Can an Enrichment Programme with Novel Manipulative and Scent Stimuli Change the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed European Wildcats? A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: F3 semiochemical, scent enrichment programme, wildcats
2023
Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors
2023
Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: affiliative, felidae, Panthera tigris jacksoni, sociality, solitary, tiger, tolerance, welfare
2023
Time Budget and Activity Patterns During the Mating Period of Flat-headed Cat Prionailurus planiceps in Captivity
Publication/Journal: Tropical Natural History
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2023
Why Are Enrichment Practices in Zoos Difficult to Implement Effectively?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: big cats, enrichment, keepers, process evaluation, thematic analysis, zoo management
2022
Investigating the effect of social grouping on the behaviour of captive leopards
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality
2021
Linking the roles of personality and stress physiology for managing the welfare of captive big cats
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal personalities, animal welfare, big cats, coping style, glucocorticoids, individual variation, stressors
2021
Who is there? Captive western gorillas distinguish human voices based on familiarity and nature of previous interactions
The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: human-animal interaction, live animal encounter programs, small felids, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare
2020
Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions
Publication/Journal: PloS One
Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo
2020