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The ethics of wildlife research: a nine R theory
ILAR Journal
|August 2, 2013
Summary
Ethical guidelines for laboratory animal research, the three Rs, lack parallels for wild animal and ecosystem studies. This work proposes new ethical constraints for ecosystem research and integrates them with animal research ethics for wild animal studies.
Area of Science:
- * Environmental Ethics
- * Wildlife Research Ethics
- * Ecosystem Science
Background:
- * Widely accepted ethical constraints for laboratory animal research, known as the three Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement), are established.
- * A significant gap exists in ethical guidelines for research conducted on animals in their natural habitats and for ecosystem-level research.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To propose a framework of commonsense ethical constraints for ecosystem research.
- * To develop integrated ethical guidelines for research involving animals in the wild.
Main Methods:
- * Drawing parallels between existing laboratory animal research ethics and the proposed ecosystem research ethics.
- * Synthesizing animal and ecosystem ethical constraints into a unified theory.
Main Results:
- * A set of ethical constraints for ecosystem research has been outlined.
- * An integrated ethical theory for research on wild animals has been formulated.
Conclusions:
- * The proposed ethical framework addresses the lack of specific guidelines for ecosystem and wild animal research.
- * The integrated theory provides a comprehensive ethical approach for diverse wildlife research scenarios.
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