How can Japanese macaque behaviour inform our understanding of whether a monkey is stressed by its physical circumstance (e.g. physical impairment, injury) and environmental context (e.g. captive, free-ranging or wild)?

I am deeply concerned about the state of the natural world. We act as though we are separate from nature, but ecosystem health and biodiversity are vital for the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink. Not only that, but animals deserve to be able to live on this earth alongside us. Many animal species are being pushed out of their habitats, or their homes are being fragmented and degraded. My goal is for my research to become a steppingstone for helping with animal conservation, animal welfare but also for maintaining biodiversity. Animals are not able to speak up for themselves and I hope that I can help give them that voice.