Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬

Dolphin doctor | Founder of @AnimWelfareExpt | #TEDx speaker | #Animalwelfare specialist | Views my own or the dolphins’ | IG @ thedolphindoctor

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

After my PhD in #AnimalWelfare I noticed that more could be done to bring the latest welfare research into animal industries, where it is needed most.

Check out my organisation Animal Welfare Expertise at https://t.co/VUce5S1wuS, and feel free to share and give feedback!

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

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[Animal Welfare Expertise @AnimWelfareExpt]

🔔 New paper announcement – a peer-reviewed manuscript from our founder Dr Isabella Clegg & co-authors! They've shown that it may not be enough to give dolphins only simple enrichment: the welfare benefits come when cognitive, foraging-related challenges are involved! 🧵

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

@basialcummings @tortoise Loving the podcast!! How many episodes will there be in total? @tortoise

[Animal Welfare Expertise @AnimWelfareExpt]

So far, we have implemented welfare assessments with eleven species (and counting)! Check the thread for our complete species list. How many could you name? 🐬🦍🦭

[Animal Welfare Expertise @AnimWelfareExpt]

We invite you to join us for our virtual, free seminar hosted by our founder, Dr Isabella Clegg on October 11th (19:00-20:00 UTC)! We'll be discussing our scientifically substantiated Cetacean Welfare Assessment, aka the C-Well.

Register for the event: https://t.co/9ESvpA11Jf

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

My take on modern zoo welfare for of large-brained, social animals: veterinary & physiological needs should always be met first.

The next step is to ensure they have daily engaging, choice-filled opportunities in the 3 Pillars of positive welfare: Social, Enrichment & Training

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

@cetaceaneeded Agreed, or anyone else independent with cetacean welfare experience - feel it’s super necessary in this case! 🙌

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

Sickening 🤮

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

@SAHealth @SAHealth - we've had home quarantine approved 2 weeks ago, and haven't heard anything since but have been told we have to wait for your call. The SA COVID phone operators say it's not their department. There's no helpline. How can you leave people hanging like this?

[Zoo Logic Podcast @ZooLogicPodcast]

Provocative convo among researchers: welfare & ethics of cetacean public display https://t.co/zJvgUjayN1 @ZooNewsDigest @AnimalCareSW @KONGZOOofficial @izziclegg @JasonBruck @SeaWorld @DolphinResearch @theABMA @MammalTrainer @ZooSpensefull @AAZKinc @AmericanHumane @Dolphin_Quest

[Karen Stockin @karen_stockin]

Insightful @iwc_int data on cetacean #euthanasia allowed this valuable new paper by @RebeccaMBoys and colleagues at @MasseyUni. Also check out the second paper detailed on animal welfare science translation and applications by @izziclegg and colleagues.

[Wild Welfare @WildWelfare]

A great #ThrowbackThursday blog, when we heard from guest blogger @izziclegg about #Dolphin enrichment.

Check out the Blog 👉🏼 https://t.co/5O6zK0v1zv

[Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy]

A great paper exploring the relationship of agency to animal welfare, suggesting that exercising agency both feels good and helps better equip animals to cope with future challenges
https://t.co/suxsz3w3Sv

[Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy]

Willingness to participate in training was found to be a good predictor of early changes in dolphins' health status which means it might also serve as an overall welfare indicator, though more work needed to look for more direct link to affect #UFAW2021

[AWSELFA @awselva]

First up at #UFAW2021 is @izziclegg who is discussing dolphin welfare and starts off with explaining the difference between qualitative and quantitative measures of affective states and how it could be done on a large scale across multiple dolphin facilities

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

Survey is closing at the end of this week- take 3 mins to submit your burning questions on dolphins in zoos!

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

Have you always had questions about how dolphins are kept in zoos and aquaria? 🐬

Or, if you’ve worked at one of these facilities, are there questions the public always ask?

We would greatly appreciate your time for a 5 min survey on this topic at https://t.co/oc7vZYwAYe

[Emma Slawinski @Emma_Slav]

At @RSPCA_official we are struggling to understand how we can go from the groundbreaking animal welfare progress of the last few weeks - not least ending live exports and primates as pets - to signing a trade deal with Australia with no protections for animal welfare.

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

An awesome team to work with!!! Making such great progress 🙌

[Blue Marine Foundation @Bluemarinef]

BLUE collaborates with Patagonia Projects, who run conservation projects off their yacht in Chile.
In 2018, the team observed a blue whale in the region: the largest mammal on Earth 🐋
Thank you to @izziclegg and Patagonia Projects for capturing this amazing footage 🎥💙

[Blue Marine Foundation @Bluemarinef]

BLUE collaborates with Patagonia Projects, who run conservation projects off their yacht in Chile.
In 2018, the team observed a blue whale in the region: the largest mammal on Earth 🐋
Thank you to @izziclegg and Patagonia Projects for capturing this amazing footage 🎥💙

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

HOW can he not see the irony?!?!! 😩

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

I’ve arrived in Cornwall for this year’s @G7 where I’ll be asking my fellow leaders to rise to the challenge of beating the pandemic and building back better, fairer and greener.

It will be a busy and important Summit, and I can’t wait to get started.

#G7UK

[Dr Isabella Clegg 🐬 @izziclegg]

Brilliant video!! Great application and sci comm video 🙌

[Dr. Claire Simeone @Claire_Simeone]

Seal whisker/sustainability #scicomm? This is my JAM. Bravo to Dr. Christin Murphy and her team w incredible #zoognosis work. Worth a view!
@USNavyResearch #marinemammals #WIMMS

DYK: the shape of seal whiskers can make renewable energy more efficient?

https://t.co/Khr65pTY2g