RESEARCH SURVEYS
YOUR OPINIONS CAN HELP WILDLIFE
Verify Humanity is researching wildlife issues to discover how we can best help animals. Part of this research involves asking the public for their opinions.
Please consider completing our surveys, its free to do so and your answers will help to bring compassionate back to conservation.
NATIONAL WASTE CRIME
The Environment Agency's National Waste Crime Survey 2024-25
The Environment Agency has launched its third National Waste Crime Survey to gain a better understanding of the problem in England, calling on both industry and the public to participate.
Insights from this survey help shape strategies and actions to combat waste crime, measure its scale and impact, understand deterrents, gauge willingness to report such crimes, and assess the effectiveness of current efforts.
Irresponsible waste management has a negative impact on the environment and wildlife. It can contaminate land and water, polluting rivers and spreading disease.
Please respond with your opinions on and experiences of illegal waste disposal, like fly-tipping and dumping, burning or mis-labelling rubbish to avoid paying to have it dealt with.
The 15 minute online survey is also intended to gather ideas on what deters people from committing a waste crime and if what the Environment Agency are currently doing about it is effective.
Launched on February 3rd the survey is open for three weeks.
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT
Human-wildlife conflict is when encounters between humans and wildlife lead to negative outcomes, such as loss of property, livelihoods, and even animal or human life. As human populations and demand for space grow, people and wildlife are competing for resources, thus leading for conflict.
This conflict can result in the eradication of species, as well as financial losses, and threats to health and safety, livelihoods, food security and property for humans. The problem affects both humans and animals alike.
Sadly, human-wildlife conflict often results in humans culling the animals that are causing issues in their lives, such as destroying vegetation on farmland.
Animal culling however is not only a cruel practice, but is rarely effective. Choosing compassionate conservation methods such as using noise deterrents, reducing available food, and using fences to prevent animals from entering certain areas is not only kinder, but also in many cases it’s more effective.
Verify Humanity is researching human-wildlife conflict. Through our work, we are identifying wildlife issues and, using compassionate conservation techniques, we are finding kind solutions.
Please help to inform conservation by completing our short human-wildlife survey.