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NatureScot Research Report 1226 - Trapping feral pigs in corral traps and drop nets as possible population management tools - practical lessons and assessment of animal welfare in a pilot study.

Published online: 13 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Green, P.

Content type: Reports

This report updates on the management of wild boar/Eurasian wild pigs/feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in the UK, highlighting their increasing numbers and pot...

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NatureScot Research Report 1311 - Study to determine deer welfare issues relating to use of image intensifying Rifle sights for the culling of deer at night.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: Simpson, J. W.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the use of thermal imaging technology for nighttime deer culling in Scotland, comparing it with traditional methods ...

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'I want you to want me': how owners value cats' choices has implications for cat containment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Ovenden, K. & Bassett, I. & Sumner, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Globally, cats are a common companion animal. Allowing companion cats to roam away from home can have negative impacts on native wildlife and cat welf...

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Popular press portrayal of issues surrounding free-roaming domestic cats Felis catus.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Gow, E. A. & Burant, J. B. & Sutton, A. O. & Freeman, N. E. & Grahame, E. R. M. & Fuirst, M. & Sorensen, M. C. & Knight, S. M. & Clyde, H. E. & Quarrell, N. J. & Wilcox, A. A. E. & Chicalo, R. & Drunen, S. G. van & Shiffman, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Domestic cats Felis catus have a complex and contentious history. They fill multiple societal roles (e.g. as pest controllers and companion animals), ...

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Getting to grips with wildlife research by citizen scientists: what role for regulation?

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Palmer, A. & Reynolds, S. J. & Lane, J. & Dickey, R. & Greenhough, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Wildlife research by citizen scientists, involving the capture and handling of animals, provides clear scientific benefits, but also potential risks t...

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The viewer doesn't always seem to care - response to fake animal rescues on YouTube and implications for social media self-policing policies.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Harrington, L. A. & Elwin, A. & Paterson, S. & D'Cruze, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Animal-related content on social media is hugely popular but is not always appropriate in terms of how animals are portrayed or how they are treated. ...

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Sonic sea: impacts of noise on marine mammals.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Published by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

Content type: Miscellaneous

This article discusses the how sound is used by marine species to find prey, communicate, and even mate with their kind. However, the increasing level...

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How would citizen science involving direct interaction with wildlife be regulated?

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Palmer, A. & Reynolds, S. J. & Lane, J. & Dickey, R. & Greenhough, B.

Content type: Blog

This article describes the current regulations and questions on how best to regulate the capture and handling of wild animals by citizen scientists in...

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An investigation of Hawai'i's online ivory trade.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Published by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

Content type: Miscellaneous

This article discusses the result of a 6-day online investigation involving the advertising and selling of Hawaiian-based on-line trade of elephant iv...

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Conservation scholars' perspectives on the morality of trophy hunting for the sake of conservation.

Published online: 17 Mar 2024

Authors: Ghasemi, B. & Kyle, G. & Sell, J. & Varner, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Trophy hunting is one of the most contentious issues in recent biodiversity conservation discourse, eliciting opposition and support for the practice....

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