WellBeing International, Inc.
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WellBeing International, Inc., a U.S. nonprofit, seeks to achieve optimal well-being for people, animals and the environment through collaborative engagement, education, direct care and science.
Community-led conservation wins in northern Kenya: Ewaso Lions’ grassroots programs are boosting lion numbers and strengthening coexistence between people and wildlife. Locals are at the heart of this change. 🦁🌱 READ MORE: bit.ly/twb-ewaso-li...
December 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Community-led conservation wins in northern Kenya: Ewaso Lions’ grassroots programs are boosting lion numbers and strengthening coexistence between people and wildlife. Locals are at the heart of this change. 🦁🌱 READ MORE: bit.ly/twb-ewaso-li...
A new year. A brighter future. ✨
Help build 100 safe, dry and warm kennels for dogs and other animals at Barbos Shelter in Ukraine. ACT NOW: bit.ly/wbi-donate
Help build 100 safe, dry and warm kennels for dogs and other animals at Barbos Shelter in Ukraine. ACT NOW: bit.ly/wbi-donate
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new year. A brighter future. ✨
Help build 100 safe, dry and warm kennels for dogs and other animals at Barbos Shelter in Ukraine. ACT NOW: bit.ly/wbi-donate
Help build 100 safe, dry and warm kennels for dogs and other animals at Barbos Shelter in Ukraine. ACT NOW: bit.ly/wbi-donate
Key outcomes from COP30 include boosted climate funding commitments and updated NDCs, yet implementation lags. Get the lowdown on what was agreed and what still needs action. READ: bit.ly/wbn-cop30-fo...
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Video credit: Anderson Coelho, iStock
December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Key outcomes from COP30 include boosted climate funding commitments and updated NDCs, yet implementation lags. Get the lowdown on what was agreed and what still needs action. READ: bit.ly/wbn-cop30-fo...
Video credit: Anderson Coelho, iStock
Video credit: Anderson Coelho, iStock
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, marks a pivotal moment for global climate action as countries submit new plans amid rising temperatures & geopolitical tensions. The summit must bridge the gap between climate reality, fiscal constraints, & political will to deliver meaningful progress. bit.ly/wbn-cop30
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, marks a pivotal moment for global climate action as countries submit new plans amid rising temperatures & geopolitical tensions. The summit must bridge the gap between climate reality, fiscal constraints, & political will to deliver meaningful progress. bit.ly/wbn-cop30
New 2025 edition of The Zoology of Children’s Literature explores how animals + nature in children’s books help nurture empathy, environmental awareness & ethics in young readers. 📖🌿 Worth checking if you care about storytelling and nature. Read more: bit.ly/tow-child-lit
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New 2025 edition of The Zoology of Children’s Literature explores how animals + nature in children’s books help nurture empathy, environmental awareness & ethics in young readers. 📖🌿 Worth checking if you care about storytelling and nature. Read more: bit.ly/tow-child-lit
The South Florida Wildlife Center is moving to a new site: 8 acres in Southwest Ranches to create a modern wildlife hospital + education hub. 🎯 A huge step for rescuing more animals and strengthening our community’s connection with nature. READ: bit.ly/tow-sfwc
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The South Florida Wildlife Center is moving to a new site: 8 acres in Southwest Ranches to create a modern wildlife hospital + education hub. 🎯 A huge step for rescuing more animals and strengthening our community’s connection with nature. READ: bit.ly/tow-sfwc
Beavers as ecosystem engineers? Yes! 🦫 The new article “Beavers in America: Part 2” shows how these animals drive habitat creation and water resilience—and how we can share the space thoughtfully. READ: bit.ly/tow-beavers-2 #Wildlife #Ecology
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Beavers as ecosystem engineers? Yes! 🦫 The new article “Beavers in America: Part 2” shows how these animals drive habitat creation and water resilience—and how we can share the space thoughtfully. READ: bit.ly/tow-beavers-2 #Wildlife #Ecology
In animal welfare science, a new lens is emerging: positive welfare, not just the absence of harm. The field is evolving with new metrics and frameworks to measure and support animals’ positive experiences. READ ON: bit.ly/WBN-positive...
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(Video credit: proficlip, iStock)
October 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In animal welfare science, a new lens is emerging: positive welfare, not just the absence of harm. The field is evolving with new metrics and frameworks to measure and support animals’ positive experiences. READ ON: bit.ly/WBN-positive...
(Video credit: proficlip, iStock)
(Video credit: proficlip, iStock)
This article maps the evolution from early calls to reduce animal testing toward today’s flourishing nonanimal technologies—organoids, in silico models, microphysiological systems. It shows that what once seemed aspirational is increasingly standard. READ ON: bit.ly/WBN-lab-anim...
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This article maps the evolution from early calls to reduce animal testing toward today’s flourishing nonanimal technologies—organoids, in silico models, microphysiological systems. It shows that what once seemed aspirational is increasingly standard. READ ON: bit.ly/WBN-lab-anim...
Innovative forensic science is giving new hope in the battle against wildlife smuggling—imagine matching a gorilla’s hand print to a crime scene. Deploying these methods broadly could tip the scales against transnational trafficking networks. READ ON: bit.ly/wbn-combatti...
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Innovative forensic science is giving new hope in the battle against wildlife smuggling—imagine matching a gorilla’s hand print to a crime scene. Deploying these methods broadly could tip the scales against transnational trafficking networks. READ ON: bit.ly/wbn-combatti...
African penguins may go extinct in the wild by 2035 if current declines continue. Overfishing, guano harvesting, predation & disturbance are among likely causes; recent conservation agreements could offer hope—but much more is needed. READ: bit.ly/tow-penguins
September 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
African penguins may go extinct in the wild by 2035 if current declines continue. Overfishing, guano harvesting, predation & disturbance are among likely causes; recent conservation agreements could offer hope—but much more is needed. READ: bit.ly/tow-penguins
Dogs + AI = new frontiers in non-invasive disease detection through scent. Some studies show nearly 96% accuracy in cancer detection from breath, but there are real limitations & variability, especially when it comes to predicting seizures. READ: bit.ly/tow-diaognos...
September 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Dogs + AI = new frontiers in non-invasive disease detection through scent. Some studies show nearly 96% accuracy in cancer detection from breath, but there are real limitations & variability, especially when it comes to predicting seizures. READ: bit.ly/tow-diaognos...
"Beavers in America" charts the journey of the North American beaver from prized fur commodity to almost wiped out & asks how we define its value today: “ecosystem engineer” or nuisance. Rising encounters with humans tests if we embrace coexistence or revert to controlling. READ: bit.ly/tow-beaver
September 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Beavers in America" charts the journey of the North American beaver from prized fur commodity to almost wiped out & asks how we define its value today: “ecosystem engineer” or nuisance. Rising encounters with humans tests if we embrace coexistence or revert to controlling. READ: bit.ly/tow-beaver
"Jaws" launched a summer blockbuster era—and a myth of shark terror. Today’s research—from shark tagging in Cape Cod to population shifts in False Bay—reveals the real power of great whites: ecological guardians, not monsters. READ: bit.ly/wbn-great-wh...
August 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Jaws" launched a summer blockbuster era—and a myth of shark terror. Today’s research—from shark tagging in Cape Cod to population shifts in False Bay—reveals the real power of great whites: ecological guardians, not monsters. READ: bit.ly/wbn-great-wh...
What is “animal welfare”? It’s not always clear—but Broom’s 1986 idea of coping sets the stage, and the new Welfare Footprint framework gives us a way to measure what animals feel. Worth a read for anyone passionate about truly understanding animal well-being. READ:
Defining Animal Welfare
In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart of the U.S. Supreme Court said about hardcore pornography that he would not try to create a written definition of such material but instead commented, “I know it when…
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August 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What is “animal welfare”? It’s not always clear—but Broom’s 1986 idea of coping sets the stage, and the new Welfare Footprint framework gives us a way to measure what animals feel. Worth a read for anyone passionate about truly understanding animal well-being. READ:
Supreme Court orders Delhi’s stray dogs into shelters after a rabies death. A clear break from past rulings. READ: bit.ly/wbn-dog-bites
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Supreme Court orders Delhi’s stray dogs into shelters after a rabies death. A clear break from past rulings. READ: bit.ly/wbn-dog-bites
Haidt argues The Anxious Generation shows how childhood shifted from play‑based to phone‑based, triggering a spike in anxiety & depression. His 4 rules—no smartphones under 14, no social media until 16, phone‑free schools & more unsupervised play—reverse the “Great Rewiring.” bit.ly/tow-anxious-...
Book Review: "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt
In the Pixar movie, WALL-E, set a few hundred years in the future, humans have no direct contact with one another, are relatively helpless, and spend all day interacting only via television. As did…
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August 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Haidt argues The Anxious Generation shows how childhood shifted from play‑based to phone‑based, triggering a spike in anxiety & depression. His 4 rules—no smartphones under 14, no social media until 16, phone‑free schools & more unsupervised play—reverse the “Great Rewiring.” bit.ly/tow-anxious-...
NIH ended invasive chimpanzee research in 2015 after decades of scientific debate and growing ethical concerns. Now, sanctuaries carry the torch—providing safe retirements while balancing complex care and funding challenges. #AnimalEthics #Chimpanzees READ: bit.ly/tow-apes-in-...
Evolving Ethics: Apes in Laboratories
In November 2015, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it would no longer fund biomedical research involving chimpanzees. They stated that all NIH-owned and NIH-supported chimpanzees…
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August 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NIH ended invasive chimpanzee research in 2015 after decades of scientific debate and growing ethical concerns. Now, sanctuaries carry the torch—providing safe retirements while balancing complex care and funding challenges. #AnimalEthics #Chimpanzees READ: bit.ly/tow-apes-in-...
BARCS has grown from a struggling shelter into Maryland’s largest lifesaving animal organization, with a nearly 90% live release rate. Every adoption, foster, and volunteer makes a difference. READ the article: bit.ly/tow-barcs 🐕🐾 #AnimalRescue #BARCS
July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BARCS has grown from a struggling shelter into Maryland’s largest lifesaving animal organization, with a nearly 90% live release rate. Every adoption, foster, and volunteer makes a difference. READ the article: bit.ly/tow-barcs 🐕🐾 #AnimalRescue #BARCS
The European Union is, for the first time, proposing to regulate the breeding and sale of puppies and kittens because of recent public scandals and the wide differences among member states regarding oversight of this practice. To read more: bit.ly/wbn-pet-supply
July 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The European Union is, for the first time, proposing to regulate the breeding and sale of puppies and kittens because of recent public scandals and the wide differences among member states regarding oversight of this practice. To read more: bit.ly/wbn-pet-supply
An "-omics" revolution (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics) supported by AI is transforming biomedical research. Scientists are now proposing to add an "Exposomics" element to ensure that environmental exposures are adequately considered when advancing human health. READ: bit.ly/wbn-biomedic...
July 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
An "-omics" revolution (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics) supported by AI is transforming biomedical research. Scientists are now proposing to add an "Exposomics" element to ensure that environmental exposures are adequately considered when advancing human health. READ: bit.ly/wbn-biomedic...
Humane strategies like fertility control, habitat protection, and non-invasive monitoring offer effective solutions for managing wild horse populations. These science-based approaches help maintain ecological balance while preserving cultural significance of wild horses. READ: bit.ly/wbn-wild-horse.
July 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Humane strategies like fertility control, habitat protection, and non-invasive monitoring offer effective solutions for managing wild horse populations. These science-based approaches help maintain ecological balance while preserving cultural significance of wild horses. READ: bit.ly/wbn-wild-horse.
Looking for effective ways to manage outdoor cats? Explore how strategic funding is helping communities make a lasting impact. READ MORE: bit.ly/tow-outdoor-...
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(Video credit: Petrushin 1984, iStock)
June 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Looking for effective ways to manage outdoor cats? Explore how strategic funding is helping communities make a lasting impact. READ MORE: bit.ly/tow-outdoor-...
(Video credit: Petrushin 1984, iStock)
(Video credit: Petrushin 1984, iStock)
From science to real life — the Oxford Longevity Project explores healthy aging in action. One alum’s return to Oxford proves that staying connected is just as important as staying fit. READ article at bit.ly/tow-healthy-... .
Healthy Aging: A Case Study
A group of Oxford University faculty and health advocates launched the Oxford Longevity Project, a community interest company focused on sharing discoveries and insights regarding healthy aging with…
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June 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
From science to real life — the Oxford Longevity Project explores healthy aging in action. One alum’s return to Oxford proves that staying connected is just as important as staying fit. READ article at bit.ly/tow-healthy-... .
Can we communicate with dolphins? One research team is exploring just that, decoding patterns and testing new ways to bridge the human-dolphin divide. 🌊🐬 READ more at bit.ly/wild-dolphin...
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Wild Dolphin Project & Engaging with Dolphins
In 1985, Dr. Denise Herzing launched the Wild Dolphin Project (WDP) to study dolphins in the wild and identify their social structures and interactions. Dr. Herzing’s interest in knowing what dolphins...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Can we communicate with dolphins? One research team is exploring just that, decoding patterns and testing new ways to bridge the human-dolphin divide. 🌊🐬 READ more at bit.ly/wild-dolphin...
Video Credit: VIDEODIVE
Video Credit: VIDEODIVE