Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo
2023
Cognitive Foraging Enrichment (but Not Non-Cognitive Enrichment) Improved Several Longer-Term Welfare Indicators in Bottlenose Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, bottlenose dolphins, cognitive enrichment, environmental enrichment, zoo animal welfare
2023
The Effect of Enrichment on Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius) Housed in Two Different Maintenance Systems (Rack System vs. Terrarium)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, leopard gecko, rack system, terrarium
2023
Effects of enclosure complexity and visitor presence on the welfare of Asiatic lions
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: enclosure complexity, lions, visitor effects, zoo welfare
2023
The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captivity, cortisol, environmental enrichment, felids
2023
Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior
2023
Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, reference interval
2023
Locomotion as a Measure of Well-Being in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: chimpanzee welfare, locomotion, positive welfare
2023
Not lost in translation: Changes in social dynamics in Bonobos after colony relocation and fusion with another group
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bonobos, group dynamics, relocation, social dynamics
2023
Promoting Good Nonhuman Primate Welfare outside Regular Working Hours
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: 24/7, animal welfare, back of house, captivity, environmental enrichment, night-time, off hours, primates, zoo
2023