The Wild Animal Initiative focuses on improving the welfare of free-ranging animals, recognizing humans have a responsibility to help address the challenges these animals face, such as disease, hunger, or natural disasters. It seeks to broaden the scope of wildlife research beyond just the harms caused by humans, exploring how to responsibly improve wild animal lives amidst their complex ecosystem interactions. The initiative supports neglected research areas in wild animal welfare, aiming to advance understanding and development of effective interventions.
The Seed Grants program from Wild Animal Initiative aims to foster innovative projects in wild animal welfare research by providing funding to early-career scientists or established investigators new to this field. The program encourages the testing of promising techniques, the integration of welfare assessments into ecological research, and the adaptation of animal welfare science for wild contexts. Projects should align with specific themes, such as wild fish welfare and near-term welfare interventions, and must demonstrate high cost-effectiveness, focusing on activities uniquely relevant to animal welfare. This program empowers researchers to tackle underexplored topics within wild animal welfare, accelerating progress through the advancement of fundamental concepts, novel methods, and preliminary interventions.
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