About

Principal Investigator: Laetitia Nunny

I am a passionate animal welfare researcher and advocate with a particular interest in marine mammals. I have an MSc in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law from the University of Edinburgh and I have collaborated with OceanCare, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Humane Society International, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Submon, and the Animal Welfare Institute.

Recent work areas have included looking at ‘out of habitat’ marine mammals and how we can manage them, solitary-sociable dolphins, cetacean culture, how light pollution impacts migratory species, how cetaceans are impacted by climate change, and animal welfare issues surrounding predator control of carnivores such as wolves, bears, lynx and seals. Other topics that I’ve worked on include the welfare of seals killed under licence in Scotland, seal welfare throughout Europe, animal sentience as a key issue in marine mammal science and policy in Europe, bottlenose dolphin welfare in captivity, and how marine debris impacts cetaceans.

I am currently working as Senior Science Officer at OceanCare and am a member of the council of the European Cetacean Society.

Seal photo: Pascal Mauerhofer on Unsplash