The Ethics of Wildlife Research: A Nine R Theory

The commonsense ethical constraints on laboratory animal research known as the three Rs are widely accepted, but no constraints tailored to research on animals in the wild are available. In this article, we begin to fill that gap. We sketch a set of commonsense ethical constraints on ecosystem resea...

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Published in:ILAR journal 2013-01, Vol.54 (1), p.52-57
Main Authors: Curzer, Howard J., Wallace, Mark C., Perry, Gad, Muhlberger, Peter J., Perry, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Use Alternatives - ethics
Animal Welfare - ethics
Animal Welfare - standards
Animals
Animals, Wild
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
Conservation of Natural Resources - trends
Ecosystem
Ethics, Research
Models, Theoretical
Refusal to Participate - ethics
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Summary:The commonsense ethical constraints on laboratory animal research known as the three Rs are widely accepted, but no constraints tailored to research on animals in the wild are available. In this article, we begin to fill that gap. We sketch a set of commonsense ethical constraints on ecosystem research parallel to the constraints that govern laboratory animal research. Then we combine the animal and ecosystem constraints into a single theory to govern research on animals in the wild.
ISSN:1084-2020
1930-6180
DOI:10.1093/ilar/ilt012