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Animal Corridors | Credit: Wirestock Creators, Shutterstock

Apr 16, 2023 Exciting Developments for the Connectivity of Wild Landscapes

Posted at 16:33h In Animal Well-being, Articles, CLLC (Center for Large Landscape Conservation), Sustainability/Biodiversity, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil and Kathleen Rowan

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC), called Climate Conservation initially, was established by veterinarian and conservation biologist Dr. Gary Tabor in Bozeman, Montana, in 2011. WBI was delighted when CLLC agreed to be a WBI partner. Both organizations are building connections and partnerships to...

Wren | Photo credit: Andrew Howe, iStock

Apr 16, 2023 The Avid Birder

Posted at 16:29h In Articles, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By John Hadidian, PhD

In 1955, The United States Fish and Wildlife (FWS) inaugurated a periodic survey focused on Americans’ recreational, wildlife-related activities. One might immediately assume that hunting and fishing would dominate this field, but that would be wrong by a long shot (pun intended). While some 40...

Willie B. in the Atlanta Zoo | Photo credit: Joe Seba

Mar 16, 2023 Coping with Captivity: The Tragic Journey of Willie B.

Posted at 11:35h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals, Wildlife in Captivity - By Terry L. Maple, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, College of Charleston

This tale is the first in a three-part series about Willie B., Atlanta's iconic ape and one of the most famous gorillas in the world. Willie B., named after the long-serving Mayor of Atlanta, William B. Hartsfield, was captured in Cameroon, probably in 1960, and...

Raccoon scavenging for garbage | Photo credit: Lupico, iStock

Mar 16, 2023 Human-Wildlife Interactions (and Conflicts) in Urban Environment

Posted at 11:20h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil

Some wildlife species have adapted successfully to urban environments and the presence of humans and their companion animals. Garbage cans are, or can be, a significant food source for urban wildlife and may be a source of human-wildlife conflict.In Cape Town, South Africa, baboons have...

Australian Feral Cats | Photo credit: 169169, AdobeStock

Jan 18, 2023 Managing Cats in Australia

Posted at 11:54h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Companion Animals, Ethics, Regulation, Law, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Tales of WellBeing - By Jacquie Rand and Andrew Rowan, DPhil

In 2015, the Australian government pledged to reduce the feral cat population in the country by one-third (about 2 million cats) by 2020. Reportedly, just over 200,000 feral cats were killed in the first year after the plan was announced, mostly poisoned with 1080 in...

Northeastern fishing boat | Photo credit: Dan, AdobeStock

Jan 18, 2023 Finally, Some Good News about Cod

Posted at 11:46h In Animal Well-being, Animals, Articles, Oceans, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Tales of WellBeing - By Andrew Rowan

In June 2020, WellBeing News included an article on sustainable fisheries that mentioned the 1990 collapse of the North Atlantic cod fishery off the coasts of the USA and Canada. A moratorium on catching cod was established in 1992 with the hope that the cod...

A scene from COP15 | Photo credit: Wolf Gordon Clifton

Jan 18, 2023 A Participant’s Reflections on the Montreal Biodiversity (COP15) Conference

Posted at 11:37h In Animal Sentience, Animal Well-being, Animals, Articles, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Tales of WellBeing - By Wolf Gordon Clifton

As the director of Animal People, I had the opportunity to attend the second part of the U.N. Biodiversity Conference – also known as the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15. COP 15 was convened in Montreal in...

Five of the rescued lions waiting for a snack at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado | Photo credit: Wild Animal Sanctuary

Dec 21, 2022 The Long Journey Home for the Holidays

Posted at 15:54h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Tales of WellBeing, Tigers in America, Ukraine Rescue, Wild Animals - By Kathleen Rowan and Andrew Rowan

Many African cultures believe it takes a community to raise a child. It also takes a community of people, organizations, and supporters to rescue eleven lions from Ukraine and bring them to their forever homes for the holidays. The end-of-year holidays are traditionally a time...

Dec 21, 2022 The Tale of the Botswana Zebras

Posted at 10:14h In Articles, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By Kathleen Rowan

At the beginning of November, WellBeing International was in Gaborone, Botswana, to attend the Sixth African Animal Welfare Conference and, specifically, to participate in a special session on UNEP’s progress in addressing the UNEA Resolution on the Nexus between animal welfare, the environment, and sustainable...

SDC clients and their owners | Photo credit: Street Dog Coalition

Nov 23, 2022 Meet Street Dog Coalition: Acting to Meet the Needs of Pets in the US and now in Ukraine

Posted at 09:21h In Articles, Companion Animals, Street Dog Coalition, Tales of WellBeing, Ukraine Rescue - By Laura Gosse

Back in 2015, Colorado veterinarian Jon Geller recognized that the pets of people experiencing homelessness lacked access to primary veterinary care. He set up the first Street Dog Coalition clinic near a homeless day shelter and provided free veterinary care to 25 dogs and five...

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