Contemplating the way norms and values shape ecology and conservaiton
Conservation is inherently ethical, requiring conservationists to navigate morally difficult situations. As humans continue to alter ecosystems, creating conservation programs that work for people, animals, and ecosystems is vital. Many of our team are interested in interrogating the values, norms, and language within conservation science so we can do do better science, and do science better.
Ferraro, K.M. and A. C. Thresher. (2026). Why environmental scientists need ethics training more than ever before. PNAS.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2525403123
Ferraro, K.M. and G. Adam Meyer. (2025). Leaving Heroes and Villains Behind in Ecology and Conservation Science. Bioscience.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf085
Ferraro, K.M., A. Ferraro, E. Forbes, and J. Monk. (2025). Outdated Reproductive Norms, the Naturalistic Fallacy, and Misunderstandings of Welfare in Recent Call for Zoo Breed-and-Feed Programs. PNAS.
DOI: https://doi/10.1073/pnas.2504225122
Ferraro, K.M., A. Ferraro, E. Lundgren, and N.R. Sommer. (2025). The use and abuse of Ecosystem Service concepts and terms. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111218
Ferraro, K.M. (2024). An individuals-oriented approach to conservation. Animal Senteince. 34 (8).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1848
Orrick, K.*, K.M. Ferraro*, and N.R. Sommer. (2024). Individuals as the ecological and ethical center of human-wildlife conflict. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110614
Burak, M.K.*, K.M. Ferraro*, K.D. Orrick*, N.R. Sommer, D. Ellis-Soto, and O.J. Schmitz. (2024). Context matters when rewilding for climate change. People and Nature
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10609
Ferraro, K.M., A. Ferraro, A. Andis, and N.R. Sommer. (2023). Revisiting two dogmas of Conservation Science. Conservation Biology.
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14101
Sommer, N.R and K.M. Ferraro. (2022). An ethical framework for behavioural training in wildlife management. Conservation Science and Practice.
DOI:10.1111/csp2.616
Ferraro, K.M., A.L Ferraro, N.R. Sommer. (2021). Challenges facing cross-disciplinary collaboration in conservation ethics. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(11): e523
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.523
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2525403123
Ferraro, K.M. and G. Adam Meyer. (2025). Leaving Heroes and Villains Behind in Ecology and Conservation Science. Bioscience.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf085
Ferraro, K.M., A. Ferraro, E. Forbes, and J. Monk. (2025). Outdated Reproductive Norms, the Naturalistic Fallacy, and Misunderstandings of Welfare in Recent Call for Zoo Breed-and-Feed Programs. PNAS.
DOI: https://doi/10.1073/pnas.2504225122
Ferraro, K.M., A. Ferraro, E. Lundgren, and N.R. Sommer. (2025). The use and abuse of Ecosystem Service concepts and terms. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111218
Ferraro, K.M. (2024). An individuals-oriented approach to conservation. Animal Senteince. 34 (8).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1848
Orrick, K.*, K.M. Ferraro*, and N.R. Sommer. (2024). Individuals as the ecological and ethical center of human-wildlife conflict. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110614
Burak, M.K.*, K.M. Ferraro*, K.D. Orrick*, N.R. Sommer, D. Ellis-Soto, and O.J. Schmitz. (2024). Context matters when rewilding for climate change. People and Nature
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10609
Ferraro, K.M., A. Ferraro, A. Andis, and N.R. Sommer. (2023). Revisiting two dogmas of Conservation Science. Conservation Biology.
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14101
Sommer, N.R and K.M. Ferraro. (2022). An ethical framework for behavioural training in wildlife management. Conservation Science and Practice.
DOI:10.1111/csp2.616
Ferraro, K.M., A.L Ferraro, N.R. Sommer. (2021). Challenges facing cross-disciplinary collaboration in conservation ethics. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(11): e523
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.523