Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training
2024
Animals’ Relationships with Caregivers and Conspecifics are Associated with Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States
Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös
Keywords:
2023
A comparison of staff presence and signage on zoo visitor behavior
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal–visitor interactions, interpretive, zoo visitor behavior
2023
Environmental enrichment improves cognitive flexibility in rainbow trout in a visual discrimination task: first insights
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords:
2023
Giraffes make decisions based on statistical information
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords:
2023
Handling and Training of Wild Animals: Evidence and Ethics-Based Approaches and Best Practices in the Modern Zoo
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: 3rs, animal training, animal wellbeing, capacity building, human-animal relationship, learning, positive reinforcement, refinement, zoo animals
2023
The influence of feeding routines on the behavior of zoo-housed Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavioral-response, feeding, Sulawesi crested black macaques, welfare
2023
The Introduction of a Novel Computerized Apparatus to California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)
Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals
Keywords: california sea lion, cognition, cognitive enrichment, computer task, marine mammal, zalophus californianus
2023
The Least Inhibitive, Functionally Effective (LIFE) Model: A New Framework for Ethical Animal Training Practices
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, behavior modification, ethics, force-free, reward-based training
2023