Kate Field, a graduate student at the University of Victoria, has identified an opportunity for improved treatment of animals studied in the wild. Field is lead author of a new study that explores safeguarding wildlife from unethical research practices.

Field is pursuing a master’s degree in UVic’s Department of Geography and is a researcher with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation.

“Publication reform to safeguard wildlife from researcher harm” was published today in PLoS Biology, with a news release available from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation (indicating other scientists involved, including Field’s graduate supervisor and UVic conservation scientist Chris Darimont, who is science director at Raincoast Conservation Foundation).

 

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