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
Animals’ Relationships with Caregivers and Conspecifics are Associated with Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States
Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös
Keywords:
2023
Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects
2021
Public feeding interactions as enrichment for three zoo-housed elephants
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, animal–visitor interactions, elephants, enrichment, guest feeding, human-animal interactions, public feeding, stereotypy, visitor feeding, zoo
2021
Public Feeding Interactions as Enrichment for Three Zoo-Housed Elephants
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, animal–visitor interactions, elephants, enrichment, guest feeding, human-animal interactions, public feeding, stereotypy, visitor feeding, zoo
2021
Spatial Design of Guest Feeding Programs and Their Effects on Giraffe Participation and Social Interactions
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal social structure, animal welfare, giraffes, habitat design, human-animal interactions
2020
A turtle cognition research demonstration enhances visitor engagement and keeper-animal relationships
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: eastern box turtle, human–animal bond, reptile, training, visitor experience
2017
Effects of guest feeding programs on captive giraffe behavior
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, giraffa camelopardalis, human-animal interactions, stereotypic behavior
2016
Zoo visitor perceptions, attitudes, and conservation intent after viewing African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: guest, loxodonta africana, survey
2016
Use of salivary cortisol to evaluate the influence of rides in dromedary camels
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, animal rides, environmental enrichment, enzyme immunoassay, saliva stability, salivary cortisol
2015