Inlightenment
Published 02-12-21
Inlightenment
Dr. James Karl Fischer PhD
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The Zoological Lighting Institute is pleased to introduce the ‘
Inlightenment’ blog series. This series articulates ZLI s Mission by considering various photobiological topics, along with their importance for public health, safety, welfare, and social justice.
Inlightenment is a new take on and development of ‘enlightenment’ that recognizes the integration of non-human animal life within human life and eschews faulty ideas of separation that hinder science, sustainability, and community wellbeing.
Inlightenment focuses on physical light, rather than the dogmatic, theological concept of light that inspired 18th century science and industrial norms. It is intent on exploring the photobiological categories of the
ZLI & ZAWEC Partner for Animal Welfare
Initiatives to focus on Data-Driven Light, Animal Welfare Metrics
Published 01-27-21
Submitted by Zoological Lighting Institute
NEW YORK January 27, 2021 /CSRwire/ - The Zoological Lighting Institute™ announced today new partnership initiatives with the Zoo Animal Welfare Education Center in Bellaterra (Barcelona, SP), to underscore the importance of light for animal welfare, and animal welfare for human well being. The partnership includes co-sponsoring of professional course-work, the creation of data-driven preventative healthcare stations in aquariums and zoos, and related ex-pat public outreach initiatives around the globe.
The international partnership recognizes light to be of fundamental importance to animal welfare, across the five areas highlighted by the