title: Introduction to Insights Gained from Wildlife Research in the Context of Global Anthropogenic Change.
abstract: The language and subject matter offered in this issue of the ILAR Journal represent a departure from standard discourse on research animal welfare. Although the overall character of such a departure will become evident, the contributions herein reinforce and expand upon the shared, established tenets of research animal welfare. Through the work and experience of contributing wildlife research professionals, this issue of the ILAR Journal offers a diverse consortium of wildlife topics ranging from policy to conservation to disease investigation, all against the backdrop of the complexities of effective compliance and oversight when the research subjects are wild. The articles provide insights into the complex dynamic that is animal welfare in the framework of wildlife research from diverse perspectives. Material presented in this issue contributes to our existing philosophies on research animal welfare while simultaneously introducing the research animal professional to new perspectives, hopefully allowing us all to walk a familiar, well-trodden path with new eyes. The express aim of the issue is to introduce traditional oversight personnel to a deeper understanding of the topics covered herein.
authors.affiliation: John Bryan, DVM, is a public service assistant and wildlife veterinarian at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and a member of the American Society of Mammalogists Animal Care Committee. Robert Sikes is Director of the Basic Animal Services Unit and Professor of Biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Chair of the Animal Care and Use Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bryan
authors.affiliation: John Bryan, DVM, is a public service assistant and wildlife veterinarian at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and a member of the American Society of Mammalogists Animal Care Committee. Robert Sikes is Director of the Basic Animal Services Unit and Professor of Biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Chair of the Animal Care and Use Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists.
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sikes
mesh_terms: D035661:Animal Care Committees; D000820:Animal Diseases; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D032984:Ethics, Research; D012106:Research
keywords: One Health; animal welfare; animals; ecology; research; wild