Mikaela Gerwing

Project

Wildlife reintroduction: Nonhuman primates, community engagement, and the dynamics of rescue centres
Non-human primates and biodiversity are threatened across the globe, and there is an urgent need to understand and manage human-ecological coexistence. I aim to explore these challenges and address potential solutions through the lens of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release as a morally sound and impactful vehicle for action. My doctoral research is centered around three major themes: (1) the rehabilitation and reintroduction of bearded capuchin monkeys in the Brazilian Caatinga forest biome, (2) human-wildlife coexistence in the area of release, and (3) the effectiveness and ethical integrity of wildlife rescue centres in the realms of animal welfare, human welfare and conservation.

Keywords

wildlife, Conservation, Primates, animalbehaviour, primaterehabilitation, primatereintroduction

Publications

1- Primates and disability: Behavioral flexibility and implications for resilience to environmental change
Stewart, Brogan M., Megan M. Joyce, Jack Creeggan, Stephanie Eccles, Mikaela G. Gerwing, Sarah E. Turner
2023 American Journal of Primatology

2- Book review
Joyce, Megan Marie, Mikaela Gerwing
2023 Folia Primatologica