Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Considerations for the Use of Wildlife in Research and Education

ILAR Journal
Robert S Sikes, John A Bryan

Abstract

Ethical and effective oversight of the use of wildlife species in research and education requires consideration of issues and methods not relevant to work with traditional laboratory or domesticated animals, just as the effective oversight of biomedical research requires consideration of issues and methods not germane to wildlife research. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees or other institutional review committees can meet their responsibilities in these disparate types of animal activities only by using resources tailored to the animals and situations encountered. Here we review the issues and the resources that facilitate effective oversight of such activities in the wildlife research arena available to researchers, institutional review committees, regulatory bodies, and accrediting bodies. Issues covered include an understanding of the fundamental differences between wildlife research and biomedical research; the profound differences between wildlife species and traditional laboratory subjects, most of which are domesticated animals; and the unique issues presented when the research subjects are members of wild populations and communities. We review the resources available for effective oversight of wildlife projec...Continue Reading

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Aug 2, 2013·ILAR Journal·Robert S Sikes, Ellen Paul
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Jun 9, 2016·Journal of Mammalogy·Robert S Sikes, UNKNOWN Animal Care and Use Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists
Feb 26, 2019·Frontiers in Veterinary Science·Johan LindsjöMargareta Stéen
May 28, 2021·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·Kim Birnie-GauvinKim Aarestrup

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