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PAN Works is an ethics, science and policy think tank dedicated to animal wellbeing.

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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In this exciting new article from Dr. Becky Niemiec’s Substack, she shares an adaptation of structured decision-making that can facilitate deliberative democracy and help create better policy for people, animals, and nature. panworks.medium.com/its-time-to-...
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It’s Time to Implement Deliberative Democracy in Wildlife Management
Structured decision making can integrate science and public values to reduce conflict over wildlife.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join Fred Koontz and Nicole Roberts for a discussion of the Society for Conservation Biology's new definition of conservation. panworks.medium.com/a-new-defini...
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A New Definition of Conservation
A PAN Thinks Podcast 🎙️
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our fellow and board member Fran Santiago-Ávila and colleagues establish that kill wolves does not protect domestic animals. panworks.medium.com/removing-wol...
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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…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In his recent presentation for The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, PAN Works Fellow Dr. Adam Cardilini brings the listener along as he integrates animal ethics into science education through his Council of All Beings Workshop.
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Getting Animal Ethics into Science Education
The Potential of Animal Perspective-Taking
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Society for Conservation Biology of North America just released its first-ever definition of "conservation," born partly out of PAN Works Emeritus Fellow Dr. Fred Koontz's difficult experience trying to modernize wildlife policy in Washington state. Read more at the link below.
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Defining Conservation
As adopted by the Society for Conservation Biology North America.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In this recently published piece on furbearer harvest policies in Colorado, Dr. Rebecca Niemiec offers a thoughtful path forward for wildlife management professionals navigating diverse and sometimes competing public values.
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Why I Advocated for a Bag Limit of 2 for All Furbearers in Colorado
Finding compromise across diverse public values in wildlife management is possible.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
How much do you know about climate-friendly food choices, and does that knowledge shape your actions? In this recent article, Andreas Lauer explores the link between knowledge and behavior, and what it takes to turn awareness into more climate-friendly eating habits.
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How Misunderstanding Our Food Fuels Climate Inaction
Lack of knowledge about the climate impacts of our food choices perpetuates harmful diets, but the facts can empower us to act.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We sit down with Fred Koontz, PhD, of PAN Works to discuss the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.Touted as a global model, is it now a moral and political quagmire of conflicting values and language? panworks.medium.com/the-north-am...
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The North American Model of Conservation
A Political Quagmire of Language and Ethics
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Please join us in welcoming Nyssa Braid to PAN Works! As our newest Junior Fellow, Nyssa will explore how art can facilitate feelings of connection and care for wild lives.
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Introducing Nyssa Braid
PAN Works’ newest Junior Fellow.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Did you know that PAN Works has a Flipboard? If not, now is a great time to browse our curated collection of readings on animals, ethics, and wellbeing.
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Flipboard: What We’re Reading
Explore PAN Works’ curated collection of readings on Flipboard.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We sit down with Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance to ask the questions most institutions actively avoid: What role does human population growth play in anthropogenic harms to animals? And why is this conversation silenced in academic, conservation, and policy circles? medium.com/p/impacts-of...
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Impacts of Human Population Pressures on Animals
A Silenced Debate
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We're back this week with another important contribution from Emily Major, PhD. In her newly published article, Emily explores the concept of a "boogeyman" as it is applied to nonhuman animals, inviting readers to question how this framing has been used to justify violence against our fellow beings.
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The Boogeymen of Our Forests
Anti-Possum Rhetoric and the Construction of Fear in Dominant Conservation Messaging in New Zealand
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
How do we centre ethics in conservation when human, animal, and environmental health are interdependent? We've spent the past months exploring One Health ethics through the PAN Thinks podcast. medium.com/p/one-health... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... www.youtube.com/@panworksio
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One Health Ethics and Conservation
A Four-Part Series
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
PAN Works Research Fellow and newly appointed UPF Centre for Animal Ethics Junior Fellow, Emily Major, PhD, explores the emerging field of Critical Pest Studies, examining how ideas of "pests" are shaped by ecology, politics, and culture - challenging us to rethink our relationship with animals.
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Introducing Critical Pest Studies
And PAN Works’ Own 2026 UPF CAE Junior Fellow.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What does autonomy look like for an elephant? Partnering with Karen communities in Thailand and collecting data across seasons, PAN Works' own Dr. Liv Baker's recently published research presents a rewilding model that supports elephant autonomy while also conserving local cultural traditions.
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Autonomy: An Indicator of Wellbeing in Rewilded Asian Elephants Connected to Karen Communities in…
Originally published in Society & Animals by Liv Baker, Janet V. T. Pauketat, Sarah Blaine, Chelsea Greer, Kristina Howansky, Elodie…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What do elephant foraging behaviors have to do with their rich social and cognitive experiences? In a recently published chapter, Dr. Baker examines the complexities of elephant foraging in Thailand and situates these behaviors within larger wellbeing, multispecies, and ethnographic contexts.
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The Complexity of Foraging and its Role in Elephant Well-being
Originally published as a chapter in Elephant Welfare in Global Tourism by Liv Baker, Rebecca Winkler, Sarah Blaine, Chelsea Greer, Kerri…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What happens when we are asked to decide which species should survive? Drawing on his experience as a member of the Barred Owl Stakeholder Group, PAN Works founder Bill Lynn, PhD, reflects on the profound ethical questions raised by the barred owl removal experiment in the Pacific Northwest.
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Killing Barred Owls is a Moral Atrocity
Originally published by Bill Lynn, PhD, in The Ecological Citizen.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Why has the "ballot box biology" narrative been so effective in shaping wildlife policy debates? In her Substack, Dr. Becky Niemiec examines its role in opposing wildlife protection initiatives across America and uses Moral Foundations Theory to explain its appeal. medium.com/@panworks/ba...
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“Ballot Box Biology:” The Myth That Stopped Proposition 127 — and Could Shape the Future of…
It’s time for the animal protection movement to create a national campaign inoculating the public against the “ballot box biology”…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
An elephant pauses at a crossroads, trunk testing the wind, and decides. What does she know? On PAN Thinks, Liv Baker makes the case that animals are knowers — and that taking their inner lives seriously changes how we do science and ethics. New 3-part series 🐘 panworks.medium.com/what-it-mean...
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What It Means to Know an Animal
A podcast series on animal autonomy and wellbeing
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
medium.com/p/6d0a8e5adb... What do we owe wild neighbours? In a recent PAN Thinks episode, I sit down with Brandon Keim, author of Meet the Neighbors, alongside Barbara King and Fred Koontz, to explore what the science of animal cognition means for how we live alongside other species.
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What Do the Animals Around Us Actually Know?
A new episode of PAN Thinks explores the inner lives of our wild neighbours — and why it matters.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In this piece originally posted on Conservation Works by Michelle Nijhuis, explore the idea of stewardship in conservation and contemplate the role that humans have to play. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #stewardship #reciprocity #conservation
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Words We Need: Stewardship
Modern conservation’s missing piece.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Originally published in Earth Tongues, please enjoy this fascinating piece by Eileen Crist in which she argues that nihilism is the metaphysics of human supremacy. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #nihilism #metaphysics #humansupremacy #totalitariansim #sacredness
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The Metaphysics of Human Supremacy
Originally published in Earth Tongues by Eileen Crist.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In revisiting her 2022 piece, PAN Works Fellow Joann Lindenmayer and her colleagues lay the bedrock for the integration of ethics into One Health. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #onehealth #compassion #conservation #publicpolicy #climatechange
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One Health Ethics
What then must we do?*
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In a recently published article, PAN Works Research Fellow Emily Major, PhD, explores how social work can mitigate possum cruelty in New Zealand and promote a more species-inclusive approach. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #conservation #publicpolicy #socialwork #brushtailpossums #newzealand
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Brushtail Possums and Species-inclusive Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand
Originally published in Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work by Emily Major, PhD.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Danielle Raad, PhD, former PAN Works Fellow and Assistant Professor of History and Museum Studies at the University of Georgia, has published a new book titled "Above the Oxbow: Stories Entangled with a Mountain." #publichistory #environmentalhistory #ethnography #mountholyoke #massachusetts
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Former PAN Fellow Publishes New Book
Danielle Raad, PhD, former PAN Works Fellow and Assistant Professor of History and Museum Studies at the University of Georgia, has…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
In this recently published article, Dr. Rebecca Niemiec and her colleagues explore the role that pluralistic ignorance may play in policy engagement related to animal protection. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #coexistence #compassion #conservation #publicpolicy #socialscience
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Widespread Public Support and Pluralistic Ignorance Associated with United States Animal Protection…
Originally published in Human-Animal Interactions by Rebecca Niemiec, Lori Kogan, Megan S. Jones, Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, Renee…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
PAN Works' own Julie Urbanik, PhD, sat down virtually with the author of The Sound of Feathers, Katie Gillespie, PhD. Together, they discuss how Katie invites readers to notice the small wonders of life all around us. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #coexistence #conservation #multispeciesjustice
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Inside “The Sound of Feathers: Attentive Living in a World Beyond Ourselves”
A PAN Works Conversation with Katie Gillespie
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Please enjoy this excerpt from a recent book chapter, in which PAN Works authors argue that animal wellbeing should serve as a guiding principle in shaping the ethics of our relationship with wildlife. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #coexistence #compassion #conservation #publicpolicy
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Ethics, Wellbeing and Wild Lives
Originally published as a chapter in the book, The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology by…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
In this final installment by Dr. John Hadidian, he explores the evolving human-beaver relationship and how shifting perspectives will shape coexistence in an increasingly human-dominated landscape. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #coexistence #compassion #beavers #America #conservation #publicpolicy
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Living with Beavers in America: Part 3
Originally published on WellBeing International by John Hadidian, PhD.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This week, dive into Part 2 of Dr. John Hadidian’s "Beavers in America" series where he explores historical accounts of beavers and their remarkable journey toward recovery and repatriation. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #coexistence #compassion #beavers #America #conservation #publicpolicy
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Beavers in America: Part 2
Originally published on WellBeing International by John Hadidian, PhD.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
In this, the first piece of a three-part series by Dr. John Hadidian, we are invited to explore the question: will beavers be part of redefining human-wildlife relationships, or just another pest to be controlled? #animals #ethics #wellbeing #coexistence #beavers #conservation #publicpolicy
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Beavers in America: Part 1
Originally published on WellBeing International by John Hadidian, PhD.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join us for a series of podcasts on one health ethics for wildlife protection and conservation. panworks.medium.com/one-health-e...
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One Health Ethics
For the Wellbeing of People, Animals and Nature
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
"The message is clear: for the sake of animals, their lives, and communities — and for nature itself — the conservation community must prioritize animal wellbeing in all its practices and decision-making processes." #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #publicpolicy
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Compassionate Conservation Practice
Supporting diverse conservation actions but context matters.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Journey with Isabelle Ivy Pass as she invites us to reconsider our relationships with the species we commonly consider "pests" in our lives. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #sentience #publicpolicy
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Pigeons, Cockroaches, and Rats — Oh My, Yes!
By Isabelle Ivy Pass.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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PAN Thinks Podcast
Mary Midgley: An Introduction
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"The question is no longer whether animals are sentient - it is why we continue to behave as if they are not." #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #sentience
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Animal Sentience Is Not a Belief. It’s an Evidence-Based Scientific Conclusion.
Originally published on LinkedIn by Kati Bertrand, M.S., of Science Advancement and Outreach.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
What do conservationists have to learn from science-fiction writer Octavia Butler? Read this piece from environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis to understand how we can "learn from the past, and keep an eye on the horizon." #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #publicpolicy
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How (and Why) to Predict the Future
Octavia Butler and the conservation horizon.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Applications are now open for Mahouts Elephant Foundation's Asian Elephant Behavior and Community-Driven Conservation field-course! Join PAN Works' own Dr. Liv Baker in Thailand to explore the science of animal behaviour and well-being in conservation. #animals #wellbeing #conservation #elephants
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Mahouts Elephant Foundation: 2026 Field Course
Applications are now open!
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Eileen Crist, in this thought-provoking piece originally published in Earth Tongues, asks us to ponder what freedom means for a farm animal. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #publicpolicy #empathy #multispecies #justice #communities #intrinsicvalue #freedom
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The Eight Freedoms of Farm Animal Wellbeing
Originally published in Earth Tongues by Eileen Crist.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Please enjoy this piece originally posted by PAN Works Fellow and Virtual Writer in Residence, Mara-Daria Cojocaru, PD Dr. phil., in which she discusses humans and wolves with Professor Greg McElwain. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #communities #intrinsicvalue
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“This may ultimately make things messier, rather than tidier, on the ground”
Interview with Greg McElwain, Team USA for “Philosophy in the Wild”
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Join PAN Works Fellow and landscape ecologist, Michael Strohbach, PhD, on an exploration of Germany's urban biodiversity. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #multispecies #justice #communities #intrinsicvalue #biodiversity
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Status and Trends of Germany’s Urban Biodiversity
A nationwide assessment and identified knowledge gaps.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
In this thought-provoking piece, conservation and environmental journalist, Michelle Nijhuis, asks us to consider if environmentalism is out of ideas, or just long overdue for a new way of thinking. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #communities #intrinsicvalue
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Is Environmentalism Out of Ideas?
Originally published in Conservation Works by Michelle Nijhuis.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
What, or rather, who should a meat-eater eat in captivity? PAN Works Fellow Robin Kuehn, MS, explores the moral baggage of caring for captive predators in this fascinating piece. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #multispecies #justice #communities #intrinsicvalue
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Death for Dinner
The moral baggage in feeding captive predators.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Please enjoy this piece originally published in the Los Angeles Times by Dr. Peter Kareiva in which he invites us to envision a world with wins for both ranchers and wolves. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #multispecies #justice #communities #intrinsicvalue
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We know how to coexist with bears and wolves. Will we kill them instead?
Originally published in the Los Angeles Times by Dr. Peter Kareiva.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
From her Montana porch in the heart of rodeo country, PAN Works Community Fellow Kim Hightower examines the ways rodeos reinforce speciesism, and offers insights on moving toward a more compassionate world. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #empathy #multispecies #intrinsicvalue #rodeo
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Lassoed Souls
Speciesism on the Western Front.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Kris Stewart and Liv Baker offer an exciting comparison of Animal Trusteeship versus the Public Trust Doctrine. panworks.medium.com/animal-trust...
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Animal Trusteeship and the Public Trust Doctrine:  A Response to Treves and Parsa
By Kristin L. Stewart, JD, PhD and Liv Baker, PhD.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Join us in honoring Jane Goodall by reading the heartfelt tributes shared by PAN Works members in remembrance of her life and legacy. #janegoodall #hope #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy
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Remembering Jane Goodall
By William S. Lynn, PhD, Barbara J. King, PhD, Emily Major, PhD, Kim Hightower, MS, Monica Ogra, PhD, Nicole Roberts, MCL and Mara…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
panworks.medium.com/1e2637276f63 Please join us for the first Ethics and Wildlife podcast, cosponsored by PAN Works and the Society for Conservation Biology, on 6 November 2025 at 3 pm easter. Registration in the Medium story below.
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Ethics and Wildlife
An occasional podcast cosponsored by PAN Works and the Society for Conservation Biology North America.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Today, please enjoy this repost by conservation and environmental journalist, Michelle Nijhuis, where she shares some advice for those wondering how to get starting, or keep going, in conservation work. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #multispecies #communities
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What to Do Now
Some ideas for those wondering how to get started in conservation — or how to keep going.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
In this new piece, PAN Works Fellow and Writer in Virtual Residence, Mara-Daria Cojocaru, PD Dr. phil, explores how Mary Midgley's "biscuit tin" is inspiring philosophical and poetic conversations around the world. #animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #empathy #multispecies #justice #communities
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Philosophy in the Wild: Finding Hope in Mixed Communities
A Travelogue
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