The ethical assessment of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation

Authors: Barbara de Mori, Elena Mercugliano, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Ilaria Pollastri, Maria Michela Spiriti, Daniela Florio, Francesco Andreucci, Frank Göritz, Susanne Holtze, Cesare Galli, Jan Stejskal, Silvia Colleoni, Giovanna Lazzari, Steven Seet, Jan Zwilling, David Ndeereh, Isaac Lekolool, Stephen Ngulu, Dominic Mijele, Daniel Čižmár, Raffaella Simone, Lisa Schrade, Simone Basile, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity conservation, conservation ethics, Ethical assessment, research ethics

2024

The Effects of Oral Lavender Therapy on Wounding in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Elizabeth R. Magden, Sarah Neal Webb, Susan P. Lambeth, Stephanie J. Buchl, Steven J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzees, conflict, lavender, nonhuman primates, wounding

2023

Locomotion as a Measure of Well-Being in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Sarah Neal Webb, Steven Schapiro

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee welfare, locomotion, positive welfare

2023

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts

Authors: Paul Rose, Amelia Roper, Sophie Banks, Chris Giorgio, Milla Timms, Phoebe Vaughan, Steven Hatch, Samantha Halpin, Joe Thomas, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, evidence-based husbandry, pinioning, waterfowl, welfare, wildfowl

2022

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts

Authors: Paul Rose, Amelia Roper, Sophie Banks, Chris Giorgio, Milla Timms, Phoebe Vaughan, Steven Hatch, Samantha Halpin, Joe Thomas, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, evidence-based husbandry, pinioning, waterfowl, welfare, wildfowl

2022

An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)

Authors: Barbara de Mori, Maria Michela Spiriti, Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Daniela Florio, Francesco Andreucci, Silvia Colleoni, Cesare Galli, Frank Göritz, Robert Hermes, Susanne Holtze, Giovanna Lazzari, Steven Seet, Jan Zwilling, Jan Stejskal, Samuel Mutisya, David Ndeereh, Stephen Ngulu, Richard Vigne, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros

2021

Impacts of environmental and human disturbances on behaviour of captive kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Authors: Katie Davison, Roberta L Farrell, Steven D Miller, Carolyn M King

Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Keywords: apteryx mantelli, disturbance of captive animals, noise, pacing, visitor management

2021

Surviving the Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia: Reforming the ‘Disposal’of Confiscated Live Animals under CITES

Authors: Shannon N Rivera, Andrew Knight, Steven P McCulloch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cites, conservation, illegal wildlife trade, wildlife confiscations, wildlife disposal

2021

Does group size matter? Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) behavior as a function of group size and composition

Authors: Sarah J. Neal Webb, Jann Hau, Steven J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, captivity, chimpanzee, group composition, group-size, management

2019

Serum cortisol concentrations associated with artificial insemination events in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Brent C White, Steven R Taylor, Zoltan S Gyimesi, Cristin L Rieskakmp, William Sarros, Steven D Burton II

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal well-being, artificial insemination, cortisol, elephant, loxodonta africana, stress

2019

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