Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in captive Indian leopards (Panthera pardus fusca) housed under three different enrichment regimes

Authors: Nirali Panchal, Chena Desai, Ratna Ghosal

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, leopard

2022

Forest access restores foraging and ranging behavior in captive sifakas

Authors: Lydia K Greene, Jean‐Basile Andriambeloson, Marina B Blanco, Erin E Ehmke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, foraging, lemur

2022

Social network-proximity association: Preliminary evaluation of giraffe sociality in a zoo-housed group

Authors: C Grasso, G Poso, C Lenzi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: affiliative, giraffe, GIS, proximity, sociality

2022

Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)

Authors: K Nekaris, Marco Campera, Marianna Chimienti, Carly Murray, Michela Balestri, Zak Showell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine

2022

Assessing the behaviour, welfare and husbandry of mouse deer (Tragulus spp.) in European zoos

Authors: Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo, Matthew Hartley, Alison W Fletcher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, captive breeding, chevrotain, lesser mouse deer, Philippine mouse deer

2021

Assessment of animal management and habitat characteristics associated with social behavior in bottlenose dolphins across zoological facilities

Authors: Lance J Miller, Lisa K Lauderdale, Jill D Mellen, Michael T Walsh, Douglas A Granger

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, animal sociality, behavior, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming

2021

Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021

Exploring How White-Faced Sakis Control Digital Visual Enrichment Systems

Authors: Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, Vilma Kankaanpää

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal technology, animal-computer-interaction, visual enrichment, white-faced saki

2021

Assessment of living conditions in wild boars by analysis of oxidative stress markers

Authors: Luigi Esposito, Simona Tafuri, Natascia Cocchia, Roberto Fasanelli, Nadia Piscopo, Barbara Lamagna, Vincente Eguren, Andrea Amici, Eugenio Iorio, Francesca Ciani

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, free-range breeding, oxidative stress markers, wild boar, wildlife welfare

2020