ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces some of the ways that human beings compromise the welfare of wild animals, with special focus on welfare compromises that are due to three broad and overlapping categories of human action: (1) those that affect the environment, such as climate change and habitat fragmentation; (2) human–wildlife conflicts, especially where humans manage wild animals who they view as either threats or nuisances; and (3) species introductions, where humans either intentionally or unintentionally add species to ecosystems. The chapter begins with a general orientation to human–wildlife relations, provides some detail about the impacts associated with each category of action, and concludes with a brief discussion of practical recommendations.
