Activity budget of zoo-housed Dolichotis patagonum mates

Authors: Johan Baechli, Laura Marisa Bellis, María Constanza García Capocasa, Juan Manuel Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, conservation, ex-situ management, monogamy, rodent

2021

Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?

Authors: Jack Boultwood, Michelle O’Brien, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect

2021

Can behavioural management improve behaviour and reproduction in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)?

Authors: Amanda Miglioli, Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, environmental enrichment, psittacines, reproduction

2021

CHALLENGES TO ANIMAL WELFARE DURING TRANSPORTATION OF WILD MAMMALS: A REVIEW (1990–2020)

Authors: Friederike Pohlin, Emma H Hooijberg, Leith CR Meyer

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: animal welfare, transport

2021

Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science

2021

Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Shiv Kumari Patel, Riyaz Kadivar, Praveen Chandra Tyagi, Pradeep Kumar Malik, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour diversity, captive animal management, conservation breeding initiative, faecal corticosterone, space usage, stereotypy

2021

Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates

Authors: Stefano Vaglio, Stefano SK Kaburu, Richard Pearce, Luke Bryant, Ailie McAuley, Alexandria Lott, Demi J Sheppard, Sarah Smith, Beth E Tompkins, Emily J Elwell

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: essential oils, fecal cortisol, social interactions, stereotypic behaviors

2021

An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)

Authors: Barbara de Mori, Maria Michela Spiriti, Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Daniela Florio, Francesco Andreucci, Silvia Colleoni, Cesare Galli, Frank Göritz, Robert Hermes, Susanne Holtze, Giovanna Lazzari, Steven Seet, Jan Zwilling, Jan Stejskal, Samuel Mutisya, David Ndeereh, Stephen Ngulu, Richard Vigne, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros

2021

Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) personality: A rating assessment with ex Situ Conservation Program sample

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Victoria Asensio, Antonio Rivas, Rodrigo Serra, Jaume Fatjó, Miquel Llorente, Francisco Villaespesa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: felids, lynx, personality

2021

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