Publications by authors named "Jan Zwilling"
Article Synopsis
- ARTs, initially used for domestic and lab animals, are now being applied in wildlife conservation to enhance genetic management and increase population numbers.
- The use of ARTs in wildlife raises ethical concerns that haven't been thoroughly examined yet.
- This study introduces an ethical analysis framework based on the Ethical Matrix (EM) and uses ovum pick-up (OPU) procedures for the northern white rhinoceros as a case study to guide similar assessments for other endangered species.
An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals' Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros ().
Barbara de Mori Maria Michela Spiriti Ilaria Pollastri Simona Normando Pierfrancesco Biasetti Jan Zwilling
Animals (Basel)
January 2021
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) can make a difference in biodiversity conservation. Their application, however, can create risks and raise ethical issues that need addressing. Unfortunately, there is a lack of attention to the topic in the scientific literature and, to our knowledge, there is no tool for the ethical assessment of ARTs in the context of conservation that has been described.
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