Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Animal–Staff Interactions
Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice
Keywords: HAI, human-animal interactions
2024
Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency
2024
The behavioral response of a captive female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) to mixed-species exhibition with two Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: activity budget, animal welfare, enrichment, environmental conditions, primates, Reaction norms, Surveillance, translocation, zoo
2024
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
A Comparative Multi-Zoo Survey Investigating the Housing and Husbandry of Callimico goeldii
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: callitrichid, captive management, enclosure complexity, goeldi's monkey, welfare
2024
Does zoo visitor presence and noise impact the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Siamese crocodiles? A case study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: crocodilian, Electivity Index, enclosure design, post-occupancy evaluation, visitor presence
2024
Effects of Enclosure Complexity and Design on Behaviour and Physiology in Captive Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, captive animals, enclosure complexity, enclosure design, physiology
2024
The Effects of Enrichment on Zoo-Housed Scarlet Ibis Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, captivity, environmental enrichment, Eudocimus ruber, scarlet ibis., Zoomarine Algarve
2024
The Effects of Enrichment on Zoo-Housed Scarlet Ibis Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, captivity, environmental enrichment, Eudocimus ruber, scarlet ibis., Zoomarine Algarve
2024