[BERG] WAWC Conference - Wild Animal Welfare: Does it matter? Can it be assessed? How can it be optimised? 19 April 2021

Interesting programme! Hi, Programme for the WAWC conference now announced. I'd be grateful if you could share (flyer also attached) CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (Timings are shown in British Summer Time) 08:45 Welcome and introductions Pete Goddard, WAWC Chair Session 1.1 Safeguarding wild animal welfare using the Five Domains approach Chair: Pete Goddard 09:00 Ngaio Beausoleil The assessment of wild animal welfare and the application of the Five Domains model in this process 09:40 Mark Jones Why wild animal welfare matters 10:00 Sarah Dolman Marine mammal welfare ? how do we know that welfare is at risk? 10:20 BREAK Session 1.2 The contextual nature of how we value wild animals differently Chair: Angus Nurse 10:40 Mike Radford Wild animal "welfare": familiar concept, misnomer, or radical departure? 11:00 Heather Bacon Human behaviour towards wild animals: why are they valued differently and how does this affect their welfare? 11:20 Alick Simmons Why are different welfare standards applied to different wild animals in different settings? 11:40 Becca Franks 12:00 GENERAL DISCUSSION FORUM 12:30 LUNCH BREAK Session 2.1 Evaluation of wildlife welfare Chair: Liz Mullineaux 13:00 Cathy Dwyer Evaluating wildlife welfare: Outcomes from a welfare prioritisation using a Delphi approach 13:20 Sandra Baker Using the Sharp and Saunders model to evaluate animal welfare impacts in wildlife management 13:40 Steven McCulloch Government decision making on wildlife conservation and animal welfare: Applying impact assessment and dealing with moral disagreement 14:00 Jessica Findlay How do we ensure a consistent approach to embedding welfare in practical wildlife management? 14:20 BREAK Session 2.2 Interaction between individual animal welfare and species conservation / management / human issues Chair: Alick Simmons 14:40 Chris Draper Applying the principles of ethical wildlife control to protect wild animal welfare 15:20 Justine Shotton Assessing welfare of captive wild animals using the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG) 15:40 Alastair MacGugan How do we make wildlife welfare relevant in a net zero carbon Scotland? 16:00 GENERAL DISCUSSION FORUM 16:30 Pete Goddard Closing remarks Register @ https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8028284674528591630<https://eu… The WAWC suggests a contribution of ?25 to attend the conference. You can however attend free of charge, or make a smaller donation, by using one of the following discount codes when registering: FREE, Donate5, Donate10, Donate15, Donate20. Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens@ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) www.ufaw.org.uk<http://www.ufaw.org.uk> Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens@ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stpehen\AppData\Local\Temp\?ed_sb_3\www.ufaw.or… Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.