Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

Authors: Kelly Bruno, Cassidy Hubbard, Emily Lynch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo

2023

Activity budgets, responses to disturbance and novel behaviours in captive mountain chicken frogs Leptodactylus fallax

Authors: Eve Mannings, Francesca Servini, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Journal

Keywords: amphibians, behaviour, disturbance, mSPI, welfare, zoo

2023

Age-Related Change in the Association Choices of Two Species of Juvenile Flamingos

Authors: Abbie Loader, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, association, behavioural development, enclosure use, flamingo

2023

Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care

Authors: Amy Y. Olsen, Angela Smith, Caroline Hempstead, Shawn E. Larson

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress

2023

Assessing stress physiology within a conservation breeding program for an endangered species

Authors: S. Falconer, M. McAdie, G. Mastromonaco, A. I. Schulte-Hostedde

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords:

2023

Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums

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

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo

2023

Behavioural effects of noise on Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in a walk-through enclosure

Authors: Yuri Garcia de Abreu Rezende, Marina Bonde Queiroz, Robert John Young, Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: acoustic stress, animal welfare, behaviour, captivity, sound pressure, two-toed sloth

2023

Changes in Environment and Management Practices Improve Foot Health in Zoo-Housed Flamingos

Authors: Andrew Mooney, Kelly McCall, Scott Bastow, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: bumblefoot, enclosure design, pododermatitis, welfare, zoo enclosure

2023

Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023