Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand

Authors: Janine L Brown, Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Jaruwan Khonmee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos

2020

Development of a behavioural welfare assessment tool for routine use with captive elephants

Authors: Lisa Yon, Ellen Williams, Naomi D. Harvey, Lucy Asher

Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE

Keywords: elephant, welfare, welfare assessment

2019

A Global Review of Animal-Visitor Interactions in Modern Zoos and Aquariums and Their Implications for Wild Animal Welfare

Authors: Neil D'Cruze, Sophie Khan, Gemma Carder, David Megson, Emma Coulthard, John Norrey, Georgina Groves

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: conservation, education, tourism, wildlife, Word Association for Zoo and Aquariums

2019

Individual and environmental risk factors associated with fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-housed Asian and African elephants

Authors: J. L. Brown, K. Carlstead, J. D. Bray, D. Dickey, C. Farin, K. Ange-van Heugten

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: behavior, choice, hormones, indicators, maximus, noninvasive assessment, Salivary cortisol secretion, serum, stress responses, welfare

2019

Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants

Authors: Natalia A. Prado, Stephen W. Paris, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: endangered, hypogonadism, infertility, pituitary disorder, progesterone, prolactin, zoo

2019

Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos

Authors: Katie L. Edwards, Michele A. Miller, Kathy Carlstead, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE

Keywords: clinical events, elephant, welfare, welfare indicator

2019

Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums

Authors: Kaylin S. Tennant, Valerie D. Segura, Megan C. Morris, Kristen Denninger Snyder, David Bocian, Dan Maloney, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness

2018

National aspirations, governance networks and the development of Canada’s animal welfare movement

Authors: D. Ingram

Publication/Journal: British Journal of Canadian Studies

Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, canada, governance, history, humanities, multidisciplinary, social movements

2017

Captive-breeding of captive and wild-reared Gunnison sage-grouse

Authors: Anthony D. Apa, Lief A. Wiechman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive flock, centrocercus minimus, conservation-reliant, founder flock

2016

Elephant Management in North American Zoos: Environmental Enrichment, Feeding, Exercise, and Training

Authors: B. J. Greco, C. L. Meehan, L. J. Miller, D. J. Shepherdson, K. A. Morfeld, J. Andrews, A. M. Baker, K. Carlstead, J. A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: diet, elephant husbandry, enrichment, training, zoos

2016