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PAN Works is an ethics, science and policy think tank dedicated to animal wellbeing.
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From her Montana porch in the heart of rodeo country, PAN Works Community Fellow Kim Hightower examines the ways rodeos reinforce speciesism, and offers insights on moving toward a more compassionate world.

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Lassoed Souls
Speciesism on the Western Front.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Kris Stewart and Liv Baker offer an exciting comparison of Animal Trusteeship versus the Public Trust Doctrine.

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Animal Trusteeship and the Public Trust Doctrine:  A Response to Treves and Parsa
By Kristin L. Stewart, JD, PhD and Liv Baker, PhD.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Join us in honoring Jane Goodall by reading the heartfelt tributes shared by PAN Works members in remembrance of her life and legacy.

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Remembering Jane Goodall
By William S. Lynn, PhD, Barbara J. King, PhD, Emily Major, PhD, Kim Hightower, MS, Monica Ogra, PhD, Nicole Roberts, MCL and Mara…
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October 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Please join us for the first Ethics and Wildlife podcast, cosponsored by PAN Works and the Society for Conservation Biology, on 6 November 2025 at 3 pm easter. Registration in the Medium story below.
Ethics and Wildlife
An occasional podcast cosponsored by PAN Works and the Society for Conservation Biology North America.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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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.

#animals #ethics #wellbeing #compassion #conservation #empathy #multispecies #communities
What to Do Now
Some ideas for those wondering how to get started in conservation — or how to keep going.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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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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October 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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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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September 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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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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September 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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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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September 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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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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August 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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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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August 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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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.

#animals #ethics #wellbeing #cats #compassion #rewilding #onehealth #multispecies #intrinsicvalue
Spirit Animals
Reciprocity between humans and working cats.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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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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July 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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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July 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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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July 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Making a case for compassionate entomology
Making a case for compassionate entomology
Originally published in the blog, Earth Tongues
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July 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Common Ground Statement of the National Wolf Conversation

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Common Ground Statement
Of the National Wolf Conversation
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July 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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National Wolf Conversation

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National Wolf Conversation
Bridging Divides and Building a Foundation for Progress
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July 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Compassionate conservation in practice

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Compassionate conservation in practice
A values-driven, interdisciplinary, pluralistic, and deliberative community
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June 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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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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June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Forever a Mustang

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Forever a Mustang
Close Encounters with an Orphaned Foal
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June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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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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June 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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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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June 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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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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June 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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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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June 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM