A Universal Animal Welfare Framework for Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, framework, welfare assessment, zoo
Featured
2015
Recent Studies in Reptile and Amphibian Welfare: Some Relevant Publications for the Zoo Herpetologist
Age-Dependent Enclosure Use in Juvenile Chinese Crocodile Lizards, Shinisaurus crocodilurus crocodilurus
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, niche use, resource
2021
Fish Behavior: Training and Enrichment
Publication/Journal: Clinical Guide to Fish Medicine
Keywords: enrichment, fish, training
2021
“How not to judge a deer by its cover”: a personality assessment study on captive adult red deer males (Cervus elaphus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: cervids, dominance hierarchy, personality assessment, questionnaires, red deer
2021
Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal-based assessment, Delphi, reptile, welfare
2021
Preference and Motivation Tests for Body Tactile Stimulation in Fish
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, choice, motivation, social stress, welfare
2021
Principal Component Analysis as a Novel Method for the Assessment of the Enclosure Use Patterns of Captive Livingstone’s Fruit Bats (Pteropus livingstonii)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: critically endangered, enclosure design, fruit bats, principal component analysis, Spread of participation index, zoo management
2021
Supporting Zoo Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare and Herd Dynamics with a More Complex and Expanded Habitat
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: adrenal activity, behavior, elephant, feeding predictability, glucocorticoids, gps, habitat evaluation, locomotion, sociality, welfare
2021
Using a novel ethogram of tuatara behaviour to evaluate the impact of interactions with zoo visitors
Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Keywords: animal welfare, contact, reptile, sphenodon punctatus, visitor
2021