Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts

Authors: Liptovszky,Matyas

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo

2024

Application of Machine Learning for Automating Behavioral Tracking of Captive Bornean Orangutans (Pongo Pygmaeus)

Authors: Frej Gammelgård, Jonas Nielsen, Emilia J Nielsen, Malthe G Hansen, Aage K Olsen Alstrup, Juan O Perea-García, Trine H Jensen, Cino Pertoldi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: artificial intelligence, automatic behavior tracking; image classification; object detection; orangutans, zoological institution

2024

Brown Bear Cognition and Welfare

Authors: Helen R Chambers, Sean J O’Hara

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases

Keywords: animal welfare, bears, cognition, cognitive stimulation, ursids

2023

Changes in Environment and Management Practices Improve Foot Health in Zoo-Housed Flamingos

Authors: Andrew Mooney, Kelly McCall, Scott Bastow, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: bumblefoot, enclosure design, pododermatitis, welfare, zoo enclosure

2023

Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation

Authors: Kirsten Donald, Amanda Benedetti, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Alissa Deming, Hendrik Nollens, Grey Stafford, Sabrina Brando

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior

2023

Ethics and Invertebrates: The Problem Is Us

Authors: Jennifer A. Mather

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal ethics, animal welfare, invertebrates

2023

Mirror, mirror on the wall… How tank material and the presence of “enrichments” affect competition and agonism in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Authors: J. Michelle Lavery, Georgia J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, agonism, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, Zebrafish husbandry

2023

The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring Animal Identification, Health, and Behaviour

Authors: Jenna V Congdon, Mina Hosseini, Ezekiel F Gading, Mahdi Masousi, Maria Franke, Suzanne E MacDonald

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal health, artificial intelligence, conservation, identification, monitoring, orangutan, pongo abelii

2022

Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022