Animal Welfare in Predator Control: Lessons from Land and Sea. How the Management of Terrestrial and Marine Mammals Impacts Wild Animal Welfare in Human–Wildlife Conflict Scenarios in Europe

Authors: Laetitia Nunny

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, human–wildlife conflict, pest, predator, welfare assessment, welfare domains, welfare impact, wildlife

2020

Does Enrichment Improve Well Being in Animals under Human Care? A Case Study of Two Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina)

Authors: Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Jennifer N. Schneider, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enrichment, human-animal interactions, seals, welfare

2019

Does Enrichment Improve Well Being in Animals under Human Care? A Case Study of Two Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina)

Authors: Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Jennifer N. Schneider, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enrichment, human-animal interactions, seals, welfare

2019

Enrichment reduces stereotypical behaviors and improves foraging development in rehabilitating Eastern Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii)

Authors: Karli R Chudeau, Shawn P Johnson, Nancy G Caine

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: applied welfare, behavioral management, conservation, foraging, pinniped, wildlife rehabilitation

2019

Environmental and physiological determinants of huddling behavior of molting female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

Authors: Laureline L. Chaise, Dominic J. McCafferty, Adélie Krellenstein, Susan L. Gallon, William D. Paterson, Marc Théry, André Ancel, Caroline Gilbert

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggregation behavior, habitat type, heat loss, meteorological variations, phocids, stomach temperature

2019

Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning

Authors: William P. Kay, David S. Naumann, Hannah J. Bowen, Simon J. Withers, Benjamin J. Evans, Rory P. Wilson, Thomas B. Stringell, James C. Bull, Phil W. Hopkins, Luca Borger

Publication/Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Keywords: animal welfare, biologging, biotelemetry, computational fluid dynamics, drag, flow simulation, hydrodynamics, tag design

2019

Integrating Tinbergen’s inquiries: Mimicry and play in humans and other social mammals

Authors: Elisabetta Palagi, Chiara Scopa

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: apes, dogs, emotional contagion, ethological perspective, homo sapiens, monkeys, seals

2017

An investigation of the impact of Melbourne Zoo’s “Seal-the-Loop” donate call-to-action on visitor satisfaction and behavior

Authors: Sarah Mellish, Ben Sanders, Carla A. Litchfield, Elissa L. Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, donate, marine debris, marine wildlife entanglement, zoo

2017

Normal hematology and serum chemistry of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) in captivity

Authors: Kaoru Kohyama, Yasuo Inoshima

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: blood characteristics, captivity, hematology, northern fur seal, serum chemistry

2017

Activity Budgets of Captive Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) Under a Training Regime

Authors: Kaja Wierucka, Sonia Siemianowska, Marta Woźniak, Katarzyna Jasnosz, Magdalena Kieliszczyk, Paulina Kozak, Agnieszka Sergiel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: activity budget, seals, training

2016