Gosia Bryja, PhDShattered Minds: Trauma Scarring the Lives of Bears“If conservation only preserves wildlife numbers and bodies without tending to wildlife minds and societies, then it will fail.” Dr. Gay…13 min read·Jan 28, 2024--1--1
Gosia Bryja, PhDPredator Killing: Greed, Savagery, and Misguided ScienceIs human savagery a thing of the past? Is it a trait our ancestors possessed in abundance, but it was ironed out from the human psyche by…7 min read·Dec 26, 2023----
Gosia Bryja, PhDA Bear is not just a Bear: Recognizing the Individual in Wildlife Conservation“By valuing individuals, we can learn more about them. We’re asking questions at a different unit of focus, which allows for a whole new…13 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
Gosia Bryja, PhDNo Place for Grizzly Bear Hunt: Ethics and Emotions Informed by ScienceWhen the grizzly bear hunt ban was implemented in 2017, hunting organizations attacked the reasons behind the closure by promoting the…4 min read·Oct 25, 2023----
Gosia Bryja, PhDIn Appreciation of John Livingston’s Writing: The Harsh Price of Our Alienation from Nature“The development ideologues do not hear the screaming of the buttressed trees or the wailing of the rivers or the weeping of the soils…13 min read·May 2, 2023----
Gosia Bryja, PhDLanguage and the Knife: Silencing Nature“[We] must deny life in order to study it.” It is like “apply[ing] the knife to the vocal cords…of life itself.” ~ Neil Evernden8 min read·Mar 31, 2023--1--1
Gosia Bryja, PhDThe Siege on Wolves: When Unchallenged Science Sanctions CrueltyIn the supposedly progressive province of British Columbia, killing of wildlife prospers and flourishes; worse, it does so under the…9 min read·Mar 4, 2023----
Gosia Bryja, PhDWhitewashing HuntingIn recent decades, we have witnessed a profound transformation in people’s attitudes toward animals, especially wildlife.12 min read·Feb 21, 2023----
Gosia Bryja, PhDSharing Space with Wildlife Demands EthicsThe miracle of sentient life and the agony of suffering demand establishing a code of ethics.9 min read·Dec 17, 2021----
Gosia Bryja, PhDFrom Landscapes of Fear to Landscapes of Co-existenceIn their true meaning, words like co-existence and co-habitation mean that humans and wild animals co-shape spaces. A mutuality of effort…17 min read·Oct 24, 2021----