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PAN Works
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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 · 2d
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.

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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 · 9d
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.

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Philosophy in the Wild: Finding Hope in Mixed Communities
A Travelogue
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · 15d
In this new article, PAN Works Research Fellow, Pablo P. Castelló, PhD, invites us to experience the vibrant multipspecies tapestry that is the foundation of our democratic communities.

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When Animals Sustain the Fabric of Our Democracies
By Pablo P. Castelló, PhD.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Sep 11
Please enjoy reading this response to Brandon Keim's recent essay "When That Chickadee Is No Longer a 'Machine with Feathers,'" by Cédric Sueur, PhD and PAN Works' own Bill Lynn, PhD.

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The Evolving View of Animal Minds
Originally published in Issues in Science and Technology by Cédric Sueur and William S. Lynn, PhD, in response to Brandon Keim’s essay…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Sep 4
In her recently published article, PAN Works Research Fellow, Emily Major, PhD, invites us to consider the role dark humour in New Zealand's online news media plays in justifying cruelty towards brushtail possums in the country.

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Slayers, Rippers, and Blitzes
Dark humour and the justification of cruelty to possums in online media in New Zealand.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Aug 28
PAN Works Fellow, Michael Strohbach, PhD, recently contributed to a study analyzing the status of Germany's conservation areas. Please enjoy a glimpse of the full article at the link below.

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Most Habitat’s and Species’ Assessments in German Natura 2000 Sites Reflect Unfavourable…
Originally published in Basic and Applied Ecology by Julia S. Ellerbrok, Theresa Spatz, Veronika Braunisch, Michael Strohbach, Dagmar…
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Aug 14
Originally published in the Aspen Daily News by Suzanne Asha Stone and Delia Malone, please enjoy this piece advocating for a world where both people and wolves flourish.

#animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #rewilding #empathy #multispecies #justice #intrinsicvalue #flourishing
Setting the Record Straight on the Copper Creek Wolves
Originally published in the Aspen Daily News by Suzanne Asha Stone and Delia Malone.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Aug 7
Join PAN Works Fellow Rick Kelaher as he invites us to consider the historical and reciprocal nature of the relationship between cats and humans, through the eyes of distillery cats, Harold and Maude.

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Spirit Animals
Reciprocity between humans and working cats.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jul 31
In keeping with our wolf theme, please enjoy another repost from Conservation Works in which Journalist Michelle Nijhuis shares her own insights as a participant in the National Wolf Conversation.
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More Than a Conversation
The National Wolf Conversation was a glimpse of a better future.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jul 24
We hope you enjoy this repost from Conservation Works in which Journalist Michelle Nijhuis interviews our very own Bill Lynn, PhD, on his role as a "wolf trustee" in the National Wolf Conversation.

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What’s It Like to Speak for Wolves?
A Conversation with Ethicist and Wolf Trustee Bill Lynn.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jul 17
In Trust: A Framework for Animal Representation
In Trust: A Framework for Animal Representation
How Animal Trusteeship Offers a Path Toward Justice for Those Without a Voice
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jul 17
Making a case for compassionate entomology
Making a case for compassionate entomology
Originally published in the blog, Earth Tongues
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jul 10
Common Ground Statement of the National Wolf Conversation

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Common Ground Statement
Of the National Wolf Conversation
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jul 9
National Wolf Conversation

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National Wolf Conversation
Bridging Divides and Building a Foundation for Progress
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Compassionate conservation in practice

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Compassionate conservation in practice
A values-driven, interdisciplinary, pluralistic, and deliberative community
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Rewilding and Indigenous Community-Led Land Care

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Rewilding and Indigenous Community-Led Land Care
Originally published in Conservation Letters
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Forever a Mustang

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Forever a Mustang
Close Encounters with an Orphaned Foal
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Humans are killing off the old and wise animals that hold nature together. Here’s what must change

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Humans are killing off the old and wise animals that hold nature together. Here’s what must change
Originally published in The Conversation by Keller Kopf.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
A Day in the Life of a Laboratory Monkey

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A Day in the Life of a Laboratory Monkey
Originally published by Cambridge University Press for the series, Elements in Bioethics and Neuroethics.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
What we learned about politics by talking about … wolves

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What we learned about politics by talking about … wolves
The U.S. suffers from “affective polarization.” We saw it at the National Wolf Conversation.
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Should (and Can) Declarations on Animal Consciousness Do Better?

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Should (and Can) Declarations on Animal Consciousness Do Better?
What Comes After Recognition? If Declarations Do Nothing, They Do Harm
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Rewilding, Landscape Restoration, and Exploring Interconnections in Tasmania and Beyond

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Rewilding, Landscape Restoration, and Exploring Interconnections in Tasmania and Beyond
An Interview with Dr. Tristan Derham
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Autocracy

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Autocracy
Addressing Animals and Authoritarianism
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Wildlife Policy-Making

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Wildlife Policy-Making
Facts, Values and Ethical Decisions
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PAN Works @panworks.bsky.social · Jun 24
Webinar Series on State Wildlife Agencies

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Webinar Series on State Wildlife Agencies
PAN Works Presentation
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