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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.

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Dr. Liv Baker is a conservation behaviorist, and a founder of the emergent field of compassionate conservation. She is a Fellow and Chair of the Board at PAN Works, Research Director for Mahouts Elephant Foundation, and an honorary adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia where she earned h ...