Perspectives: Essays on Medium

Find vibrant perspectives about animals, ethics and public policy in our column, hosted on the Medium platform.

Ethics think tanks like ours are key organizations for envisioning how we ought to live, and then translating that into specific ideas, best practices and policy proposals for the community at large.

While there are a plethora of think tanks focusing on social issues, and several for the environment and sustainability, there are precious few for animals either domestic or wild.

This makes it particularly important that we reach out with public facing essays that are accessible to all. Under the direction of our Associate Editor, Nicole Roberts, our Medium column does just that. We hope you’ll find the content of our Medium column stimulating, and we look forward to being in dialogue with you.
 


 

A New Definition of Conservation

By Nicole Roberts and Bill Lynn Read More

Removing wolves did not reliably prevent domestic animal losses

Originally published in Conservation Science and Practice by Adrian Treves, Dror Ben‐Ami, Ari Cornman, Martin Dul’a, Igor Khorozyan, Miha Krofel, Miroslav Kutal, José V. Lopez-Bao, Rona Nadler Vale... Read More

Getting Animal Ethics into Science Education

Originally hosted and recorded by Dr. Kathrin Herrmann of The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT). Read More

Defining Conservation

By Bill Lynn, PhD. Read More

Why I Advocated for a Bag Limit of 2 for All Furbearers in Colorado

Originally published in Dr. Becky Niemiec’s Substack by Rebecca Niemiec, PhD. Read More

How Misunderstanding Our Food Fuels Climate Inaction

What follows is a summary of the recent article, Knowledge counts! Climate-friendly food knowledge is significantly related to dietary choice published in Environmental Research Communications by A... Read More