The effect of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on self-directed behaviour, activity budgets, movement patterns, and spatial use in semi-captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: Animal tourism venues, Anthropause, Captive animal welfare, COVID-19, displacement activity, human-animal interactions
2023
Effects of Background Color on Stress-Linked Behavior in the Critically Endangered Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, husbandry, welfare, zoo research
2023
A Protocol to Assess the Welfare of Patagonian Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Conservation Centers
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal-based measures, behavior, captivity, Hippocamelus bisulcus, huemul, welfare assessment
2023
Towards a Futureproof Zoo
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: broader conservationist role for zoos, enrichment programs, future of the zoo, more space for endangered species, training technics
2023
A debilitating digestive condition in captive red panda Ailurus fulgens with animal welfare implications for the global population
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: ailurus fulgens, GSMP, red panda, species management, zoos
2022
Frog in the Well: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Amphibian Sentience
2022
Predictors of psychological stress and behavioural diversity among captive red panda in Indian zoos and their implications for global captive management
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: behavioural diversity, red panda, stress, zoo
2022
Southern Sea Otter Rehabilitation: Lessons and Impacts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: aquarium, collaboration, southern sea otter, surrogacy, wildlife rehabilitation
2022
Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 24h monitoring, COVID-19, understudied, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, welfare
2022
Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare
2021