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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Online #primate exploitation is a growing problem — understanding why this content spreads is an important part of addressing it. Join #NAPSA this Friday for a conversation with Amanda Faradifa, DVM, on recognizing and tackling harmful content. www.youtube.com/live/WiHlvAX...

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Excited to announce KINDRED -- first-hand stories about chimpanzees like Chiffon and Eli who opened my eyes to their inner worlds and inspired their protection. Endorsed by the late Dr. Jane Goodall. 🧵 (1/2)

two young chimpanzees face each other, touching hands, with green and brown grass in background

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If you missed the webinar but want a quick walk through of the ChimpCARE Tool, we can share a recording. Just email chimpcare@lpzoo.org.

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

⏰ starts in 1 hour! ⏰ To those caring for #chimpanzees: Lincoln Park Zoo is sharing the ChimpCARE Tool—a free, scientifically informed resource to support chimp #welfare. Join a webinar TODAY from 11am–12pm CST to learn more 📧 Email chimpcare@lpzoo.org for a Zoom link 🔗 Tool: chimpcare.org/tool

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Building a better future for chimpanzees in the United States

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is going to be a great meeting, bringing together experts from different industries to apply science to improve animal lives. (And, they offer travel grants!) Abstract submission open. #AnimalWelfare #Zoo #Farm #LabAnimal #CompanionAnimal #Science #Advocacy

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Looking for a masters in primatology? Northern Illinois University's Prof Leila Porter & Mitch Irwin are seeking students for next year! www.niu.edu/clas/anthropology #primates #gradschool #lemurs #tamarins #nutrition

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

#job opportunity in #zoo #animalwelfare at Oakland Zoo! Work with some progressive thinkers and be involved in wildlife rescue, conservation recovery, welfare, and research activities. @oaklandzoo.bsky.social #AZA @animalopps.bsky.social www.oaklandzoo.org/employment/a...

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Animal Welfare & Research Program Manager | Oakland Zoo

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Familiar with fundraising, enjoy working across teams, and aligned with PETA's vision? If so, this might be a good gig for you. Senior Strategic Initiatives Lead. Remote. #jobs #animals #advocacy www.peta.org/about-peta/w...

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Join Our Team | PETA

Are you smart, hard-working, and ready to help animals full-time? If so, we are hiring!

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🚨Job Alert plz RT! Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition! We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals Open-rank apply.interfolio.com/178146

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

#PhD opening for a project on wild & captive #animalwelfare, related to heat stress and climate change @bristoluni.bsky.social with Dr. Benjamin Lecorps! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

@aspca.org is hiring a Director, Shelter Behavior Science. Guide shelter behavior programs nationwide—setting standards, training teams, managing staff, supporting cruelty cases, and advancing practices. #dogs #animalwelfare #animalbehavior. #job careers.aspca.org/search/jobde...

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Director, Shelter Behavior Science at ASPCA

ASPCA is Hiring! Search available jobs or submit your resume now by visiting this link. Please share with anyone you feel would be a great fit.

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

#PhD and Research Assistant positions @uni-goettingen.de and @primatenzentrum.bsky.social ... macaques, empathy, infrared thermography, field work... it's all there! Apps due 18-20 Dec, details in the original post & thread. #primates #animalbeahvior

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Want to prepare for a #career in #zoo animal behavior & welfare? @northcarolinazoo.bsky.social is offering a 2-year, funded Masters-level graduate position in collab with @ncstate.bsky.social. Apps due Jan 1. #aza #animalwelfare www.aza.org/jobs?job=49214

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

New animal welfare position within AZA! @zoonewengland.bsky.social is hiring an Animal Wellbeing Advisor to oversee their #animalwelfare and enrichment programs @franklinparkzoo.bsky.social & @stonezoo.bsky.social in Boston. #zoo #job #captivewildlife zoonewengland.bamboohr.com/careers/367

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

#Job in #animalwelfare at University of Rhode Island! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Animal Health and Welfare. Focus on farm, companion, or zoo/captive wildlife. #academic @universityofri.bsky.social jobs.uri.edu/postings/15931

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Re-reading some classics and was reminded of this figure from Whiten et al.'s 1999 Nature paper. Drove the point home and stuck with me for decades. Cooperation across seven field sites to identify cultural variants in wild chimpanzees. Oldie but a goodie. #chimps #animalbehavior

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Just shared a new post — reflections from Japan on animal welfare, culture, and connection. There’s a quick personal update too. Love to hear your reactions. Hope you enjoy and pass it along! katherinecronin.net/blog/japan

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Aigo and Animal Welfare in Japan — Katherine Cronin, Ph.D

Exploring how Japan’s concept of aigo—love and protection for animals—reveals the cultural roots of compassion and generates shared global questions in animal welfare.

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Minnesota Zoo is hiring an Animal Behavior & Wellbeing Specialist to work on their animal welfare team! A new position, bachelors-level with at least 3 years experience. Apply by Oct 28. #job #animalwelfare #zoo #captivewildlife #aza www.aza.org/jobs?job=48841

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Michael Reichert @reichertfroglab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Oklahoma State Department of Biology is hiring an assistant professor in comparative biology (very broadly defined)! We have a great department, come join us. And please spread the word. jobs.okstate.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor of Biology - Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

Campus OSU-Stillwater Contact Name & Email Dr. Michael Reichert, michael.reichert@okstate.edu Work Schedule TBD Appointment Length Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice Hiring Range $85,000 - $8...

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Update! It's the hour where the organization receiving the most unique contributions earns extra. If you were considering donating, now is a good time!

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

On this #GivingDayforApes, could you help bring #chimps Emma, Chicco & Charlie to Chimfunshi to live a social life in the forest? If donating is not for you, please R/T. Thank you! 🥰🐵 www.givingdayforapes.org/story/Help-C...

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Support Air transport for Emma, Chicco and Charlie on Giving Day for Apes

Three rescued chimps could finally move to their forever home. You can make their journey possible.

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Animal Welfare - the Science for Animal Welfare Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

🔍NEW STUDY examines undergraduate attitudes towards animal welfare science and implications for teaching. 🔗 Read the full open access article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 21/08/2025

At World Animal Protection presents The Walrus Talks The Power of Animals, seven expert speakers will discuss how a sustainable future is shaped by how we treat animals. Join us on September 23, in Toronto or online. #Canada #AnimalProtection #AnimalWelfare www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walru...

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Hunter College (CUNY) is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Prof. in Animal Cognition/Behavior (Fall 2026 start). Teaching + mentoring in the Animal Behavior & Conservation MA program + psych undergrad. #AcademicJobs #AnimalBehavior #Cognition 🐒🐦🐘 Apps due Oct 1: tinyurl.com/hunter-animal

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Jobs | City University of New York

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Great opportunity* for a primatologist to lead #LincolnParkZoo Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes in Chicago! #animalwelfare #primates #animalwelfare #job #PhD *first-hand knowledge ;) apply here: shorturl.at/0502P learn about the Fisher Center here: shorturl.at/Ejahn

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Mentioning PETA can spark some strong feelings, but this #job could be a great fit for a researcher looking to contribute to a powerful organization working for #animals. Senior Researcher, remote, applications due Aug 14. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

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FSAP and PETA - Senior Researcher

Animal rights advocacy organization seeks an excellent researcher with a strong academic background, solid detective skills, the ability to follow faint trails, at least five years’ work experience, a...

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Zoos often house solitary species together due to space or visitor goals. But what does that mean to the animals? We studied “solitary” red-footed tortoises and found changes in behavior as group size grew—suggesting their reptile roommates mattered. #LincolnParkZoo #animalwelfare shorturl.at/IBBBZ

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

#WorldChimpanzeeDay seems a great time to share 2 #PhD opportunities on creativity in wild #chimps and #bonobos at University of Zurich @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @nakedprimate.bsky.social

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Farm Sanctuary is hiring a six-month, remote, paid Ethology Research Intern. GFAS accredited. #jobs #internships #animalwelfare #animalbehavior shorturl.at/J3KuF

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Two #jobs @humaneworldorg.bsky.social (formerly HSUS) to "...promote and advance the use of humane, integrated, innovative non-lethal approaches to conflicts with wildlife." - Senior Principal, Urban Wildlife - Urban Wildlife Policy Program Manager shorturl.at/ewdcA #careers #animals #animalwelfare

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

New study: More socially integrated female #chimps have better offspring survival. Mothers' relationships with females mattered more than relationships with males. By @josephfeldblum.bsky.social & others, from long-term Gombe data. #animalbehavior #parenting #primates 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112863

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The position I held for the past several years is now open for someone new! As Director, Animal Welfare Science Program at Lincoln Park Zoo, you'd have the opportunity to influence the wellbeing of animals around the world through science and advocacy. #jobs #animalwelfare #zoo shorturl.at/yLLxG

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🐟 At the #UFAW2025 conference today, Andrew Vowles @unisouthampton.bsky.social‬ shared a fascinating fish study revealing that being housed with enrichment (shelters, substrate) affected their later exploration of novel objects and willingness to swim upstream and cross barriers. #animalwelfare

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

"Emotion leaves a trace in their voice - just like humans." Venkatraman Manikandan shared a clever, practical approach for AI monitoring of chicken vocalizations that could work across entire flocks to get a full picture of #animalwelfare #UFAW2025. Read about it 👇

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Cynthia Shuck-Paim makes a compelling case for why the experience of pain (and how we should treat it) can differ dramatically between caged/barren environments and enriched ones. #UFAW2025 #animalwelfare

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Just registered (and completed my time zone math)! A great, affordable, online opportunity to learn about the latest in #animalwelfare science.

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#LincolnParkZoo is hiring a PhD-level Research Scientist for the Alexendar Center for Applied Population Biology in Chicago! Work with great scientists (and my friends) to conserve species. #PhDJobs shorturl.at/UK3TN

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Science for Animal Welfare @scifaw.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📢 The full list of poster presentations for the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2025 is now available. 🔗 Learn more and register to attend here: ow.ly/9oMF50VX87l #UFAW2025 #AnimalWelfareScience

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Looking for new reads on #animalwelfare? Great resource 👇

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

EAZA Academy is providing an Animal Training Seminar hosted by ZSL London Zoo, welcoming both online and in-person participants. Follow the link for more info! #animalwelfare #EAZA #zoo #animalbehavior www.aanmelder.nl/161843

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