Skip to Content
czaw-bear
detroit zoo detroit zoo
Printout from detroitzoo.org
Date: 10/13/24
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Multimedia
  • Events

Our Goals

  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=recreation

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Approach to Assessing and Promoting Animal Welfare in Collaboration with Universities

Authors: Kristine M. Gandia, Jo Elliott, Simon Girling, Sharon E. Kessler, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Five Domains, positive welfare, zoo

2024

What Types of Animals Should Be in the Future Zoo? Thoughts from United States Residents and Zoo and Aquarium Staff

Authors: David M Powell, Theodore G Meyer, Candice Dorsey, Rob Vernon

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: collection, conservation, domesticated, education, endangered, exhibit, mission, popular, preference, recreation

2024

By Bits and Pieces: The Contributions of Zoos and Aquariums to Science and Society via Biomaterials

Authors: David M Powell, Theodore G Meyer, Mary Duncan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: education, genetics, health, microbiome, physiology, research, students

2023

Effects of environmental enrichment techniques on stereotypical behaviours of captive Sumatran tigers: A preliminary case study

Authors: D. Gomes, L. McSweeney, M. Santos

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology

Keywords: animal welfare, atress, Panthera tigris sumatrae, zoo

2019

Is there any more room on the Ark? An analysis of space allocation in four mammalian taxa

Authors: Colleen McCann, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: collection planning, mission goals, population viability, species selection

2019

What we can measure, we can manage: The importance of using robust welfare indicators in Equitation Science

Authors: Natalie Waran, Hayley Randle

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural expression, happy horse, negative emotion, positive emotion, welfare indicators

2017

Effects of guest feeding programs on captive giraffe behavior

Authors: David A. Orban, Janice M. Siegford, Richard J. Snider

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, giraffa camelopardalis, human-animal interactions, stereotypic behavior

2016

MOTIVATION, STRESS AND LEARNING CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT INFLUENCE THE HORSES’ VALUE AND TRAINING METHOD – A REVIEW

Authors: K. Olczak, J. Nowicki, C. Klocek

Publication/Journal: Annals of Animal Science

Keywords: acquisition, agriculture, behavior, cortisol, dairy & animal science, equus-caballus, extinction, fearfulness, glucocorticoids, horse, learning, memory consolidation, motivation, negative reinforcement, performance, stress, tasks, temperament

2016

Behavioral and physiological responses to subgroup size and number of people in howler monkeys inhabiting a forest fragment used for nature-based tourism

Authors: Adriana R. Aguilar-Melo, Ellen Andresen, Jurgi Cristóbal-Azkarate, Victor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Roberto Chavira, Jorge Schondube, Juan Carlos Serio-Silva, Alfredo D. Cuarón

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cortisol, forest fragmentation, primate conservation, stress, tourism, zoo

2013

The costs of chronic noise exposure for terrestrial organisms

Authors: Jesse R. Barber, Kevin R. Crooks, Kurt M. Fristrup

Publication/Journal: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Keywords: acoustic signals, anti-predator behavior, community structure, foraging behavior, noise, reproductive success, sensity, terrestrial

2010

  • Search

    • Search within:
Detroit Zoological Society: Detroit Zoo; Belle Isle Nature Center

Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067 | 248-541-5717

The Detroit Zoological Society – a renowned leader in
humane education, wildlife conservation, animal welfare
and sustainability – operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center.

  • © 2024 Detroit Zoological Society
Celebrating and Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Searching...