Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Animals’ Relationships with Caregivers and Conspecifics are Associated with Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States
Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös
Keywords:
2023
Assessment of faecal cortisol in captive elephants of Tamil Nadu state: An indicator of stress
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Keywords: elephants, fecal cortisol, stress
2023
A comparison of staff presence and signage on zoo visitor behavior
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal–visitor interactions, interpretive, zoo visitor behavior
2023
Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, Taxonomic differences, welfare assessment, zoos
2023
Environmental enrichment improves cognitive flexibility in rainbow trout in a visual discrimination task: first insights
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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2023
Facility Design for Ageing Wild Animals
Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care
Keywords: aging, disabled, facility design, geriatric, habitat design, personalization, welfare, wellbeing
2023
Giraffes make decisions based on statistical information
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
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2023
Handling and Training of Wild Animals: Evidence and Ethics-Based Approaches and Best Practices in the Modern Zoo
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: 3rs, animal training, animal wellbeing, capacity building, human-animal relationship, learning, positive reinforcement, refinement, zoo animals
2023
The Iconic Philippine Coral Reef at Steinhart Aquarium: The Husbandry, Welfare, Behavior, and Veterinary Care Considerations of a Large Multi-Taxa Living Coral Reef System
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic animal medicine, coral husbandry, coral reefs, public aquariums
2023