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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), ...

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...

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. ...

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...

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: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

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

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...

Canada's commercial seal hunt: past, present, and future.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Published by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

Content type: Miscellaneous

This booklet discusses Canada's commercial seal hunt in spring on the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in order to obtain ...

Hunting behaviour in domestic cats: an exploratory study of risk and responsibility among cat owners.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Crowley, S. L. & Cecchetti, M. & McDonald, R. A.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Detailed interviews on 48 cat owners in the United Kingdom were conducted to investigate how they feel about their pets' hunting behaviour, to find ou...

Benefits of organic farming to environment and society.

Published online: 17 Jul 2019

Authors: Sanders, J. & Hess, J.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of scientific studies on public goods provided by organic farming in the following areas: ...

NatureScot Research Report 1268 - Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) - understanding the scale and impacts of marine animal entanglement in the Scottish creel fishery.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: MacLennan, E. & Hartny-Mills, L. & Read, F. L. & Dolman, S. J. & Philp, A. & Dearing, K. E. & Jarvis, D. & Brownlow, A. C.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report demonstrates an EMFF funded, two-year duration project that sought to assess the extent, scale and impact of marine animal entanglements i...

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