The influence of welfare and bonds with animals on the job satisfaction of felid keepers in North America

Authors: Annabel DeSmet, Brian Ogle

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, job satisfaction, keepers

2022

Use of Blood Lactate in Assessment of Manual Capture Techniques of Zoo-Housed Crocodilians

Authors: Holly Grace Molinaro, Gen S Anderson, Lauren Gruny, Emily S Sperou, Darryl J Heard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captivity, physiology, reptile, restraint, welfare, wellbeing

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

Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Christina R Doelling, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, attention bias, monkey, touchscreen, visitor effect, zoo research

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

Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

Considering generalizability: A lesson from auditory enrichment research on zoo animals

Authors: Nicola Khan, Claudia Wascher

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: applied animal behavior, auditory enrichment, captive settings, environmental enrichment, reproducibility

2021

A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity

Authors: CR Skovlund, MK Kirchner, LW Moos, N Alsted, X Manteca, O Tallo-Parra, M Stelvig

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare

2021

Do zoo visitors induce attentional bias effects in primates completing cognitive tasks?

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: attention bias, cognition, match-to-sample, monkey, visitor effect, welfare

2021