Southern Sea Otter Rehabilitation: Lessons and Impacts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Authors: Leilani Konrad, Jessica A Fujii, Sandrine Hazan, Andrew B Johnson, Karl A Mayer, Michael J Murray, Teri E Nicholson, Michelle M Staedler, Colleen Young

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aquarium, collaboration, southern sea otter, surrogacy, wildlife rehabilitation

2022

Cognitive enrichment device provides evidence for intersexual differences in collaborative actions in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

Authors: Eszter Matrai, Shaw Ting Kwok, Michael Boos, Ákos Pogány

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, cognitive enrichment, collaboration, cooperation, intersexual differences, problem solving, sociality

2021

A Framework for Using Epidemiology in Animal Welfare Science

Authors: F Mata

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, case-control, cohort, cross-sectional, epidemiology

2021

Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in accredited zoos and aquariums

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, Jill D Mellen, Michael T Walsh, Douglas A Granger, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, animal sociality, animal welfare, beluga whales, dolphins, habitats, hormones, swimming

2021

Choice, Control and Computers: Empowering Wildlife in Human Care

Authors: Jon Coe, Julia Hoy

Publication/Journal: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction

Keywords: animal-centered technology (ACT), captive, choice, conservation, enrichment, exhibit, reintroduction, wildlife, zoo

2020

Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): The Development and Implementation of a New Equid Welfare Assessment and Monitoring Tool

Authors: Zoe Raw, Joao B. Rodrigues, Karen Rickards, Joe Ryding, Stuart L. Norris, Andrew Judge, Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin L. Watson, Holly Little, Ben Hart, Rebekah Sulivan, Chris Garrett, Faith A. Burden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based indicators, equid, equid welfare, evidence-based practice, one health, welfare assessment

2020

Implementing portable touchscreen-setups to enhance cognitive research and enrich zoo-housed animals

Authors: Vanessa Schmitt

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, birds, comparative cognition, enrichment, primates, social group, touchscreen technology, welfare

2019

Integrated Collection Assessment and Planning (ICAP) workshop: Helping zoos move toward the One Plan Approach

Authors: Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Kristin Leus, Karen Bauman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ex situ conservation, integrated conservation, regional collection planning

2019

Preliminary observations of an unusual mouth interaction between beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Sarah Dietrich, Sara Guarino, Magdalena Banda, Kristie Lacy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: beluga calves, delphinapterus leucas, development, mouth‐to‐mouth interaction, social interaction

2019

“Feelings and Fitness” Not “Feelings or Fitness”–The Raison d’être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives

Authors: Ngaio J. Beausoleil, David J. Mellor, Liv Baker, Sandra E. Baker, Mariagrazia Bellio, Alison S. Clarke, Arnja Dale, Steve Garlick, Bidda Jones, Andrea Harvey, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Sally Sherwen, Karen A. Stockin, Sarah Zito

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare assessment, conservation welfare, environmental ethics, wild animal welfare, wildlife conservation.

2018

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