who advocate for change, like Wildlife For All. https://wildlifeforall.us/  "In Tune to Nature" is a weekly radio show airing Wednesdays at 6:30pm Eastern Time on 89.3FM-Atlanta radio and streaming worldwide on wrfg.org (Radio Free Georgia, a nonprofit indie station). Hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. The show's website and action items can be found at https://www.facebook.com/InTunetoNature  Please support indie media like Radio Free Georgia at https://wrfg.org/   Take care of yourself and others, including other species, like the free-living animals who share our land and waters. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on In Tune to Nature do not necessarily reflect those of WRFG its board, staff, or volunteers....most of us are volunteers.

We take on some tricky ethical dilemmas in how we should treat animals in nature, especially “non-native” species (more respectfully called 'Introduced species'), and when and how we should interfere in the lives of animals in a 'post wild' world, based on her thoughtful and nuanced book “Wild Souls: Freedom & Flourishing in the Non-Human World, by environmental writer Emma Marris  https://www.emmamarris.com/.  Carrie Freeman, host of "In Tune to Nature," interviews Emma in this 26-minute podcast where we discuss: the idea of abandoning "species purity" and static or colonial notions of who should be in a given ecosystem; how to value sentient beings (animals) in relation to other (plant) living beings, systems, or whole species; and ethical, fair, and compassionate ways to resolve conflicts that arise between animal species (especially "non-native" vs "native" or "endangered/rare" species). While we don't have definitive answers to these ethical dilemmas, we take a perspective that includes the interests of all animal individuals in decision-making (not just what is presumed best for the ecosystem as a whole). This is part of the classic dilemma of how to fairly balance individual rights with societal/group rights. Other resources on this topic include: The nonprofit science group working on welfare called  Wild Animal Initiative.  Or The Centre for Compassionate Conservation at UT-Sydney. Additionally, Catia Faria has a new book “Animal Ethics in the Wild”; and Kyle Johannsen has the new book "Wild Animal Ethics." In Tune to Nature is a weekly show airing on Wednesdays from 6:30-7pm EST on Atlanta indie station WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) 89.3FM hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. Please consider donating to support this 50-year old independent progressive Atlanta radio station at www.wrfg.org  Take care of yourself and others, including all the unique beings we share our planet with.

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is less a structured paradigm of how Americans and their neighbor animals can co-exist than a set of tenets that benefits "sportsmen," who take advantage of the model to hunt, trap and poison their way through much of our wildlife population, and ranchers, who hope to acquire and maintain land for private profit. There is little about it that considers conserving, and much more about it that ensures hunters and trappers have access to animals to kill.   In this episode, Anja Heister, Ph.D., an independent researcher, writer and life-long animal rights activist, talks about her new book, "Beyond the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: From Lethal to Compassionate Conservation." She discusses the history of the North American model, the problems associated with Western anthropocentrism and alternatives with the potential to soften our impact on the world of animals around us.   Julie Marshall, national communications director for Animal Wellness Action and the author of “Making Burros Fly: Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer," joins the discussion following her review of Heister's book in The Denver Post.   Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action, joins host Joseph Grove.     www.animalwellnessaction.org www.centerforahumaneeconomy.org   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalWellnessAction Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centerforahumaneeconomy/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/AWAction_News Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHumaneCenter   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalwellnessaction/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerforahumaneeconomy/   Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com); License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Welcome to the 100th episode of The Wolf Connection Podcast! Thank you to all our guests and listeners who have been along for the journey. Here's to the next 100 episodes and beyond! HOWLS! Project Coyote is a national non-profit organization based in Northern California whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. We spoke with both Michelle Lute, the Conservation Director and Renee Seacor, the Carnivore Conservation Advocate at Project Coyote. They told us about the mission, their individual roles within the organization and how they are helping promote coexistence between humans and wildlife across the country. Project Coyote WebsiteRewilding Institute@coolhandlute@rseacor

Joining Anthony for today's episode of our sustainability series on VetChat by The Webinar Vet, is Mark Jones, Head of Policy at Born Free Foundation. The Born Free Foundation are an animal charity that is passionate about wild animal welfare and Compassionate Conservation. Founded by Virginia McKenna OBE, Will Travers OBE and Bill Travers MBE in 1984, they work to stop the exploitation and suffering of individual animals living in captivity or in the wild. They campaign for a future where animals and people can co-exist, and where threatened and endangered species are protected for generations to come. In this episode, Anthony and Mark discuss whether zoos have a role to play in conservation, or whether they are actually not needed at all. Mark shares his thoughts on the one-health aspect of wildlife trade, and how the way that we interact with wildlife creates the risks associated with the spread of diseases. Yet, explains some of the actions taken up by countries following the Covid-19 pandemic, that are attempting to mitigate the risk of future pandemics. They also discuss the need to remain optimistic following events such as COP26 and make an emphasis on the level of public understanding, for instance with the rise in environmental protests. Find out more about The Born Free Foundation here. Watch The Born Free Foundation's 'State of Earth' Question Time from COP26 here.

This podcast is brought to you by Orangutan Alliance and is hosted by Blane Edwards from Earth OfflineIn this episode we cover a range of topics including: What inspired you to start OVAID? How has COVID impacted the work you do at OVAID? What is a zoonotic disease? What is the susceptibility of orangutan to SARS-CoV2? What tips or advice do you have for anyone looking to get involved in the space of conservation and wildlife related veterinary medicine? Plus more! You can connect with us here:Orangutan Alliance:Website:Instagram:  Facebook: Twitter: OVAID:Website:  Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Other podcast links:Orangutan Veterinary Advisory Group (OVAG):Blane Edwards (Earth Offline):Website: Instagram: 

Marc is professor emeritus of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published 31 books, won many awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions, compassionate conservation, & animal protection, has worked closely with Jane Goodall, & is a former Guggenheim Fellow. Marc's latest books are "Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do" & "Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible" (with Jessica Pierce) & he also publishes regularly for Psychology Today. Marc & Jessica have recently written "A Dog's World" about what the world will be like for dogs as & when humans disappear (Princeton University Press, 2021). In 1986 Marc won the Master's age-graded Tour de France. His homepage is https://marcbekoff.com/. In these Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, commitment & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube, along with full show notes. We discuss: - Growing up in Brooklyn & not being a strong student in high-school - Talking to a companion goldfish & the neighbourhood animals - Imagining perpectives of non-human animals: "Minding animals" - Seeming bizarre to question the sentience of non-human animals - Selling records, undergrad degree, then a career using animal play behaviour as a window into the animal perspective - Michael Fox's work with canids & becoming his grad student - Nagel's "What is it like to be a bat?" - Donald Griffin's "The question of animal awareness" & "Animal Minds" - Animal protection as a lifelong focus - Getting academics out of the clouds and into helping - Growing up in a culturally Jewish home with Russian Jewish immigrant grandparents, but being an atheist from day one - "I never doubted that non-human animals had feelings" (Luna barks in agreement) ... and much more! Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at https://sentientism.info/​​​​​​​. Join our "wall" https://sentientism.info/wall/ using this form: https://sentientism.info/im-a-sentientist. Everyone interested, Sentientist or not, is welcome to join our groups. Our main one is here on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/groups/sentientism. Thanks to Graham for his post-prod work. Follow him: https://twitter.com/cgbessellieu​

With special guest Professor Emeritus Marc Bekoff, we will discuss that increasing our compassionate footprint will improve our overall relationship to animals and our earth, thus also improve conservation outcomes. As our species causes deep and enduring pain all over our amazing planet, there is growing evidence that we need to ask ourselves how other animals feel about the loss of their homes. Solid science now tells us they suffer as we do without a safe and peaceful place to live, thrive, and survive. Compassionate conservation is concerned with the humane treatment and welfare of animals within the framework of traditional conservation biology, finding a way through polarization between those interested in animal protection and those interested in conservation. Compassion for animals should be fundamental for conservation as poor conservation outcomes are often consistent with the mistreatment of animals.

With special guest Professor Emeritus Marc Bekoff, we will discuss that increasing our compassionate footprint will improve our overall relationship to animals and our earth, thus also improve conservation outcomes. As our species causes deep and enduring pain all over our amazing planet, there is growing evidence that we need to ask ourselves how other animals feel about the loss of their homes. Solid science now tells us they suffer as we do without a safe and peaceful place to live, thrive, and survive. Compassionate conservation is concerned with the humane treatment and welfare of animals within the framework of traditional conservation biology, finding a way through polarization between those interested in animal protection and those interested in conservation. Compassion for animals should be fundamental for conservation as poor conservation outcomes are often consistent with the mistreatment of animals.

Will Travers OBE is one of the UK’s most influential animal rights activists, founding the Born Free Foundation in 1984 with his parents, originally under the name Zoo Check. As most of the world has been placed under strict lockdown and quarantine rules, we’re beginning to get a glimpse into what life must be like for animals trapped in zoos, forced to live in confined spaces under lock and key “for not much more than our own amusement”. Born Free’s latest campaign, “Creature Discomforts”, tackles this issue with the help of the animators at Aardman. Will talks about the distress and anxiety caused to animals when they’re not allowed to roam their natural habitats, and how we’ve “distorted and warped” our relationship with wild animals. Later in the conversation Will discusses the reprehensible poaching and canned hunting industries, and the threat they pose to animals like Lions. The discussion moves onto the life of George Adamson, the realities of filming “Born Free” in the sixties, and the financing of wildlife protection, before ending on a note about Will’s late father - his ever-present guide to knowing what’s right and wrong in the world.For further information on this and other episodes, visit: http://www.treesacrowd.fm/born-free See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For World Oceans Day, a feature interview with researcher and UBC professor Dr. Kristen Walker on conservation and the human impacts on sea lions.Read more →

City-Sized Swarms of Locusts Are Annihilating Crops in East Africa and Middle East (0:32)Guest: Quinn Mecham, Professor of Political Science, BYUWhile the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, a plague of locusts is swarming across East Africa and the Middle East. The locusts are devouring crops and their numbers are multiplying rapidly. It really is like the book of Exodus come to life – but it's not landing on the front pages of newspapers in America. When Invasive Species Stand in for Extinct Animals in an Ecosystem (18:17)Guest: Erick Lundgren, PhD Student, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology SydneyHippos are native to Africa. But there's a thriving population of the lumbering plant-eaters in Colombia on the former estate of drug lord Pablo Escobar. The hippos were part of his private zoo and after Escobar's death in 1993, they were left to fend for themselves. Now they've moved into Colombia's main river and may number around 100. This is the classic example of an invasive species setting up shop in a place it doesn't belong – and usually it's bad news. Just look at Florida's python problem. But these hippos might be a case of helping the ecosystem because they behave a little like some of the ancient creatures that used to roam this part of Colombia. Should I Be Wearing a Mask When I Go Outside? (33:59)Guest: Arnold Monto​ MD, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health.For weeks, US health officials have been telling us not to wear masks in public unless you're already infected with COVID-19. But now both the CDC is considering changing that recommendation to say that a basic face mask is a good idea for everyone – even if it's just a bandana tied around your face, since masks are nearly impossible to find in stores now. Some Asian countries have encouraged face masks throughout the pandemic. Have we been putting ourselves at risk this whole time? US Presidents Weren't Supposed to Have Cabinets, But They All Do. Here's Why. (50:40)Guest: Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Historian, White House Historical Association, Author of “The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution”During the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump has relied on a close group of advisors to guide the response. We've seen them standing beside him during daily briefings: the Vice President; Treasury Secretary; Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Surgeon General and the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. We also know that behind-the-scenes, President Trump has reached out to a range of friends, business leaders, media personalities and celebrities for advice.  Presidents need advisers they can trust in a crisis. So, perhaps it will surprise you to learn that the US Constitution doesn't actually provide for a Presidential cabinet. In fact, the idea that a president would consult with a small group of advisers was really upsetting to many of the founding fathers. And yet, every US president since Washington has had one. The Physics of a Bird's Nests (1:27:49)Guest: Dr Hunter King, Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Science, University of AkronI have short curly hair and when I wake up in the morning it looks like birds have nested on my head. Except that birds' nests aren't just tangled and haphazard. They're actually an impressive feat of engineering that physicist Hunter King is trying to figure out so we can create new materials and building techniques.

Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.In this excerpt, Dr. Alexander discusses:-how she became interested in Coyotes-Coyote and animal play-animal intelligence and consciousness-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history-Native American beliefs about Coyotes-the nature of Coyotes-Coyote diet-Citizen scienceEnjoy!About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe. Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.orgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/

In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Dr. Arian Wallach. Arian is Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences at UTS and a member at the Centre for Compassionate Conservation. Today we discuss her most recent paper ‘When all life Counts in Conservation’ which appeared in the journal 'Conservation Biology' in 2020. Arian’s co-authors are Erick Lundgren, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson, Esty Yanco, Wayne Linklater, Scott P. Carroll, Danielle Celermajer, Kate J. Brandis, Jamie Steer, Daniel Ramp. The easy to follow version is here: https://theconversation.com/non-native-species-should-count-in-conservation-even-in-australia-127926. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today! This episode if also brought to you by Animal Publics, a special Animal Studies series at the Sydney University Press:https://sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/collections/series-animal-publics Knowing Animals is a proud member of the iROAR podcasting network. To check out more great iROAR podcasts visit the website: https://iroarpod.com    

Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.After talking about some of her background and interests, we talk about-how Shelley became interested in Coyotes-Coyote and animal play-animal intelligence and consciousness-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history-Native American beliefs about Coyotes-the nature of Coyotes-Coyote diet-Coyote ecology and evolution-Coyotes, Cats, and Dogs-truths and fictions people believe about Coyotes-what people can do to protect themselves and their pets, if the rare need arises-how we can and should live with Coyotes. And more. Enjoy!About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe. Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.orgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Horsesa. Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Horse-Life-Lessons-Herd/dp/0307406865/b. Nature in Horsemanship, Considering the Horse, Horses Never Lie, A Good Horse Is Never a Bad Color by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mark+rashid+books&crid=1IATMYNM6N9L7&sprefix=mark+rashid+%2Caps%2C186&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12c. The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Listens-Horses-Real-Life/dp/0345510453/d. Buck, a documentary about Buck Branahan: https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Brannaman/dp/B005S6VD70/2. Horses For Heroes: https://www.horsesforheroes.org3. Stacy Westfall shows how its done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKK7AXLOUNo4. Honza Blaha shows how its done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ZmDkhqhW85. The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy ― and Why They Matter by Marc Bekoff: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Lives-Animals-Scientist-Explores/dp/1577316290/6. The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals by Charles Darwina. Free PDF on Internet: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1227/1227-h/1227-h.htmb. Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Expression-Emotions-Man-Animals/dp/14701888807. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal: https://www.amazon.com/Are-Smart-Enough-Know-Animals/dp/0393353664/8. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Words-What-Animals-Think/dp/1250094593/9. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence: https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Whisperer-Life-Herd-African-ebook/dp/B0050Q5WYS/10 Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Raven-Investigations-Adventures-Wolf-Birds-ebook/dp/B000V507ES/11. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores: https://www.amazon.com/Coyote-America-Natural-Supernatural-History/dp/B01LXW9MP0/12. First Nation stories about Coyotes (I found these websites, but have not read the stories; I am just offering this as a start on you doing your own research)a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_(mythology)b. http://www.native-languages.org/legends-coyote.htmc. https://www.ubcpress.ca/asset/9270/1/9780774814010.pdfOther podcasts featuring Dr. Alexander (which episodes you can find on other podcast apps than those linked to here):1. https://www.biosphereinstitute.org/podcasts-and-other-media2. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/intermission-coyote/id1132743791?i=10003773641113. https://arts.ucalgary.ca/news/artscast-episode-2-human-and-coyote-conflict-urban-vs-rural4. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0k6Sm2E2xU9JmhGsnanx3malso here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpdSSJ8cuOs5. https://thefurbearers.com/blog/episode-128-special-report6. https://thefurbearers.com/blog/episode-103-the-bear-truthPicture and bio courtesy Shelley Alexander.

In this Charity special, our main topic is how to give tax efficiently to Charities. We chat about giving to charity, leaving a legacy and other philanthropic-related issues, which clients often ask the Shipleys’ team. Our client interview in with Head of Marketing & Fundraising at the Born Free Foundation, Matt Smithers.   Set up in 1984 by actors Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers and their eldest son Will, Born Free has become a leading wildlife charity. It is opposed to the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and the Charity campaigns tirelessly to keep these animals in the wild and promote Compassionate Conservation.  The podcast also features a quick reminder of the do’s and don’ts when accounting for staff entertaining. A must-listen, if you are using entertaining to celebrate or motivate your team. And last but not least, there’s a catch-up with my colleague - Hannah Hawkins - an HR Advisor at Shipleys LLP. Working with Melody Port in our HR Services Consultancy, Hannah supports our clients with a wide range of HR issues.

What is compassionate conservation? How can teaching today’s students the tenets of this movement affect government decisions tomorrow? And why does it matter in the end? All these questions and more are discussed with UBC professor and researcher Dr. Kristen Walker on the first episode of Defender Radio’s seventh season! Join the Defender Radio Patreon: www.patreon.com/defenderradio Sign up to get email alerts from The Fur-Bearers: www.thefurbearers.com/updates Dr. Walker's reading list: Bekoff, M. 2013. Ignoring Nature No More – The Case for Compassionate Conservation. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA. Wallach et al. 2018 Summoning compassion to address the challenges of conservation. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13126 Fraser, D. 2010. Towards a synthesis of conservation and animal welfare science. Animal Welfare 19: 121-124. 

Conservation is a field of research and practice that works to protect the environment. Despite our efforts in conservation for over a century, we are still witnessing the significant degradation of landscape through habitat and biodiversity loss. Compassionate Conservation is a new movement within conservation that tries to respond to several ethical issues within the field. We speak with Dr Arian Wallach, a key researcher in Compassionate Conservation at the University of Technology Sydney.   Compassionate Conservation website  https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/centre-compassionate-conservation

Personal & planetary thriving depend on our rekindling our innate connection with nature. In this episode we explore the many health, emotional & productivity benefits of more time in nature. The difference between children exposed to nature & those who are not. Compassionate Conservation and how it produces dramatically different results. Nature as mentor to humans... and so much more. 

How does compassion play a role in ecological conservation?   In what way does our treatment of animals impact the way we treat ourselves and the planet?   Marc Bekoff is an animal behaviorist who argues that turning away from human exceptionalism and theoretical prejudices are the keys to expanding our compassionate footprint and making our conservation efforts more effective.   As the author of more than 1,000 essays and 30 books, Marc is a leading voice in the fields of ecology, animal behavior, and cognitive ethology.   Among his many accomplishments, he, with Jane Goodall, is a co-founder of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and he was the first American to win his age class at the Tour du Haut Var bicycle race.   Marc joins us in this episode to discuss empathy, dissonance and connecting with who nonhuman animals are.   What we discuss in this episode:   - What it means to rewild yourself, connect with nature, and acknowledge nonhuman animals for who they are   - How overstimulation has made us discontent and disconnected from the natural world   - What happens to your brain when you go outside? How nature affects your mood and mind   - It’s who we eat, not what we eat: How diet impacts our connection to the world   - How we use convenience and nonhuman animals’ perceived utility to create cognitive dissonance   - Is there a connection between intelligence and suffering? What cognitive ethology teaches us about animals’ emotional lives   - The importance of spending time with “food animals”: animal personalities, Kappurot, and a story from Marc’s Animal Manifesto   - Do bees get depressed and do elephants mourn? Marc explains animal emotions and why they act the way they do   - Marc’s insights about domestication, animal advocacy, and diet   - Follow Marc on Twitter at @MarcBekoff or on his website at marcbekoff.com   Connect with Switch4Good   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2toqAmlQpwR1HDF_KKfGg   https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/   https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/   https://twitter.com/SwitchForGood   switch4good.org

The basic idea behind Compassionate Conservation is that the life of every individual matters. Susan Eirich sits down with Marc Bekoff to discuss how each life has intrinsic value.

In his new book, ‘Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age' my guest Marc Bekoff and I converse on the science of animal-welfare versus animal well-being. “Whenever you see the word “welfare” in the literature, you can be pretty sure something unpleasant is being done to animals”. Our compelling conversation highlights the limitations and frustrations with the science of animal-welfare and works to emphasize that individuals matter, as well as shifting legal definitions of personhood and of the Animal Rights movement. Each aspect is a distinct facet of our anthropocentric 'humane-washing' over our relationships with non-human beings. ‘Animals' Agenda' calls more layers of consciousness and emotive language, that incorporates compassion and coexistence in how we approach human to human and human to non-human relationships as individuals, and how this applies in the real world, when we ‘do conservation'.

While looking forward to doing field work with dingoes in Australia, the evolutionary and environmental biologist Dr. Arian Wallach wasn’t quite prepared for the darker side of conservation. In this episode of MHP Arian discusses everything from the bittersweet findings of her PhD research, to the benefits of introduced species (just don’t call them invasive), the cultural importance of apex predators and the concept of environmental fascism.She explains why she’s excited about the upcoming Compassionate Conservation conference, the value of paw prints, why conservation is really about us and what the dingoes have taught her. Arian Wallach is a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Compassionate Conservation, at the University of Technology Sydney where she researches the ecological role of large predators in modern novel ecosystems.She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and in 2015 allowing her to travel to investigate the ecological effects of losing and recovering the Earth's largest predators. Arian is also part of the team hosting the 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference which takes place 20 - 24 November in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. You can learn more about Arian and her work at https://www.uts.edu.au/staff/arian.wallachAnd the conference at 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference

While looking forward to doing field work with dingoes in Australia, the evolutionary and environmental biologist Dr. Arian Wallach wasn’t quite prepared for the darker side of conservation. In this episode of MHP Arian discusses everything from the bittersweet findings of her PhD research, to the benefits of introduced species (just don’t call them invasive), the cultural importance of apex predators and the concept of environmental fascism.She explains why she’s excited about the upcoming Compassionate Conservation conference, the value of paw prints, why conservation is really about us and what the dingoes have taught her. Arian Wallach is a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Compassionate Conservation, at the University of Technology Sydney where she researches the ecological role of large predators in modern novel ecosystems.She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and in 2015 allowing her to travel to investigate the ecological effects of losing and recovering the Earth's largest predators. Arian is also part of the team hosting the 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference which takes place 20 - 24 November in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. You can learn more about Arian and her work at https://www.uts.edu.au/staff/arian.wallachAnd the conference at 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference

In 2015 Australia's Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews announced a plan to kill 2 million 'feral' cats in an effort to save the countries native species from extinction. More than two years on the feral cat population has not decreased. So are culling techniques an effective and humane way of population control? Producer/Presenter: Miles Herbert Speakers: Alex Vince: Animal Liberation Kristina Vesk: Cat Protection Society Dr Daniel Ramp: Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Compassionate Conservation at University of Technology Sydney Dr Megan Phillips: Lecturer, School of Life Sciences at University of Technology Sydney Eamonn Wooster: PHD Candidate at Centre for Compassionate Conservation at University of Technology Sydney

Troubadours and Raconteurs, How are you this fine day? It is a bit cold where stay here in the North East of Pa. I have for you another installment of our radio show. Here is Episode 213 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure"Heard All Over The World. This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Coup D'etat." Our featured guest this week is Animal Rights Attorney Michael Harris, Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals in Denver, Colorado. We discuss the two predominant philosophical paths used to argue for greater legal rights for animals - Autonomy based on Intelligence and Capabilities Theory. We reference and reflect on the intellectual offerings on these matters of two great contemporary thinkers American Philosopher Martha Nussbaum and Trailblazing Animal Rights Attorney Stephen Wise. We also delve into these areas - Compassionate Conservation, Ethical Consideration, Owls vs. Track Housing, Star Trek Being ahead of the Curve, Needing a Drink... We share an Op Ed piece by conservative columnist David Brooks titled "A Return to National Greatness." We also share a poem titled "Dipthongs on Sale." This week's music is provided by these wonderful artists: The Specials, Peter Wolf, Childish Gambino, JD McPherson, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Episode 213 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors... GENERAL PROGRAM INFO: Contact us freespeak@wfte.org for ideas and comments. Check us out on Twitter - @FreespeakWit Community Radio at its finest.

As a child in Brooklyn, Marc Bekoff grew up with, love, compassion, empathy and a goldfish.Marc kept his compassion and become a compassionate conservationist. In this episode of MHP, Marc talks about his life; from a childhood spent asking what animals were thinking, to a career as a renowned leader in the field of animal behavior and an acclaimed author of many books and scientific papers.Marc chats about the importance of naming animals in science; why animal welfare just doesn’t cut it; taking Temple Grandin to task for her ‘Stairways to Heaven’, and why ‘the human age’ should be called the ‘rage of inhumanity’. Every Friday you’ll find him at the Boulder County jail and when he’s not writing prolifically or off on a marathon bike ride, he’ll be picking up a crappy novel from his bedside table. Marc Bekoff is professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology a the University of Colorado. Amongst his many achievements he is a Guggenheim Fellow and co-founder with Jane Goodall of the Ethologists for Ethical Treatment of Animals: Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior Studies. He has published over 30 books and his latest book The Animals’ Agenda, with co-author Jessica Pierce will be published in April 2017.You can find out more about Marc at www.marcbekoff.comwww.myhomeplanet.org

With special guest Professor Emeritus Marc Bekoff, we will discuss that increasing our compassionate footprint will improve our overall relationship to animals and our earth, thus also improve conservation outcomes. As our species causes deep and enduring pain all over our amazing planet, there is growing evidence that we need to ask ourselves how other animals feel about the loss of their homes. Solid science now tells us they suffer as we do without a safe and peaceful place to live, thrive, and survive. Compassionate conservation is concerned with the humane treatment and welfare of animals within the framework of traditional conservation biology, finding a way through polarization between those interested in animal protection and those interested in conservation. Compassion for animals should be fundamental for conservation as poor conservation outcomes are often consistent with the mistreatment of animals.

In the episode of Knowing Animals I speak to Arian Wallach from the Centre for Compassionate Conservation at UTS. We talk about Arian's co-authored paper ‘Promoting Predators and Compassionate Conservation’ which appeared in the journal Conservation Biology in 2015.

With special guest Professor Emeritus Marc Bekoff, we will discuss that increasing our compassionate footprint will improve our overall relationship to animals and our earth, thus also improve conservation outcomes. As our species causes deep and enduring pain all over our amazing planet, there is growing evidence that we need to ask ourselves how other animals feel about the loss of their homes. Solid science now tells us they suffer as we do without a safe and peaceful place to live, thrive, and survive. Compassionate conservation is concerned with the humane treatment and welfare of animals within the framework of traditional conservation biology, finding a way through polarization between those interested in animal protection and those interested in conservation. Compassion for animals should be fundamental for conservation as poor conservation outcomes are often consistent with the mistreatment of animals.