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  • Woman holding a drone above her head.
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    Fly with care: avoiding disturbance when using drones to study cetaceans 

    2023 January 192025 July 14

    Can drones disturb the animals that we strive to understand?  

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    Ethics of making the location of big trees accessible to the public

    2021 September 12024 July 8

    The benefits and implications of unrestricted access to tree location need to be carefully considered.

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    Confronting the elephant (head) in the room – researchers challenge the conservation community on the ethics of trophy hunting

    2018 May 162024 July 8

    Writing in the scientific journal, Conservation Letters, an international team of conservation scientists is challenging the conservation community to fully consider the ethics of trophy hunting and think critically about endorsing the practice as a key funding mechanism for wildlife protection. Read our new paper, “The elephant (head) in the room: A critical look at trophy…

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    Animal welfare papers presented at conference: abstracts

    2012 October 242024 July 8

    Raincoast has been pushing the idea of animal welfare considerations in wildlife management. The topic was addressed at the Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference where Raincoast presented two papers.

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