Preservation or Restoration
HRC’s Free Research Primer Series
Submitted by Carol Glasser on Aug 24, 2010 Animal Experimentation | Companion Animals | Diet and Nutrition | Entertainment Animals | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Wildlife and ExoticsWhen fellow animal advocates ask me questions about research on animal protection issues, I typically ask them if they have looked at our research primers. In response, I usually hear "Research what? Where?" I am guessing that many advocates, even those of you who follow our work, are not aware of the full wealth of free data we have available. Here I want to highlight HRC's research primers, since they are a free resource that can help all advocates better understand the issues on which they are working. So let me tell you a little about them.
How Markets in Wildlife Meat and Parts, and the Sale of Hunting Privileges, Jeopardize Wildlife Conservation
Submitted on Aug 08, 2010 (Original item from 1988) Wildlife and Exotics
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The market for wildlife meat and parts jeopardizes the North American system of wildlife conservation by undermining the three fundamental policies that underlie the most successful conservation systems, including the denial of economic value to dead wildlife, the allocation of surplus wildlife by law, and non-frivolous use of wildlife.
Collaboration for Community-Based Wildlife Management
Submitted on Aug 04, 2010 (Original item from 2005) Wildlife and Exotics
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This research examines the challenges and opportunities of wildlife management at the community level, suggesting that collaborative activity between wildlife managers and community stakeholders can improve identification of human-wildlife interactions and promote a better understanding of wildlife-related effects on the community.
Standards for Lethal Response to Problem Urban Wildlife
Submitted on Jul 25, 2010 (Original item from 1998) Wildlife and Exotics
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This paper presents the norms of public wildlife management and how they are affected by the animal species being managed, with beavers, coyotes, and mountain lions as specific examples. The paper states that the social acceptability of killing these animals has increased as the consequences of human-wildlife interactions has increased, although acceptability varies by species and situation.
Tools for the Edge: What's New for Conserving Carnivores
Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 (Original item from 2006) Wildlife and Exotics
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This paper examines the biological, economic, social, and psychological effects of predator management and reviews alternative management methods that may be better able to conserve large carnivore species by reducing conflicts with humans. Identifying the most useful management techniques involves "optimizing the degree of intensive management relative to the biological importance of individual predators in the population."
HumaneSpot.org: A Little Something for Every Animal Advocate
Submitted by admin on May 10, 2010 Advocacy Strategies | Animal Experimentation | Companion Animals | Diet and Nutrition | Entertainment Animals | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Research Tools and Methods | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Wildlife and ExoticsWritten by Diane Venberg, one of HRC's 2010 interns, this wonderful overview of HumaneSpot.org shows the breadth of our research database and highlights a number of important studies. Be sure to give this blog a read if you've been wanting a taste of what HumaneSpot.org has to offer before applying for access. And if you have any research that you think should be included in our database, be sure to let us know.
Social and Institutional Changes in Species Ecosystem Conservation: An Appraisal of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission
Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 (Original item from 2009) General Animal Protection | Wildlife and Exotics
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This study of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission sought to assess the organization's operations under its legislative mandate, using criteria from literature on policy-oriented professionalism.
Extinction Crisis Continues Apace
Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 (Original item from 2009) General Animal Protection | Wildlife and Exotics
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An update of the Red List of Threatened Species shows that 17,291 species out of a total of 47,677 assessed species are currently in danger of extinction, which some believe indicates a worldwide wildlife crisis.
Are we winning the war for animals?
Submitted by Che Green on Jul 27, 2009 Advocacy Strategies | Animal Experimentation | Companion Animals | Diet and Nutrition | Entertainment Animals | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Research Tools and Methods | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Wildlife and ExoticsHRC recently announced our latest collaborative research study designed to measure the progress of the U.S. animal advocacy movement. Supported by both organizational sponsors and contributions from individuals, the new study is a truly collaborative project designed to inexpensively gather reliable data. The new study will be on ongoing resource showing the status of animal protection in the U.S. according to a set of "key indicators." To learn more, please read our email to HRC's supporters...
Partial Walrus Estimate Alarms Conservation Group
Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 (Original item from 2009) Wildlife and Exotics
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A partial assessment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Pacific walruses estimates their current minimum population to be 15,164 animals, but the agency believes that some walruses were missed in the survey.
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