Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity

Authors: CR Skovlund, MK Kirchner, LW Moos, N Alsted, X Manteca, O Tallo-Parra, M Stelvig

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare

2021

Allostatic Load Indices With Cholesterol and Triglycerides Predict Disease and Mortality Risk in Zoo-Housed Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Barbara A Wolfe, Janine L Brown, Douglas E Crews

Publication/Journal: Biomarker Insights

Keywords: animal welfare, cardiac disease, chronic conditions, lipid markers, nonhuman primates

2020

Dolphin Welfare Assessment under Professional Care:‘Willingness to Participate’, an Indicator Significantly Associated with Six Potential ‘Alerting Factors’

Authors: Fabienne Delfour, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Cristina Pilenga, Daniel Garcia-Parraga, Heiko G Rödel, Nuria García Caro, Enrique Perlado Campos, Birgitta Mercera

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: dolphins, human-animal interaction, qualitative behavioural assessment, welfare

2020

Interspecies Interactions Mediated by Technology: An Avian Case Study at the Zoo

Authors: Rébecca Kleinberger, Anne HK Harrington, Lydia Yu, Akito van Troyer, David Su, Janet M Baker, Gabriel Miller

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Keywords: animal agency, animal music, animal-computer-interaction, enrichment, interspecies interactions, sonic enrichment

2020

Study on Daily Activity Pattern of Captive Lion (Panthera leo) in Siantar Zoo, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Authors: D. A. S. Siahaan, K. Berliani, A. Hartanto, H. M. M. Tanjung, Nurbayti,

Publication/Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Keywords: activity pattern, captivity, ethogram, lion, zoo

2020

Assessing the Psychological Priorities for Optimising Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare

Authors: Jake Stuart Veasey

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, appetitive, asian elephant, AWPIS, behavioural needs, cognition, motivation, psychological priorities, zoo

2019

Human-Ape Interactions in a Zoo Setting: Gorillas and Orangutans Modify Their Behavior Depending upon Human Familiarity

Authors: J. Pedersen, K. Sorensen, B. Lupo, L. Marx

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoos

Keywords: familiarity effect, human-animal interaction, human-ape interaction, primate relationships, visitor effects

2019

The Influence of Materialism on Purebred Dogs’ Welfare Among Two Different Generations in Colombia (South America)

Authors: Gonzalo Luna-Cortés

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavioral problems, generational segmentation, intention to abandon, materialism

2019

Is the rotarod test an objective alternative to the gait score for evaluating walking ability in chickens?

Authors: J. Malchow, A. Dudde, J. Berk, E. T. Krause, O. Sanders, B. Puppe, L. Schrader

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler, domestic fowl, gait score, motor co-ordination, walking ability

2019

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