Tortoise Husbandry and Welfare

Authors: Jane Williams

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: dietary requirements, habitat design, husbandry, tortoise, welfare

2024

The ‘Visitor Effect’in Non-primate Zoo Species: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go Next?

Authors: Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Samantha J Ward, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: amphibians, animal welfare, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, multi taxa, positive welfare, reptiles, visitor effects

2024

Aquatic and Terrestrial Invertebrate Welfare

Authors: Gregory A. Lewbart, Trevor T. Zachariah

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chelicerates, coelenterates, crustaceans, echinoderms, enrichment, health, insects, invertebrates, mollusks, myriapods, welfare

2023

Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos

Authors: Shannon L. O’Brien, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, Taxonomic differences, welfare assessment, zoos

2023

The Effect of Enrichment on Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius) Housed in Two Different Maintenance Systems (Rack System vs. Terrarium)

Authors: Damian Zieliński

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, leopard gecko, rack system, terrarium

2023

Environmental enrichment for reptiles in European zoos: Current status and perspectives

Authors: Alicia Bartolomé, Pau Carazo, Enrique Font

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, reptiles, survey, taxonomic bias, zoos

2023

Factors Influencing the Development of Human–Animal Relationships at SeaWorld Entertainment Parks

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Chris Dold, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Todd Robeck

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords:

2023

A Gecko-eye View of Naturalistic Enclosures

Authors: Victoria Davies, Abigail Heaman, James Brereton

Publication/Journal: Insights Biol Med.

Keywords: enclosure design, Lygodactylus williamsi, naturalism, reptile behaviour, visitor perception

2023

Non-invasive measurements of respiration and heart rate across wildlife species using Eulerian Video Magnification of infrared thermal imagery

Authors: Caroline L Rzucidlo, Erin Curry, Michelle R Shero

Publication/Journal: BMC Biology

Keywords: infrered thermal imagery, non-invasive measurements

2023

Reaction to Novel Objects and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Two Species of Nocturnal Geckos

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Roberto Latorre, Juan C. Fontanillas Pérez, Isabel Barja

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, fecal corticosterone metabolites, gecko, individual differences, nocturnal species, object novelty, physiological stress, reptiles

2023