Over the last two decades One Health has gained prominence as a program paradigm among wildlife conservation practitioners. There is more than one definition of One Health but they share the starting point that humans, animals and the environment are an interdependent system. One Health has benefited from the development of other integrated health approaches such as Conservation Medicine, Ecosystem Health and Ecohealth. Dr. Koontz shares the characteristics and ethical values from these alternative approaches.

This series on One Health Ethics is co-hosted with the Society for Conservation Biology North America and its Policy Committee. https://scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/event/policy-ethics-webinar-historical-and-practical-considerations-for-one-health-projects/

HOSTS & GUESTS

Fred Koontz, PhD, is Emeritus Fellow at PAN Works, a member of the Policy Committee of the SCBNA, and former Vice-President of Field Conservation, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA). https://panworks.io/team/name/fred-koontz/

William S. Lynn, PhD (Bill) is President and founder of PAN Works and host of the PAN Thinks podcast. https://panworks.io/team/name/william-lynn/

Production is by Gary Sheer. https://garysheerphotography.com/

Recorded on 25 March 2026.

Episode art by Elena Mozhvilo on UnSplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/a-watercolor-painting-of-the-earth-in-space-eA32JIBsSu8

FROM THIS EPISODE

Koontz, F. W., & Daszak, P. (2005). Sprawl and disease. In E. Johnson & M. Klemens (Eds.), Nature in Fragments: The Legacy of Sprawl (pp. 144-154).

Koontz, F. Wildlife Management 2.0: A Revolution in the Making. PAN Works. https://panworks.medium.com/wildlife-management-2-0-a-revolution-in-the-making-8bbf6ca20c88

Lindenmayer, J. M., Kaufman, G. E., Baker, L., Coglan, S., Koontz, F., Nieuwland, J., Stewart, K. L., & Lynn, W. S. (2022). One health ethics:“What then must we do?”. CABI One Health, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1079/cabionehealth.2022.0011

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The term “One Health” explicitly recognizes that the health and wellbeing of people, other animals, and nature are interdependent. While the goal of One Health is optimal health for all, in practice it almost always privileges people at the expense of animals and nature. This presentation will set the stage for considering how we might incorporate ethics more explicitly into conservation through One Health principles.

This series on One Health Ethics is co-hosted with the Society for Conservation Biology North America and its Policy Committee. https://scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/event/policy-ethics-webinar-one-health-101-basics-of-a-one-health-approach-to-conservation/

HOSTS & GUESTS

Joann Lindemeyer, DVM, MPH, is a Fellow at PAN Works, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health at Tufts University School of Medicine. https://panworks.io/team/name/joann-lindenmayer/

William S. Lynn, PhD (Bill) is President and founder of PAN Works and host of the PAN Thinks podcast. https://panworks.io/team/name/william-lynn/

Production is by Gary Sheer. https://garysheerphotography.com/

Recorded on 11 March 2026.

Episode art by Rohit Varma on UnSplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-elephants-playing-KB4M14SbvXA

Episode art by Elena Mozhvilo on UnSplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/blue-green-and-yellow-abstract-painting-znhEe1cbbQE

FROM THIS EPISODE

Lindenmayer, J. M., Kaufman, G. E., Baker, L., Coglan, S., Koontz, F., Nieuwland, J., Stewart, K. L., & Lynn, W. S. (2022). One health ethics:“What then must we do?”. CABI One Health, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1079/cabionehealth.2022.0011

Lindenmayer, J. M., & Kaufman, G. E. (2021). One Health and One Welfare. In One Welfare in Practice (pp. 1-30). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003218333-1

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An elephant pauses at a crossroads. Her trunk rises, testing the air. She weighs memory, social awareness, the quality of the wind — then commits to a path. What does she know? And what follows, for science and for ethics, if we take that question seriously? In this talk, Liv Baker shows that animals are knowers — beings with rich, embodied, relational knowledge of their worlds — and that this singular recognition, pursued with rigor and honesty, unsettles much of what we think we know about animal wellbeing, autonomy, and what it even means to study animal lives. Drawing on her research with elephants and a framework she calls Spheres of Wellbeing, Baker makes the case that taking animal inner lives seriously is not simply a methodological adjustment. It is a commitment — to treating animals as subjects rather than objects, in how we ask our questions, design our studies, and decide what we are and are not willing to do in the name of knowledge.

HOSTS & GUESTS

Dr. Liv Baker, PhD, is a conservation behaviourist, and a founder of the emergent field of compassionate conservation. She is Fellow and Chair of the Board at PAN Works, Research Director for Mahouts Elephant Foundation, and honorary adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, where she earned her PhD in Animal Welfare Science and Applied Animal Biology. https://panworks.io/team/name/liv-baker/

William S. Lynn, PhD (Bill) is President and founder of PAN Works and host of the PAN Thinks podcast. https://panworks.io/team/name/william-lynn/

Production is by Gary Sheer. https://garysheerphotography.com/

Recorded on 28 May 2026.

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FROM THIS EPISODE

Baker, L. (2025). Should (and Can) Declarations on Animal Consciousness Go Further? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY_fw6pmJCE

Baker, L., King, B. J., & Lynn, W. S. (2024). Rethinking Animal Consciousness Research to Prioritize Well-Being. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180124000501

Baker, L., Pauketat, J., Blaine, S., Greer, C., Howansky, K., Massiot, E., Maarschalkerweerd, M. V., & Winkler, R. (2025). Autonomy: An Indicator of Wellbeing in Rewilded Asian Elephants Connected to Karen Communities in Thailand. Society & Animals, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-bja10252

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