ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology

09:45 Champions in the Conservation World: An interdisciplinary examination of conservation
entrepreneurship
Ashley Hartman, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University; Gerald Post, The Veterinary Cancer Center;
Deborah Gallagher, Duke University
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Symposium: Compassionate Conservation - Animal Welfare in Conservation Practice
Room 307
Wednesday, July 24, 8:00 to 10:00
Organizer(s):
Chris Draper, Born Free Foundation
Animal welfare is of increasing concern to scientists, policymakers and the public alike. Anthropogenic environmental change,
and interventions in the name of conservation, may have lethal and sublethal effects on individual animals, and consequently
compromise animal welfare. While individual behaviour and ecology effects on population-, species- and ecosystem-level
changes have been widely studied, animal welfare considerations in conservation practice have been relatively neglected
until recently. Consideration of the welfare of individual animals may inform both the ethics and practice of implementing
conservation management and delivery, while animal welfare considerations may have significant effects on conservation
outcomes. From captive breeding and reintroduction, invasive species control, and endangered species population viability, to
the techniques employed in the name of conservation research: there is broad scope for conflict and synergy between animal
welfare and conservation. Animal welfare may be perceived by conservationists as a hindrance or “luxury”, or alternatively an
increasingly rigorous science with practical implications for conservation. The consideration of animal welfare in conservation
raises questions as to how far the responsibility for animal welfare extends into “the wild”. This symposium will provide an
overview of key areas of interaction between animal welfare and conservation, using specific examples of conflicts and possible
resolutions.
08:00 Compassionate Conservation: a Synthesis Between Animal Welfare and Conservation
Chris Draper, Born Free Foundation
08:15 Compassionate Conservation as a Unifying and Integrative Movement: Who Lives, Who Lives, and Why
Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado, Boulder
08:30 Understanding the Individual and Their Welfare in Wildlife Conservation: How Personality Type Affects
Translocation Success
Liv Baker, University of British Columbia
08:45 The Critical Role of Psychology in the Conservation of Nonhuman Animals
Lori Marino, The Kimmela Ctr for Animal Advocacy
09:00 Bringing Compassion to the Ethical Dilemma in Killing Kangaroos for Conservation
Daniel Ramp, University of Technology, Sydney
Open discussion follows from 9:15 to 10:00
Wednesday
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Symposium: Buffer Zones and Land Use Change around Protected Areas: Connecting
Socio-economic and Ecological Systems
Room 308
Wednesday, July 24, 8:00 to 10:00
Organizer(s):
Beth Kaplin, Antioch University New England, Robin Martino, Antioch University New England
Growing concern about species loss and land use/land cover change in and around many protected areas (PAs) has led to
questions about their effectiveness. The matrix surrounding PAs can have a profound impact on conservation effectiveness.
Buffer zones, implemented properly, may minimize stressors arising inside and outside PAs, presenting an opportunity to
integrate social and ecological systems - local communities, government and private institutions, conservation scientists,
economics and ecology, agriculture and biodiversity - into PA planning. Buffer zones can encourage integration of PAs with
the wider ecological and socio-economic land- or seascape, contributing to system resilience. Nonetheless, little research
has been directed at exploring and evaluating integrative approaches to buffer zones and protected areas. The aim of this
symposium is to provide a multidisciplinary view of current buffer zone-protected area thinking. We connect disciplines,
stakeholders and systems by including multiple stakeholder views, exploring a range of roles buffer zones can play in
management, mediation of human-wildlife and people-park relationships, poverty alleviation, to maintenance of ecological
function within PAs. We will explore innovative conservation tools and policies such as payment for ecosystem services and
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