Hmm, ya, I could buy that more WAW support could help prevent some policies and other work that’s bad for wild animal welfare, and perhaps most importantly space colonization with wild animals (or with little regard for their welfare).
I’m skeptical that WAW support would actually lead to actively intervening in the wild for wild animal welfare at a large scale, through things like gene drives, engineering ecosystems or eliminating species or reducing their populations, given the values I expect people to continue to hold. People might do these things in some cases for perceived human benefits, like screwworm eradication and some wild animal vaccines. Or adjust how we treat wild animals we’re already dealing with, especially how we manage their populations.
Hmm, ya, I could buy that more WAW support could help prevent some policies and other work that’s bad for wild animal welfare, and perhaps most importantly space colonization with wild animals (or with little regard for their welfare).
I’m skeptical that WAW support would actually lead to actively intervening in the wild for wild animal welfare at a large scale, through things like gene drives, engineering ecosystems or eliminating species or reducing their populations, given the values I expect people to continue to hold. People might do these things in some cases for perceived human benefits, like screwworm eradication and some wild animal vaccines. Or adjust how we treat wild animals we’re already dealing with, especially how we manage their populations.