Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

Authors: Kelly Bruno, Cassidy Hubbard, Emily Lynch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo

2023

Gut microbiota of skywalker hoolock gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) from different habitats and in captivity: Implications for gibbon health

Authors: Li‐Ying Lan, Qi‐Xuan Hong, Shao‐Ming Gao, Qi Li, Yu‐Yan You, Wu Chen, Peng‐Fei Fan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captivity, gibbon, microbiota

2023

Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)

Authors: Simone Angelucci, Antonio Antonucci, Fabrizia Di Tana, Marco Innocenti, Giovanna Di Domenico, Luca Madonna, Camilla Smoglica, Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco, Jorge Ramón López-Olvera

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acepromazine, blood gas analysis, capture, chemical immobilization, conservation, medetomidine-ketamine, physical capture, Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata, stress

2023

Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries

Authors: Jocelyn M Woods, Adrienne Eyer, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bird habitats, environmental enrichment, flooring, genetics, human-animal interactions, lighting, nutrition, social management, sound environment, substrate

2022

Differing animal welfare conceptions and what they mean for the future of zoos and aquariums, insights from an animal welfare audit

Authors: Jake S Veasey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, audit

2022

Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods

Authors: Heather McConnell, James Brereton, Tom Rice, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure

2022

Does Observer Presence Modify the Behavior and Enclosure Use of Captive Edwards’ Pheasants?

Authors: Rhiannon Amy Hoy, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: enclosure use, Lophura edwardsi, pheasantry, Spread of participation index, welfare

2022

Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)

Authors: Kazumasa Ebisawa, Satoshi Kusada, Shunya Nakayama, Chungyu Pai, Rie Kinoshita, Hiroshi Koie

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird

2022

Exploring the social network of European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in captivity

Authors: Désirée Brucks, Barbara Drews, Susanne E Ulbrich

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliation, captivity, roe deer, social bonds, social flexibility, social network analysis

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

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