A Universal Animal Welfare Framework for Zoos

Authors: Ron Kagan, Scott Carter, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, framework, welfare assessment, zoo

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2015

Behavioural effects of a giraffe public feeding programme on Masai giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi and plains zebra Equus quagga in a mixed-species exhibit

Authors: Sarah Koopman, Lindsay Brinda, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: giraffe, mixed-species enclosure, public feeding, zoo

2023

Don’t use it? Don’t lose it! Why active use is not required for stimuli, resources or” enrichments” to have welfare value

Authors: Samuel Decker, J Michelle Lavery, Georgia J Mason

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, zoo

2023

The Impacts of Evening Events in Zoos: A Christmas Event at Knowsley Safari

Authors: Ellen Williams, Tom Fulwell, Naomi Davies Walsh, Jessica J Harley, Bridget Johnson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal behaviour, Christmas lights, evidence-based management, ungulates, zoo animal welfare

2023

Case study: Modifying repetitive behavior in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Desirae Cambrelen, Melissa Nelson Slater

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: pacing, polar bears, stereotypic behavior, zoo

2022

Do zoo animals use off‐exhibit areas to avoid noise? A case study exploring the influence of sound on the behavior, physiology, and space use of two pied tamarins (Saguinus bicolor)

Authors: Jason D Wark, Mandi W Schook, Patricia M Dennis, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, noise, tamarins, zoo

2022

Does the sound environment influence the behaviour of zoo-housed birds? A preliminary investigation of ten species across two zoos

Authors: Paul Rose, Adam Reed, Samantha Hurn, Alex Badman-King, Tom Rice

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal behaviour, soundscape, visitor effect, welfare, zoo sound

2022

Effects of a modern exhibit design on captive tiger welfare

Authors: Kirsten D Smith, Richard J Snider, Daniel P Dembiec, Janice M Siegford, Ahmed B Ali

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exhibit design, tiger, welfare

2022

The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022