Wild mammals experience welfare challenges at scale from disease, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict, with some tractable welfare interventions demonstrating impact.
Wild mammal welfare exists at the intersection of conservation and welfare science, with population-level interventions sometimes having clear individual welfare benefits. Rabies vaccination, mange treatment, and habitat restoration all demonstrate that targeted interventions can improve wild mammal welfare at meaningful scale. The challenge is scaling these interventions and developing new ones where individual welfare benefits are less tractable.