Wild mammal welfare encompasses the experiences of billions of individuals in natural and human-modified environments, from disease and predation to human-wildlife conflict.
Wild mammal welfare is a complex field that must balance concern for individual animal experience with the realities of natural ecological processes. Pain, starvation, and predation are inevitable parts of wild animal life, but this does not eliminate human responsibility for welfare harms we cause directly. Reducing road mortality, controlling invasive diseases, and managing conflict humanely are areas where human action can reduce wild mammal suffering substantially.