Benchmarking Giant Panda Welfare in Tourism: A Co-Design Approach for Animals, Tourists, Managers, and Researchers

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, benchmark, co-design, giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), tourism, visitor comments

2024

Detailed Comparison of Acoustic Signals from Rehabilitated and Wild Franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) Dolphins

Authors: Giardino Gisela Vanina, Mel Cosentino, Agustina Camila Macchi, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Sergio Rodriguez Heredia, Karina Ceilia Alvarez, Sergio Gabriel Moron, Diego Horacio Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic monitoring, animal communication, animal welfare, bycatch, NBHF species, Pontoporia blainvillei, rehabilitation

2024

Enriched social environment affects the utterance of acoustic signals of captive François’ langurs

Authors: Yinghong Xie, Yinshu Liu, Yifeng Li, Yanhong Zhong, Ruoshuang Liu, Penglai Fan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, social enrichment, vocal communication, vocal repertoire

2024

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

Acoustic Monitoring of Professionally Managed Marine Mammals for Health and Welfare Insights

Authors: Kelley A. Winship, Brittany L. Jones

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic welfare, anthropogenic sound, marine mammal welfare

2023

Behavioral responses of captive brown bears Ursus arctos to the odor of conspecific urine

Authors: Katerina Zareva-Simeonova, Venislava Spasova, Daniela Simeonovska-Nikolova

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, Olfactory stimulation, stereotypic behavior, ursidae, zoos

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

The Impact of Visitors on Non-Primate Species in Zoos: A Quantitative Review

Authors: Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: non-primate species, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare, zoo visitors

2023

Improving Animal Wellbeing Using Behavior-Based Methodologies: A Discussion on Enrichment and Bears under Human Care

Authors: Mindy Babitz, Angela Gibson, Jason Pratte

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bear enrichment, bears, behavior-based enrichment, behavior-based husbandry, enrichment, goal-based enrichment, living strategies

2023

Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions

Authors: Béatrice Luisi, Jérôme Micheletta, Eglantine Julle-Danière, Jérôme Catinaud, Laëtitia Maréchal

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: facial expressions, human-animal interaction, mimicking, primates

2023

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