Automatic detection of stereotypical behaviors of captive wild animals based on surveillance videos of zoos and animal reserves
The timely detection of the depressive and stereotypical behaviors often observed in captive wild animals and the subsequent intervention can contribute to improving their living environment in enclosures, which is crucial for safeguarding animal welfare, enhancing animal husbandry practices, regulating human–animal relationships. Several studies have analyzed factors that influence animal stereotypical behaviors and identified preventive […]
Detecting autocorrelation problems from GPS collar data in livestock studies
Uneven use of grasslands and savannas by livestock has a significant impact on ecosystem productivity, biodiversity, and function. In studies of livestock distribution, global positioning systems (GPS) collars are frequently used and the rapid rate of technological improvement has brought new opportunities to collect extremely large amounts of very accurate spatial information. However, these advances […]