Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are considered one of the most significant vertebrate pests
globally, because of their impacts on human and animal health. There are legal and moral …

Simple Summary Wildlife causes 'pest'problems globally. Controlling wildlife involves killing
and harming the welfare of many animals. We examined public perceptions of 10 wildlife …

Simple Summary This paper considers examples of how humans negatively affect the
welfare of wild animals, how such impacts might be reduced and what additional research is …

Human-wildlife conflict is a global issue. Attempts to manage this conflict impact upon wild
animal welfare, an issue receiving little attention until relatively recently. Where human …

Simple Summary Trapping particular small mammal species is frequently used for scientific
purposes but unnecessary bycatch can occur. Live trapping conducted over the last decade …

Moles—small insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae—are widespread across the
Northern Hemisphere. These subterranean mammals are easily detected through the …

Simple Summary Moles are burrowing mammals that are regarded as pests in Britain, and
until 2006 they could legally be killed using strychnine poison. When strychnine was …

Ground‐penetrating radar is widely used to provide highly resolved images of subsurface
sedimentary structures, with implications for processes active in the vadose zone. Frequently …

I suggest here that the requirements for conservation evidence within regulation are cyclical
in nature, and I describe the key stages in this cycle of conservation regulation. In particular …

Spring traps require welfare approval in the UK, but break-back traps, for rats and mice, and
mole traps are exempt. Mechanical tests on a wide range of these unregulated traps showed …