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
Behavioral development of a captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub in the maternal den
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, development, polar bear
2023
Improving Animal Wellbeing Using Behavior-Based Methodologies: A Discussion on Enrichment and Bears under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bear enrichment, bears, behavior-based enrichment, behavior-based husbandry, enrichment, goal-based enrichment, living strategies
2023
Qualitative behaviour assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
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2023
Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus
2022
Case study: Modifying repetitive behavior in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: pacing, polar bears, stereotypic behavior, zoo
2022
Comparing Space Use and Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations during and after the COVID-19 Closure to Investigate Visitor Effects in Multiple Species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: banteng, behavior, cortisol, gorillas, grizzly bears, physiology, polar bears, zoo research
2022
Effects of Complex Feeding Enrichment on the Behavior of Captive Malayan Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral enrichment, species-typical behavior, stereotypic behavior, stereotypy
2022
Is item hiding a good enrichment strategy to reduce stereotypic behaviors and increase social interactions in captive female spectacled bears?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal behavior, ethology, mammal, zoo
2022
‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect
2021