Science & Ethics Agree: Coexistence Must Replace Killing Wolves - A Webinar with Dr. Santiago-Ávila

When it comes to managing wolves, government wildlife agencies have shown little inclination to independently support gray wolf recovery at viable or ecologically effective levels.

Instead, history has demonstrated that unless wolves are afforded protections, legal and liberal wolf control and state-sanctioned wolf hunting often become predominant management strategies.

Failing to consider biology and the intrinsic value of wolves, government management policies remain rooted in the belief that wolves are an animal in need of management and that wolves should be treated as a problem.

Considering the overwhelming scientific evidence of wolf sentience, self-awareness, and culture, as well as our ability to coexist, should killing wolves be the go-to management tool?

In this webinar, Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, PhD. talks about the need for ethically-based scientific oversight of wolf populations. He discusses the scientific and ethical case for protecting wolves and how we can begin to transition from traditional conservation to worldviews grounded in care, respect, and coexistence.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, PhD researches and practices the application of nature ethics to our mixed-community of people, animals and nature, with a focus on the promotion of worldviews rooted in non-anthropocentrism, an ethic of care, and justice.

His quantitative research has focused on the evaluation of the impact of policies and interventions to both conserve and prevent conflicts with large carnivores, specifically with endangered wolves in the US (gray, Mexican, red). His qualitative research interest and advocacy work focus on the promotion of ethical deliberation to equitably consider animal claims within the policy process, and the exploration of worldviews that promote the flourishing of our entire community of life.

Fran is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras (BA, Political Science and Economics), Duke University (MPP/MEM) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD, Environment & Resources). He is the Big River Connectivity Science and Conservation Manager for Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute, where he promotes the claims and protection of wild carnivores against killing and harm, and a founding member of PAN Works. Prior to that, he was an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Carnivore Coexistence Lab.

ABOUT THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER
The Wolf Conservation Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental education organization committed to conserving wolf populations in North America through science-based education programming and participation in the federal Species Survival Plans for the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf and red wolf. Through wolves, the WCC teaches the broader message of conservation, ecological balance, and personal responsibility for improved human stewardship of our World.

For more information about wolves and the WCC's participation in wolf recovery, please visit www.nywolf.org.

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