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How does the concept of wellbeing inform animal lives? Wellbeing incorporates and yet extends previous ideas of animal welfare. It envisions in both a scientific and ethical sense how people should think and act so animals have lives that are worth living. A core concept and commitment of PAN Works, Liv Baker’s articulation of wellbeing deepens our understanding of what it means and signifies for wild and domesticated animals alike.
This is Part 1 of a 2 episodes.
HOSTS & GUESTS
Dr. Liv Baker is a conservation behaviorist, founder of the emergent field of compassionate conservation, and Fellow and Chair of the Board at PAN Works, as well as Research Director for Mahouts Elephant Foundation. She is an honorary adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, where she earned her PhD in Animal Welfare Science and Applied Animal Biology. Dr. Baker has developed two original theoretical frameworks — the Spheres of Wellbeing Framework and Epistemic Ontology — both of which challenge Western behavioural science's treatment of animals as objects of study rather than knowing subjects with their own perspectives. Her research spans multiple species and consistently decenters human perspectives to explore how animals exercise autonomy, agency, and meaning in their lives.
William S. Lynn, PhD (Bill) is the founder of PAN Works and host of the PAN Thinks podcast. https://panworks.io/team/name/william-lynn/
Liv Baker, PhD, is a Fellow and Board Chair at PAN Works. https://panworks.io/team/name/liv-baker/
Production is by Gary Sheer. https://garysheerphotography.com/
Recorded on 6 December 2023.
Episode art by Pawel Borkowski on Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/two-elephants-near-trees-XWTNFVCTS8E
FROM THIS EPISODE
Baker, L. (2013). Why individuals matter: Lessons in animal welfare and conservation. In M. Bekoff (Ed.), Ignoring Nature No More. The Case for Compassionate Conservation (pp. 159-166). University of Chicago Press.
Baker, L. (2017). Translocation biology and the clear case for compassionate conservation. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 63(3-4), 52–60. https://doi.org/10.1163/22244662-20181026
Baker, L., & Winkler, B. (2020). Asian Elephants rescue, rehabilitation, and rewilding. Animal Sentience, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.782840
PAN Works is an ethics think tank for animals. To help power our mission, visit https://panworks.io/
LISTEN on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pan-thinks/id1870689174
VIEW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@panworksio
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How does the concept of wellbeing inform animal lives? Wellbeing incorporates and yet extends previous ideas of animal welfare. It envisions in both a scientific and ethical sense how people should think and act so animals have lives that are worth living. A core concept and commitment of PAN Works, Liv Baker’s articulation of wellbeing deepens our understanding of what it means and signifies for wild and domesticated animals alike.
This is Part 1 of a 2 episodes.
HOSTS & GUESTS
Dr. Liv Baker is a conservation behaviorist, founder of the emergent field of compassionate conservation, and Fellow and Chair of the Board at PAN Works, as well as Research Director for Mahouts Elephant Foundation. She is an honorary adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, where she earned her PhD in Animal Welfare Science and Applied Animal Biology. Dr. Baker has developed two original theoretical frameworks — the Spheres of Wellbeing Framework and Epistemic Ontology — both of which challenge Western behavioural science's treatment of animals as objects of study rather than knowing subjects with their own perspectives. Her research spans multiple species and consistently decenters human perspectives to explore how animals exercise autonomy, agency, and meaning in their lives.
William S. Lynn, PhD (Bill) is the founder of PAN Works and host of the PAN Thinks podcast. https://panworks.io/team/name/william-lynn/
Liv Baker, PhD, is a Fellow and Board Chair at PAN Works. https://panworks.io/team/name/liv-baker/
Production is by Gary Sheer. https://garysheerphotography.com/
Recorded on 6 December 2023.
Episode art by Pawel Borkowski on Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/two-elephants-near-trees-XWTNFVCTS8E
FROM THIS EPISODE
Baker, L. (2013). Why individuals matter: Lessons in animal welfare and conservation. In M. Bekoff (Ed.), Ignoring Nature No More. The Case for Compassionate Conservation (pp. 159-166). University of Chicago Press.
Baker, L. (2017). Translocation biology and the clear case for compassionate conservation. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 63(3-4), 52–60. https://doi.org/10.1163/22244662-20181026
Baker, L., & Winkler, B. (2020). Asian Elephants rescue, rehabilitation, and rewilding. Animal Sentience, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.782840
PAN Works is an ethics think tank for animals. To help power our mission, visit https://panworks.io/
LISTEN on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pan-thinks/id1870689174
VIEW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@panworksio